If duplicate photos plague your Mac, Gemini 2 is an optimised and intuitive choice that takes the hassle out of locating all those duplicates that tend to fall between the cracks. The Mac-only application is a significant upgrade from the previous version. Makes me wonder whether the hours spent scanning could have been reduced.Developed by MacPaw, Gemini 2 is our best duplicate photo finder and cleaner app – it does what it promises and does it well. Only 2% of my multi-core CPU was utilised during the scan, memory not fully utilised, and SSD read/write speed with pleny to spare. Very fast, considering the quantity of files to compare, however PhotoSweeper doesn’t seem to utilise the machine’s full potential. Without the slider set to exact match, and Time Gap set to Max, be careful you don’t inadvertently delete all your iPhone screenshots! PhotoSweeper didn’t notice the very noticable visible difference, and marked the good file for deletion. I happened to have a partially corrupted original file, but an intact duplicate of a priceless family photo. I spent several scans fumbling with the settings to try to eliminate all the modified duplicates, and filename (1), filename (2) duplicate files it was deciding to keep instead of the original, shorter filename.Įxact match is not what it says. After importing photos to scan, these critical settings should be PROMINENTLY shown, and possibly with pre-sets such as “Keep originals”. I only just discovered that you can drag to re-order the auto-mark logic. I had trouble with the wrong files being marked for deletion, and each change requires another scan… The auto-mark settings are buried in the Preferences menu. This saved countless hours of manual sorting, however there is room for imrovement to make this a 5 star experience. PhotoSweeper also serves as an up-to-date photo browser with a built-in search of photos by metadata, Quick Look preview, the "Info" panel with a detailed photo description, including histogram and image metadata (EXIF, IPTC etc.).Ī comprehensive user manual is available on our site: PhotoSweeper provides 3 modes for reviewing results: “One by One”, ”Face-to-Face" - one or two large photos with an opportunity to mark a photo with just a click, “All in One“ - all groups of duplicates in one list. Mark photos you want to get rid of manually, or use the "Auto Mark" feature to mark duplicates automatically based on the list of rules you can adjust to your needs in the Preferences. Using caches makes the next comparison much faster. You can regroup the results without re-comparing photos by changing matching level with a slider. Cutting-edge technologies and unique algorithms make searching duplicates incredibly fast and gives excellent comparison results. PhotoSweeper was developed as a tool for extremely fast comparison of a huge number of photos. It allow you to compare the contents of two folders with each other or find similar photos to a single image. The app finds duplicate photos, even those edited in external programs such Photoshop, regardless of image size or format.įind duplicates between two groups of photos while ignoring those inside each group. Powerful multi-settings to easily find duplicates, similar photos, series of shots. Add more photos from your Photos, Capture One or Lightroom Classic library via the Media Browser window. Just drag and drop folders from your Mac to allow PhotoSweeper to find all photos inside. You have a mess in your photo collection or just want to free disk space by removing junk photos.You have photos scattered on external hard drives and local disks, in Apple Photos, Lightroom Classic or Capture One libraries.You edit photos with software like Photoshop, Pixelmator etc., and make backups just in case.You take a series of shots of the same scene trying to get the perfect one."I do like this app, it works really well and under the hood is written to utilize the abilities of your Mac." MacTricksAndTips "PhotoSweeper is a simple and efficient utility for organizing photos. "PhotoSweeper packs a powerful punch in de-cluttering any size collection. “Swift, easy to use, thorough, analyzes specific libraries, can search according to various criteria, offers choices in photo handling” TheNextWeb It works with Photos, iPhoto, Aperture, Capture One and Lightroom Classic media libraries as well as photos from your hard drives and external storages. PhotoSweeper is a fast, precise & super efficient tool to eliminate similar or duplicate photos even in huge photo collections.
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