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. Purged photos go to the Recycle Bin — fully reversible.
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.
Nothing is permanently deleted. Everything goes to the Windows Recycle Bin. Restore anytime if you change your mind.
Bulk rename surviving photos while copying or moving to a clean folder. Perfect for re-organizing after a purge.
Automatically identifies out-of-focus and motion-blurred photos. No more keeping soft shots by accident.
Your photos never leave your machine. All scanning and AI analysis runs locally. No telemetry, no cloud, no account.
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.
Free trial. 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.
No. Purged photos go to the Windows Recycle Bin. You can restore them anytime. PhotoPurge never permanently deletes anything without your explicit confirmation.
Typical performance is about 10,000 photos per minute on a modern Windows machine. The initial scan builds an index; subsequent scans of the same folder are much faster because only new or changed photos need processing.
PhotoPurge is currently Windows-only (Windows 10 64-bit and later). We're evaluating other platforms based on demand.
The free trial lets you scan and preview duplicates with full AI recommendations. A one-time license unlocks bulk purging. No subscription — pay once, use forever.