PhotoPurge scans your photo library, groups duplicates and similar shots, then uses AI to recommend which one to keep — so you reclaim disk space in minutes, not hours.
No complicated settings. No cloud uploads. Everything runs locally on your machine.
Select a folder, drive, or your entire photo library. PhotoPurge indexes everything in seconds using perceptual hashing — no cloud, no uploads.
Our AI engine analyzes each group for sharpness, exposure, lighting, and composition. It marks the best shot and flags the rest for removal — you stay in control.
See the AI's recommendations side by side. Accept with one click or override manually before purging.
Detects near-duplicates using perceptual hashing — catches resized, rotated, edited, and filtered copies.
Evaluates sharpness, exposure, noise, and composition. Picks the winner in every group of similar shots.
Groups series of shots taken seconds apart. Keep the one perfect frame, purge the rest.
Handles CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, RAF, and more. Works alongside your existing RAW workflow.
Your photos never leave your machine. All scanning and AI analysis runs locally. No telemetry, no cloud, no account.
Every purge writes a delete manifest — a JSON record of exactly what was removed and when. Total transparency, zero guesswork.
Configure how many photos to keep per group — keep just the single best shot, or retain your top 2–3 picks from a burst. Your call.
PhotoPurge doesn't just find duplicates — it helps you decide which one deserves to stay.
Analyzes edge contrast and focus depth. A slightly sharper shot wins over a slightly soft one, even if both look fine at a glance.
Evaluates histogram distribution. Prefers well-exposed shots over blown highlights or crushed shadows.
Detects rule-of-thirds alignment, horizon level, and subject placement. Picks the frame with better structure.
Measures sensor noise in shadow regions. Prefers cleaner shots, especially at high ISO.
Same app, same fully-offline engine. Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription.
Free
$9.99 one-time
Limits apply per scan — a new scan starts with a fresh allowance. Upgrade any time from inside the app (Microsoft Store add-on or a license key for the website download).
Free edition — 500 photos & 10 similar groups per scan. No signup. Works offline. Your photos stay on your machine.
No. Everything runs locally on your Windows machine. Scanning, AI analysis, and duplicate detection all happen offline. Your photos never leave your computer.
JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, BMP, WebP, and RAW formats including CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, DNG, and RAF. If there's a format you need that isn't listed, let us know.
The AI evaluates four factors: sharpness (edge contrast and focus depth), exposure (histogram balance), noise (shadow region analysis), and composition (subject placement and horizon level). The highest-scoring photo in each group gets the "AI Best Pick" tag. You can always override.
The first scan builds a local index — on a typical Windows machine that's roughly 10,000 photos per minute. Re-scanning the same folders is dramatically faster: a 87,000-photo library takes about 8 minutes on a warm cache versus hours on a cold first scan. Only new or changed photos are re-processed.
Yes. The similarity threshold is adjustable — dial it toward "Exact" to catch only true duplicates, or toward "Similar" to group edited crops, filtered copies, and resized versions. PhotoPurge always finds byte-identical copies first (BLAKE3), then applies perceptual matching at your chosen sensitivity.
By default it keeps the single best photo in each group. You can configure it to keep your top 2–3 picks — useful for burst series where you want a few good frames, not just one. You can also override any recommendation individually before purging.
PhotoPurge is currently Windows-only (Windows 10 64-bit and later). We're evaluating other platforms based on demand.
PhotoPurge Standard is free and scans up to 500 photos and shows the first 10 similar groups per scan — full AI best-pick recommendations included. A one-time Pro license removes both caps (unlimited photos, every similar group) and adds AI aesthetic scoring. No subscription — pay once, use forever.