Alternatives to Duplicate Cleaner

A Windows app that finds and removes duplicate files, similar photos, music and videos. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Duplicate Cleaner.

  • AllDup

    Free Windows duplicate file finder that compares by content, properties, similar images or music.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    AllDup is free for commercial use and compares by content, similar images and music, and can scan inside archives, but it is closed source like Duplicate Cleaner.

  • Czkawka

    Finds duplicate files, similar images, similar videos and empty folders, and does it very fast.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    Czkawka is free and open source for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, and finds similar videos without a paid tier.

  • dupeGuru

    Finds duplicate files by name, by contents or by fuzzy image matching, with a safe review step before deleting.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    dupeGuru is free, open source and cross-platform with fuzzy image and music tag matching, but its last release was in July 2022.

  • fdupes

    A command-line program that finds duplicate files in chosen directories and can delete them.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinuxCommand line

    fdupes is a free command-line tool for macOS and Linux that finds duplicates by content, with no similar-image matching or graphical interface.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Duplicate Cleaner as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • rmlint

    A fast command-line tool that finds duplicate files, empty directories and other filesystem clutter.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Duplicate Cleaner is a freemium Windows app that finds similar photos and music and can move duplicates instead of deleting them, with video matching paid.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Gemini 2

    A Mac duplicate finder that locates identical and similar files, photos and music for deletion.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOS

  • PhotoSweeper

    A Mac app that finds and removes duplicate and similar photos across folders and photo libraries.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

  • FolderSizes

    A Windows disk space analyzer that reports folder sizes and finds large, old and duplicate files.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

  • DiskSavvy

    A Windows disk space analyzer that classifies files on local disks, network shares and NAS devices.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsCommand line