# Find duplicate and visually similar media before cleanup with Czkawka

> Scan local archives for duplicate files, similar images, similar videos, empties, and related cleanup targets before deleting or reorganizing them.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/find-duplicate-and-visually-similar-media-before-cleanup-wit` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/find-duplicate-and-visually-similar-media-before-cleanup-wit`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/find-duplicate-and-visually-similar-media-before-cleanup-wit/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/find-duplicate-and-visually-similar-media-before-cleanup-wit

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# Find duplicate and visually similar media before cleanup with Czkawka

Scan local archives for duplicate files, similar images, similar videos, empties, and related cleanup targets before deleting or reorganizing them.

## Prerequisites

Czkawka CLI or GUI, local filesystem access

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- | Language | Rust | Rust | Rust | Python | Python/Obj-C | Python |
- **Python** - https://pypi.org/project/czkawka/

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- **Easy to run, easy to compile** - minimal runtime and build dependencies, portable version available
- Each tool uses different technologies, so you can find instructions for each of them in the appropriate file:
- [Krokiet GUI (Slint frontend)](krokiet/README.md)</br>

- Source: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qarmin/czkawka/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/find-duplicate-and-visually-similar-media-before-cleanup-with-czkawka/)