A problem in these modern times is the enormous space that the hundreds of photos we have taken, which easily fill the memory of PCs and smartphones. The aggravating factor, then, is that there are often multiple copies of the same images and after saving many photos, it becomes practically impossible to verify which photos are duplicates! In this guide we will then show you the best programs and apps to find the same images on your computer and smartphone, so you can remove duplicates and recover valuable space to save other files or other photographs.
Programs to delete duplicate photos on PC
If our problem concerns the computer hard disk, let's see together the best programs that we can use to delete duplicate photos.VisiPics
The best program that finds duplicates of images on your computer is VisiPics, a very powerful software that can explore files that contain images, looking for those that are similar to each other.
It supports different image formats like BMP, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIFF and even RAW files. After scanning, users can manually delete duplicate files or create an automatic rule that, for example, can delete the smaller image or files with the most recent creation date. The interesting thing is that, the control is not based on the file name, but goes to see what type of image it is and how similar it is to that contained by another file. In the preferences you can configure whether to make lighter comparisons or to report even the smallest similarity. Among these programs, it is the one that does the fastest scan.
Duplifinder
DupliFinder scans and checks the similarities between two photos or images by comparing the similarities of the fingerprint (MD5).
The interface is very functional and you can select different folders and sub folders which contain the files to be analyzed. When it finds two similar images, the preview of both is shown to give the possibility to choose which one to delete. The scanning speed is a bit slow especially on large folders.
Duplicate Photo Finder
Duplicate Photo Finder allows you to find and manage duplicate images stored on your PC.
The application interface is minimalist but control is based only on file size or hash. The program compares the files of a specific folder, even if it is not able to scan also any subfolders (better to act one folder at a time). A notable advantage over other programs is that for each duplicate suspect, a preview of the two photos is shown.
Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder
Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder is another excellent free program that can scan a folder for duplicate photos.
The scan is quite slow and in the end many results will be found to choose from. The system allows you to check the similarities of the images and the hash, so as to immediately report which photographs and duplicate images can be.
SimilarImages
SimilarImages is a free program that serves to find the same photos in order to eliminate duplications on the PC.
Searches can also be done based on a date so that you can save the most recent and delete the older ones.
Duplicate Files Fixer
(Windows PC, Mac and Android)Duplicate Files Fixer for Windows PC and as an app for Android, is an excellent free tool to find and delete duplicate files of photos and videos, with an easy to understand user interface, different options to select to include or exclude files and folders and to choose the elimination method. The PC program works on all connected external storage drives and supports all file, photo, audio and video formats.
The Android app is perfect for freeing up memory space by deleting duplicates.
App to delete duplicate photos on smartphone
Do we have the smartphone full of duplicate photos? Let's see together the best apps to delete duplicates from the phone memory and from the microSD (on phones that support memory cards). Before continuing it is always better to check the result offered by these apps: for some photos it may be useful to have copies, so that you can make photo retouching without fear of losing the original photo.Duplicate Photos Fixer (Android and iOS)
One of the best apps for removing double photos is Duplicate Photos Fixer, available for free for Android and iOS.
With this app we will be able to find duplicate photos through an innovative recognition system, based on the hash and similarities present in the individual photos. For Android the app is provided for free, while it is paid for iOS devices.
SD Maid (Android)
Another very effective Android app for removing duplicate photos is SD Maid.
Among the numerous cleaning items that can be activated we find Duplicates, which finds inside the phone both photos and other types of duplicate files (usually marked with a progressive number to distinguish them) and deletes them quickly.
Remo Duplicate Photos Remover (Android and iOS)
Another free app capable of deleting duplicate photos is Remo Duplicate Photos Remover, available for Android and iOS.
To use it, simply open the app, tap on Scan and wait for the scan of all the photos in the internal memory and any microSD: at the end we can delete all the duplicates with a simple tap on the screen.
Conclusions
If the space problem on our PC or smartphone is related to duplicate photographs, in this guide we have seen together the best programs and apps to brilliantly solve the problem.Our Android smartphone still has space problems, even after deleting duplicate photos "> How to empty the Android cache and recover memory. If the space problem concerns an iPhone or iPad, we can continue reading on the dedicated article iPhone Space Management: empty memory and full archive .
In another article we have listed other programs to find duplicate files on your computer, so as to also have good alternatives to those already indicated in the guide.
