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Remove Empty Directories vs Czkawka: catalog facts
Remove Empty Directories	Czkawka
Free Free and open source under the LGPL 3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, with no advertising.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Recursive search for empty folders Shows results for review before deleting	Finds duplicates, similar images, similar videos and similar music Written in Rust and multithreaded, with caching for repeat scans
Windows only Had a long maintenance pause; the RED+ fork has more recent releases	The Czkawka GTK interface ends at 12.0; new work goes to Krokiet Similar-image matching produces false positives you must review
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: LGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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