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Is czkawka still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 2 days ago. Latest release 12.0.2, 2 months ago.

Widely used. 35k stars, 6 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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qarmin/czkawka

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.

Rust#cleaner#duplicates#multiplatform#optimization

Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 2 days ago. Latest release 12.0.2, 2 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used35k stars, 6 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 35,115
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 8 h ago

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Install on your Android / TV device

12.0.2 · 9/9/2026 ↗

This app runs on the device, not on your Linux computer. Download it, then install it from the computer with adb (turn on ADB debugging in the device's Developer Options first).

cedinia.apk

Android app · 20.1 MB · 6,580 downloads

Download

adb connect <device-ip>:5555
adb install -r "cedinia.apk"

Download for Linux

12.0.2 · 9/9/2026 ↗

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_x86_64.zip

zip · x64 · 30.3 MB · 2,519 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_x86_64.zip"
unzip "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_x86_64.zip"

Other Linux downloads (28)

linux_krokiet_all_backends_x86_64.zip

zip · x64 · 29.5 MB · 1,925 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_all_backends_x86_64.zip"
unzip "linux_krokiet_all_backends_x86_64.zip"

linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_x86_64

binary · x64 · 33.3 MB · 2,181 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"

linux_czkawka_cli_x86_64

binary · x64 · 32.0 MB · 5,778 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_cli_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_cli_x86_64"

linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_x86_64

binary · x64 · 36.2 MB · 2,830 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"

linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64

binary · x64 · 34.9 MB · 4,533 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_gui_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64

binary · x64 · 68.8 MB · 470 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64

binary · x64 · 70.3 MB · 449 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_x86_64

binary · x64 · 70.4 MB · 507 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_x86_64

binary · x64 · 72.5 MB · 599 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_x86_64

binary · x64 · 64.6 MB · 648 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_x86_64

binary · x64 · 68.8 MB · 666 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_x86_64

binary · x64 · 71.0 MB · 581 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_x86_64

binary · x64 · 63.1 MB · 5,404 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_x86_64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_x86_64"

linux_krokiet_all_backends_arm64.zip

zip · ARM64 · 28.0 MB · 704 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_all_backends_arm64.zip"
unzip "linux_krokiet_all_backends_arm64.zip"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_arm64.zip

zip · ARM64 · 28.9 MB · 614 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_arm64.zip"
unzip "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_all_backends_arm64.zip"

linux_czkawka_cli_musl

binary · 32.2 MB · 911 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_cli_musl"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_cli_musl"

linux_czkawka_cli_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 27.2 MB · 1,585 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_cli_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_cli_arm64"

linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 28.6 MB · 651 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_cli_heif_raw_avif_arm64"

linux_czkawka_gui_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 30.0 MB · 1,178 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_gui_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_gui_arm64"

linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 31.4 MB · 407 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_czkawka_gui_heif_raw_avif_arm64"

linux_krokiet_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 57.3 MB · 542 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_arm64"

linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 62.8 MB · 377 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_femtovg_wgpu_arm64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 58.9 MB · 397 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_arm64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 64.5 MB · 375 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_femtovg_wgpu_arm64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 65.2 MB · 397 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_opengl_arm64"

linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 67.4 MB · 375 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_heif_raw_avif_skia_vulkan_arm64"

linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 63.6 MB · 368 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_skia_opengl_arm64"

linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_arm64

binary · ARM64 · 65.7 MB · 445 downloads

Download

Raw binary — move it onto your PATH.

curl -LO "https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/12.0.2/linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_arm64"
chmod +x "linux_krokiet_skia_vulkan_arm64"

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Good to know

Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
justfile found — run just --list to see available tasks.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: cedinia/Cargo.toml, ci_tester/Cargo.toml, czkawka_cli/Cargo.toml, czkawka_core/Cargo.toml and 8 more

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Branch: master

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.github/workflows/android.yml

.github/workflows/linux.yml

.github/workflows/mac.yml

.github/workflows/quality.yml

.github/workflows/windows.yml

Cargo.toml

README.md

justfile

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Install on your Android / TV device

Download for Linux

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