Best Duplicate File Finders in 2026
Updated
In short: Czkawka is ranked #1 of 38 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro and Duplicate Files Fixer. The best-ranked option with a free plan is dupeGuru. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Wise Duplicate Finder at $1/mo.
Duplicate file finders help you locate repeated files and review potential matches before cleanup. Compared on match methods, scan locations, and folder exclusions, the entries can be assessed by how they identify files and where they look. File preview and automatic selection provide further points to consider when reviewing results. Check platform coverage, free-plan availability, and paid-from pricing as well. Czkawka, Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro, and Duplicate Files Fixer are among the options shown, alongside dupeGuru and AllDup. Recycle Bin or Trash handling is another listed comparison point if you want to consider how removed files are handled. Weigh these features against the folders you need to scan and the level of control you want over cleanup.
38 duplicate file finders ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
38ranked
11free plans on this page
$1/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Czkawka Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8Free Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: User-selected directories and filesMatch methods: File name, file size, full-file hash, and combined size plus name
- 2 Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.0$3.33/mo Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: PC; Dropbox; Picasa Library; Lightroom Classic; Photo Organizer; internal and external storageMatch methods: Exact Match; Similar Match; content; matching level; time interval; GPS; rotated or flipped images
- 3 Duplicate Files Fixer Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.6 Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: Computer storage, internal drives, external storage, Google Drive, Dropbox, connected smartphonesMatch methods: File content, file name, file size, creation date, modification date, similar file name
- 4 dupeGuru No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: foldersMatch methods: filename similarity, exact file contents, music tags, picture similarity
- 5 Folder Size No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$24.95/mo Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Folders, local drives, computers, diskettes, CD/DVD-ROM, USB flash drives, external hard drives, NAS, and network computers or drivesMatch methods: Binary content, similar content, file size, similar file names, and identical file name plus size
- 6 AllDup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: local drives and storage media; network paths and shares; archive files including ZIP, RAR, and 7ZMatch methods: file content; image similarity; sound similarity; filename; file size; modification or creation date; file attributes; hard links; video or sound duration
- 7 Auslogics Driver Updater No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Internal SSD/HDD drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and other connected drives; network drives are not supportedMatch methods: File names, creation/modification dates, checksums/MD5, binary contents, EXIF tags, and ID3 tags
- 8 CloneSpy No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: local folders and hard drives; DVDs; network drives; checksum filesMatch methods: identical contents; filename; title; extension; similar size; zero-byte status; binary comparison; checksums
- 9 Duplicate Cleaner No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Local folders and drives; network/UNC paths; portable devices; ZIP and other archivesMatch methods: File content hashes or byte comparison; file name, extension, size, dates, folder and drive attributes; image similarity and metadata; audio data and tags; video frames, soundtrack and metadata
- 10 fclones No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: Directory trees, multiple directory roots, standard-input file lists, and mounted or removable devicesMatch methods: File size, inode/file identifiers, prefix hash, suffix hash, and full-content hash
- 11 Space Wizard No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: selected folders; whole drives; multiple drives; shared or NAS foldersMatch methods: SHA-256 content hashing; byte-for-byte exact matching; recursive folder-content matching
- 12 EaseUS DupFiles Cleaner No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$5/mo Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Selected folders and drives on the computer, including local copies downloaded from Google Drive or Dropbox; direct cloud scanning is not supported.Match methods: Duplicate-file comparison method is configurable; the product also identifies similar images using a similarity threshold.
- 13 Wise Duplicate Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0$1/mo Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Selected folders and disks; multiple folders and drives are supportedMatch methods: File name and size; partial content (first and last 1 KB, MD5); entire content (MD5)
- 14 Cisdem Duplicate Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6$1.67/mo Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: Folders and drives; internal SSD/HDD; external HDD/SSD; SD cards; USB flash drives; OneDrive; Dropbox; Apple Photos; iTunes; Apple Music; other synced cloud-drive foldersMatch methods: File-content comparison using XXH3 hashing and file-size pre-filtering; visual-content comparison for similar photos; filename and size comparison as an additional method
- 15 WhatInStartup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Local folders and drives; OneDrive folder via NTFS symbolic links or junction pointsMatch methods: File size; byte-by-byte binary content comparison; duplicate filename; duplicate filename with identical or non-identical content
- 16 Nektony Duplicate File Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Platform coverage: macosScan locations: Selected folders and drives; external disks; Photos and Music libraries; cloud storageMatch methods: Byte-to-byte comparison of file data; visual similarity detection for photos; similarity detection for music
- 17 Ashisoft Duplicate File Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: PC, local drives, folders, USB drives, external hard disks, Google Drive, DropboxMatch methods: File content; exact duplicate comparison; multiple scan methods
- 18 DoubleKiller No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Directories, complete drives, network computers; Pro also supports ZIP archives and catalog filesMatch methods: File name, file size, modification date, content, CRC32 fingerprint, and byte-per-byte comparison in Pro
- 19 dupeGuru No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: User-selected folders on the computer; selected folders can be set as normal, reference, or excluded.Match methods: File contents using size grouping and MD5 hashes; filename or music-tag word matching; fuzzy word similarity; picture-block color comparison.
- 20 Gemini 2 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: macosScan locations: Whole disk, selected folders, removable media, network volumes, Photos libraries, iTunes librariesMatch methods: File data length, creation date, modification date, extension, path, and similarity
- 21 Glary Duplicate Cleaner No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Local drives and foldersMatch methods: File type, name, size, and date of creation
- 22 iBeesoft Duplicate File Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Selected computer locations, drives or folders; storage devices including external hard drives and USB sticksMatch methods: Hash-value algorithm for file types; image feature-point matching, grayscale statistics, edge and contour analysis; filters by file size, location, creation date, and modification date
- 23 jdupes No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: cross-platformScan locations: Local directory paths, recursive subdirectories, and optionally symlinked pathsMatch methods: File size, hashes, and full byte-for-byte comparison; optional partial-hash matching
- 24 Puran Duplicate File Finder No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: One or more local drives or foldersMatch methods: File-content comparison
- 25 SearchMyFiles No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Platform coverage: windowsScan locations: Local folders and drives; OneDrive folder via NTFS symbolic links or junction pointsMatch methods: File size; byte-by-byte binary content comparison; duplicate filename; duplicate filename with identical or non-identical content
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Questions about this list
Which duplicate file finder is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Czkawka is ranked #1 of 38 with a score of 7.8. Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro is second and Duplicate Files Fixer third.
How many of these have a free plan?
11 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Wise Duplicate Finder has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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