Image Cleaner

Image Cleaner is a super easy-to-use duplicate image scanner that helps you find and remove duplicate photos on your Mac with just a click!

How Image Cleaner Works

This handy app can scan both specific folders and your Photos Library. It uses a special duplicate detection method that you can tweak based on how similar the images are.

Custom Scan Options

Before you start scanning for duplicates, you can set limits on the file sizes of images to include in your search. Plus, you can pick which image formats the Image Cleaner app should check out by using the handy Format drop-down menu.

Choosing How to Handle Duplicates

You also get to decide what happens when duplicates are found. You can either move them to trash or remove them permanently—it's all up to you!

Comparing Found Duplicates

Once it finishes scanning, Image Cleaner shows a screen called "Clean Similar Image Files." This lets you compare the duplicates it found so you can choose which ones to keep.

Finding Photo Locations

A little heads up: at first, it might not show where each photo is located right away. But if you hover over the check buttons in the "Clean Similar Image Files" screen, you'll see exactly where they live on your Mac's hard drive.

Loading Time Issues

A downside is that loading those duplicate images can take some time. Sometimes it needs up to 10 seconds just to show previews for five JPGs.

Resource Usage of Image Cleaner

This app isn’t super easy on CPU resources either. While comparing and previewing duplicates, it uses over 110% of your Mac’s CPU power and nearly 500 MB of RAM!

The Bottom Line

If you're not using Image Cleaner every day, this resource use shouldn't stress you out too much. Plus, it's worth it because it helps clear out tons of space by finding and deleting gigabytes of images from your Mac's hard drives without breaking a sweat!