Krokiet

Krokiet 12.0.2

Free
Version12.0.2
Release Date2026-09-09
LicenseFree (Open Source)
PublisherCzkawka Project
Publisher's Description

Krokiet ((IPA: [ˈkrɔcɛt]), "croquette" in Polish) new generation GUI frontend, simple, multiplatform, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.

Features

  • Written in memory-safe Rust - almost 100% unsafe code free
  • Amazingly fast - due multithreading and efficient algorithms
  • Free, Open Source without any ads
  • Multiplatform - runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, x86, ARM, RISC-V and even Android
  • Cache support - second and further scans should be much faster than the first one
  • Easy to run, easy to compile - minimal runtime and build dependencies, portable version available
  • CLI frontend - for easy automation
  • GUI frontend - uses Slint or GTK 4 frameworks
  • Core library - allows to reuse functionality in other apps
  • Android app - touch-friendly frontend for Android devices
  • No spying - Czkawka does not have access to the Internet, nor does it collect any user information or statistics
  • Multilingual - support multiple languages like Polish, English or Italian
  • Multiple tools to use:
    • Duplicates - Finds duplicates based on file name, size or hash
    • Empty Folders - Finds empty folders with the help of an advanced algorithm
    • Big Files - Finds the provided number of the biggest files in given location
    • Empty Files - Looks for empty files across the drive
    • Temporary Files - Finds temporary files
    • Similar Images - Finds images which are not exactly the same (different resolution, watermarks)
    • Similar Videos - Looks for visually similar videos
    • Same Music - Searches for similar music by tags or by reading content and comparing it
    • Invalid Symbolic Links - Shows symbolic links which point to non-existent files/directories
    • Broken Files - Finds files that are invalid or corrupted
    • Bad Extensions - Lists files whose content not match with their extension
    • Exif Remover - Removes Exif metadata from various file types
    • Video Optimizer - Crops from static parts and converts videos to more efficient formats
    • Bad Names - Finds files with names that may be not wanted (e.g., containing special characters)