Free duplicate photo finder
Duplicate photo finder for Mac, Windows and Linux: find every copy, keep one, delete nothing
To find duplicate photos on a computer, drop your photo folders on a duplicate finder. AwaCut's Find Duplicates is free, with no limit: it finds every exact copy, even under another name or in another folder, groups them, and keeps one photo of each group. One click moves the extra copies to a folder. Nothing is deleted, and Undo puts everything back.
- Free, no limit
- One photo of each group always stays
- Moves copies, never deletes
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Drop your photo folders
Open Find Duplicates and drop the folders you want to clean, from one disk or several: the phone backup, Downloads, Pictures. AwaCut compares every photo with every other one.
Check the groups
Each group shows the copies of one photo, where each copy lives and how much space they take. One photo of each group is marked Keep; pick another one if you prefer.
Move the copies out
Move Copies to Folder puts the extra copies in Pictures/AwaCut/Duplicates, or Move Elsewhere in a folder you choose. A list of what moved and where it came from is saved there. Undo puts every file back.
Duplicate photo finders and removers compared
AwaCut (Find Duplicates)
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Good to know
- Free, no limit. Exact copies in any folders, moves them, never deletes
Photos (Duplicates album)
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, built in
- Good to know
- Only photos inside the Photos library, not folders on disk
dupeGuru
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Good to know
- Free and open source. Also finds similar photos, not only exact copies
Czkawka
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Good to know
- Free and open source. Similar photos too, many options
Google Photos
- Runs on
- Browser, phone
- Good to know
- No duplicate cleaner. It skips a file you upload twice, but edited copies stay
| Tool | Runs on | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| AwaCut (Find Duplicates) | Mac, Windows, Linux | Free, no limit. Exact copies in any folders, moves them, never deletes |
| Photos (Duplicates album) | Mac, iPhone, built in | Only photos inside the Photos library, not folders on disk |
| dupeGuru | Mac, Windows, Linux | Free and open source. Also finds similar photos, not only exact copies |
| Czkawka | Mac, Windows, Linux | Free and open source. Similar photos too, many options |
| Google Photos | Browser, phone | No duplicate cleaner. It skips a file you upload twice, but edited copies stay |
Checked November 2026.
Mistakes with a duplicate photo cleaner
Deleting copies before checking them
A tool that deletes for you leaves nothing to check. Move the copies to one folder first, look through them, and empty that folder only when you are sure.
Keeping the copy in Downloads
When two copies are the same, keep the one in the folder you back up and browse, like Pictures, and move the one in Downloads or an old backup.
Treating similar photos as duplicates
Burst shots, edited versions and resized copies are different files. AwaCut finds exact copies only, so a photo you edited is never moved as a duplicate of its original.
Why exact copies first
Most wasted space is the same file saved twice: a phone backup imported again, a folder copied to a second disk, a photo downloaded three times. Exact copies are safe to move, because they are the same file to the last byte. In our test, 70 real photos (357 MB) gave 18 groups of copies in a tenth of a second. Similar-photo finders catch more, but they ask you to judge every group; start with the copies that need no judging.
Frequently asked questions
Is the duplicate photo finder free?
Yes. Find Duplicates is free in AwaCut, with no limit and no account, on Mac, Windows and Linux. Only Remove Background and Convert Images need a licence after their 10 free photos.
Does it delete my photos?
No. AwaCut never deletes a photo. It moves the extra copies to Pictures/AwaCut/Duplicates or a folder you choose, writes a list of what moved there, and Undo puts every file back where it was. One photo of each group always stays.
Does it find similar photos, not only identical ones?
No, exact copies only: the same photo, byte for byte, even under a different name or in a different folder. An edited, cropped or resized copy is a different file. For similar photos, dupeGuru and Czkawka are free and have a similar-picture mode.
Can it find duplicates across two drives?
Yes. Drop folders from both drives in the same window and AwaCut compares them together. Moving a copy across drives works too, and Undo brings it back.
How can I delete duplicate photos on Windows?
Windows has no duplicate photo remover built in. Drop your photo folders on Find Duplicates in AwaCut, move the extra copies to a folder, look through them, then delete that folder when you are sure.
How do I remove duplicate photos in Google Photos?
Google Photos has no duplicate cleaner. It skips a file you upload twice, but edited or resized copies stay, and you delete those by hand. For the photos on your computer before they go up, Find Duplicates in AwaCut moves the exact copies out first.
Is it a duplicate file finder for every file?
No, photos only. Documents, music and videos are not checked. For every kind of file, dupeGuru and Czkawka are free.
How do I remove duplicate photos on a Mac?
For photos inside the Photos app, open the Duplicates album in the sidebar and merge them there. For photos in folders on disk, such as an old backup or Downloads, drop the folders on Find Duplicates in AwaCut.
Which photo formats does it check?
JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP, JPEG XL and AVIF on every system, and HEIC on a Mac.
Is there a duplicate file finder for Mac?
For photos, yes: Find Duplicates in AwaCut runs on macOS, Windows and Linux and is free. It checks images only. For every kind of file on a Mac, dupeGuru and Czkawka are free.
Which duplicate file software checks documents and music too?
dupeGuru and Czkawka are free and check every kind of file. AwaCut's Find Duplicates checks photos only: it is free on Mac, Windows and Linux, finds exact copies and moves them to a folder, never deleting them.
Is there a duplicate file detector or duplicate file locator for photos?
Yes: Find Duplicates in AwaCut. Drop your photo folders, even from two drives, and it finds the exact copies, the same photo byte for byte under any name or in any folder. It is free, with no limit.
Does the duplicate file finder work on Mac OS?
Yes. Find Duplicates is part of AwaCut for Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or later), free with no limit, and on a Mac it checks iPhone HEIC photos too. For the library inside the Photos app, use its own Duplicates album instead.
Find the copies in your photo folders
Find Duplicates is free in AwaCut, with no limit. The same app removes backgrounds, converts and compresses photos.
macOS
macOS 13.4+ (Apple silicon)v1.0.7 · 186 MB
Windows
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)v1.0.7 · 176 MB
Linux
AppImage (x86-64)v1.0.7 · 263 MB
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