Find & remove duplicate
photos and videos on your Mac
Reclaim gigabytes of storage. Duplicate Media Cleaner helps you find duplicate photos on Mac, plus videos, catching exact, look-alike and similar copies, safely and entirely on your Mac. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Download on theMac App StoreFree to try · Pro is a one-time $9.99 purchase · No subscription
Three ways to find duplicate photos on Mac
Most duplicate finders stop at identical files. Duplicate Media Cleaner goes further.
Exact
Byte-identical copies of photos and videos: the classic duplicates from downloads, backups, and camera imports. Included free.
Look-alike
The same picture saved in different formats or compression. A JPEG and its HEIC twin decode to the same pixels, and the app catches it.
Similar
Near-duplicate photos and videos, resized, recompressed, or re-encoded, matched by an adjustable similarity percentage you control.
Built to clean, designed to be safe
Smart Select
Auto-pick which copy to keep in every duplicate group: newest, largest, or oldest. Then send the rest to the Trash in one click.
One-tap Undo
Instantly restore the files you just moved to the Trash, right from the app. Nothing is ever deleted permanently.
Review before you remove
Inspect every match, reveal files in Finder, or copy their paths before anything moves. Similar groups are always left for your review.
100% on-device
No accounts, no analytics, no cloud. Scanning happens locally. Your photos and videos never leave your Mac.
Free vs Pro
Start free. Upgrade once, keep it forever.
| Feature | Free | Pro ($9.99 one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| Exact duplicate scan (photos & videos) | ✓ One folder | ✓ Multiple folders |
| Review matches, reveal in Finder, copy paths | ✓ | ✓ |
| Look-alike image matching | ✗ | ✓ |
| Similar photos & videos (adjustable match %) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smart Select (keep newest / largest / oldest) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Move to Trash with one-tap Undo | ✗ | ✓ |
| Select whole duplicate groups | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export results to CSV | ✗ | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos and videos uploaded anywhere?
No. Duplicate Media Cleaner scans entirely on your Mac. It has no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Your files never leave your computer.
What kinds of duplicates can it find?
Three kinds: exact duplicates (byte-identical photos and videos), look-alike images (the same picture saved in a different format or compression), and similar photos and videos (resized, recompressed, or re-encoded) using an adjustable match percentage.
Is it safe? Can I undo a cleanup?
Yes. Removed files go to the macOS Trash, never straight to deletion, and the one-tap Undo button instantly restores the files you just moved.
How much does it cost?
The app is free to download and scan a folder for exact duplicates. Pro is a one-time $9.99 in-app purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks multi-folder scans, look-alike and similar matching, Smart Select, batch Trash, and CSV export. Restore it on any Mac signed in to your Apple ID.
What does it need access to?
Only the folders you choose. The app is sandboxed by macOS and can’t touch anything you haven’t explicitly selected.