install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install czkawka

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install czkawka

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/czkawka/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add czkawka

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · czkawka · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#czkawka

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cz/czkawka/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install czkawka-cli

Debian stable package indexes · czkawka-cli · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install czkawka

Chocolatey community package catalog · czkawka · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/czkawka

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/czkawka.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id qarmin.czkawka.cli -e

Windows Package Manager source index · qarmin.czkawka.cli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Duplicate file utility

Project links

Commands and aliases

czkawka_cli
czkawka_gui
krokiet

history

Project history and usage

Czkawka is a Rust-based duplicate-file and cleanup toolkit with CLI, GUI, and reusable core components for finding duplicates, empty folders, similar media, broken files, and related filesystem clutter.

Project history

The public Czkawka repository was created in 2020. The README now presents Krokiet as the newer GUI frontend, Czkawka as the older GTK frontend, and czkawka_core as the common Rust library used by the CLI and GUI frontends.

Adoption history

Czkawka grew into a cross-platform cleanup package because it covers both interactive desktop use and scriptable CLI use. The upstream README explicitly calls out platform packaging and names Homebrew, Chocolatey, and Winget as useful distribution channels for users who prefer centralized repositories.

How it is used

Users run the GUI frontends for exploratory disk cleanup, or the czkawka_cli executable for repeatable scans in scripts. The documented feature set includes duplicate files, empty folders, big files, temporary files, similar images, similar videos, music duplicates, invalid symlinks, broken files, and bad names.

Why package nerds care

Czkawka matters to package collectors because it is a modern Rust answer to older cleanup tools such as FSlint and dupeGuru, with a single upstream that publishes core, CLI, and multiple GUI frontends under one project.

Timeline

2020: Czkawka repository created.
2026: 12.0.0 release published; upstream README says Czkawka GTK 12.0 is the last released GTK version and new users should switch to Krokiet.

Related projects

The README compares Czkawka with Krokiet, Cedinia, FSlint, dupeGuru, rmlint, rdfind, and fclones.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 15 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`czkawka_cli`	cli	global executable
`czkawka_gui`	cli	global executable
`krokiet`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version12.0.0

manager updated2026-06-28

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected12.0.0

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:czkawka
Version	12.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/czkawka
Homepage	https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka
Repository	https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka
Upstream docs	https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka#readme
License	MIT AND CC-BY-4.0
Source archive	https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/archive/refs/tags/12.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-28T16:45:29Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	adwaita-icon-theme, cairo, dav1d, ffmpeg, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, graphene, gtk4, harfbuzz, libheif, librsvg, pango, pkgconf, webp-pixbuf-loader
Build dependencies	rust
Uses from macOS	bzip2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	czkawka_gui requires $XDG_DATA_DIRS to contain "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share".

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	czkawka
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

czkawka

nix profile install nixpkgs#czkawka

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cz/czkawka/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

czkawka 10.0.0-r0

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

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

sudo apk add czkawka

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: czkawka
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: czkawka from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

czkawka-doc 10.0.0-r0

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc. (CLI) (documentation)

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

sudo apk add czkawka-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: czkawka
normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: czkawka-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

czkawka-gui 10.0.0-r0

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

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

sudo apk add czkawka-gui

License: MIT AND CC-BY-4.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: czkawka
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: czkawka-gui from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

czkawka

sudo port install czkawka

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/czkawka/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey95%

czkawka

choco install czkawka

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: czkawka from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.444','dell-command-monitor'

Scoop95%

main/czkawka

scoop install main/czkawka

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/czkawka.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

qarmin.czkawka.cli

winget install --id qarmin.czkawka.cli -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: qarmin.czkawka.cli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget95%

qarmin.czkawka.gui

winget install --id qarmin.czkawka.gui -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Czkawka

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: qarmin.czkawka.gui from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

Debian apt92%

czkawka-cli 8.0.0-2

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc (CLI)

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

sudo apt install czkawka-cli

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: rust-czkawka-cli
3 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Czkawka Cli

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: czkawka-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt92%

czkawka-gui 8.0.0-2

Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc (GUI)

https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka

sudo apt install czkawka-gui

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: rust-czkawka-gui
8 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Czkawka Gui

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: czkawka-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Scoop92%

extras/czkawka-gui

scoop install extras/czkawka-gui

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Czkawka Gui

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/czkawka-gui.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop92%

extras/krokiet

scoop install extras/krokiet

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Krokiet

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/krokiet.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

qarmin.krokiet

winget install --id qarmin.krokiet -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Krokiet

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: qarmin.krokiet from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget92%

qarmin.krokiet.vulkan

winget install --id qarmin.krokiet.vulkan -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Krokiet

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: qarmin.krokiet.vulkan from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/czkawka.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install czkawka with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, winget, apt

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Why package nerds care

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Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

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Other package-manager records

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