Apps for Duplicates Beside Photo Utility

I have 12,000 photos that I’m finally getting to organizing. But the Duplicate Utility in Photos is not picking up all duplicates. It is not showing in the Utility bar and I know there are duplicates.


Is there a good app to download to find and delete duplicates (or very similar) photos?


Thanks!

MacBook Pro (M3, 2023)

Posted on Jun 5, 2025 7:02 AM

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Posted on Jun 5, 2025 7:08 AM

The best duplicates finder is probably within the trusted 3rd party app PowerPhotos ($35.) It gives lots of options for filtering duplicates--like comparing filename, date, resolution, etc. It also does lots more than find duplicates!


Another one that seems to work well is  PhotoSweeper ($15) which is cheaper but does less.


Beware of apps that claim to find duplicate files on your Mac-- some can wreak havoc on a Photos Library. We've seen here the suffering caused by such apps!

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Jun 5, 2025 7:08 AM in response to unknownco

The best duplicates finder is probably within the trusted 3rd party app PowerPhotos ($35.) It gives lots of options for filtering duplicates--like comparing filename, date, resolution, etc. It also does lots more than find duplicates!


Another one that seems to work well is  PhotoSweeper ($15) which is cheaper but does less.


Beware of apps that claim to find duplicate files on your Mac-- some can wreak havoc on a Photos Library. We've seen here the suffering caused by such apps!

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