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dupeGuru vs PhotoSweeper: catalog facts
dupeGuruPhotoSweeper
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.

Paid

Paid app with a free trial download.

Windows, macOS, Linux macOS, iOS
  • Fuzzy image matching finds resized and re-encoded copies
  • Separate music mode that compares tags rather than bytes
  • Works with Apple Photos, Capture One and Lightroom Classic
  • Finds similar shots, not just exact duplicates
  • Last release was July 2022 and the project is asking for maintainers
  • Fuzzy matching is slow on very large photo collections
  • Paid after the trial
  • Mac only on the desktop
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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