Krokiet - a new CCleaner alternative

Synopsis:
Krokiet ((IPA: [ˈkrɔcɛt]), "croquette" in Polish) new generation GUI frontend, simple, multiplatform, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.

Features
• Written in memory-safe Rust - almost 100% unsafe code free
• Amazingly fast - due multithreading and efficient algorithms
• Free, Open Source without any ads
• Multiplatform - runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, x86, ARM, RISC-V and even Android
• Cache support - second and further scans should be much faster than the first one
• Easy to run, easy to compile - minimal runtime and build dependencies, portable version available
• CLI frontend - for easy automation
• GUI frontend - uses Slint or GTK 4 frameworks
• Core library - allows to reuse functionality in other apps
• Android app - experimental touch-friendly frontend for Android devices
• No spying - Czkawka does not have access to the Internet, nor does it collect any user information or statistics
• Multilingual - support multiple languages like Polish, English or Italian
• Multiple tools to use:
-> Duplicates - Finds duplicates based on file name, size or hash
-> Empty Folders - Finds empty folders with the help of an advanced algorithm
-> Big Files - Finds the provided number of the biggest files in given location
-> Empty Files - Looks for empty files across the drive
-> Temporary Files - Finds temporary files
-> Similar Images - Finds images which are not exactly the same (different resolution, watermarks)
-> Similar Videos - Looks for visually similar videos
-> Same Music - Searches for similar music by tags or by reading content and comparing it
-> Invalid Symbolic Links - Shows symbolic links which point to non-existent files/directories
-> Broken Files - Finds files that are invalid or corrupted
-> Bad Extensions - Lists files whose content not match with their extension
-> Exif Remover - Removes Exif metadata from various file types
-> Video Optimizer - Crops from static parts and converts videos to more efficient formats
-> Bad Names - Finds files with names that may be not wanted (e.g., containing special characters)

Links and details:
• GitHub project: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka
• download page: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases
• direct download executable 'windows_krokiet_on_windows_all_backends.exe': https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka/releases/download/11.0.1/windows_kroki...
• exe size: 61,7 MB
• release: 11.0.1
• release date: February 21, 2026
• works on: Windows 10/11
• license: MIT license , entire project is under GPL-3.0 due to Slint license restrictions
• Language: Rust
• Framework base language: Rust
• Framework: Slint (https://slint.dev/)

Comparison with other cleaners: https://github.com/qarmin/czkawka#comparison-to-other-tools

Author ensures that his program is:
• portable (native)
• GUI fron-end (no CLI, at moment)

Review:
https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*hbJZoHCeDa_YywTEeABuPw.png Medium: https://medium.com/@qarmin/czkawka-krokiet-11-0-0f6cea385934

Logo:
• https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing...

Screenshots:
• #1: https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*hbJZoHCeDa_YywTEeABuPw.png
• #2: https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1358/format:webp/1*BnQAWLVwLPxEZL6...
• #3: https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1358/1*0v-UCrj9mqpoS4SjzNrDfA.png