Free Duplicate Photo Finder (Python)
What this is
A Python command-line tool that finds duplicate and near-identical images by file size and content hash. For freelancers freeing disk space from repeated photos.
Free in full — download it and use it on your own freelance work.
User manual
- Point the tool at a folder of images.
- Run: python3 find_duplicates.py photos/
- Read the report: exact duplicates share size and content hash.
- Check same-size groups flagged as possible near-duplicates before deleting.
- Delete only files you have confirmed are duplicates.
Requirements
Python 3.8 or later. No extra packages needed.
Download details
Format: Python script
What is inside: find_duplicates.py (Python standard library only), README.txt.
This download is one ZIP containing the Python file plus the README. Unzip it, then run the tool with Python 3 — the README inside the zip gives the exact command.
Download free — duplicate-photo-finder.zip (1.3 KB)
- duplicate-photo-finder.zip — 1.3 KB
Questions
Does it delete duplicates automatically?
No. It only reports groups. You decide what to delete, so nothing is lost by accident.
What counts as near-identical?
Files with the same size and dimensions are flagged as possible duplicates for you to check visually, even if their bytes differ.