What's new in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.14.0.35

Jun 26, 2023
  • Scan engine improvements (finds more duplicates when processing large RAW images)
  • Mobile SmartScan improvements (support for other MTP-compatible devices, like e-Disk)
  • New "FragmentSearch" scan mode.
  • Updated translations
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.13.0.33 (Feb 1, 2023)

  • DPC/Windows: Added new scan mode - PaintShop pro (supports Corel PaintShop Pro 2023)
  • Improvements in image comparison algorithm makes DPC to find even more duplicates
  • MultiViewer: added support for thumbnail size up to 1024x1024px. This can be adjusted in DPC settings->General tab
  • MultiViewer: selection checkbox is now disabled for master files in folder comparison mode
  • UI improvements: duplicates can be selected/unselected by SPACE key
  • Updated translations
  • Other minor bugfixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.12.0.31 (Dec 9, 2022)

  • New feature: sound notifications.
  • Added support for OS native window frame for dark theme
  • Mac: Added support for Photos 8.0 (Mac OS Ventura 13.0.1)
  • Windows: Added support for virtual drive detection
  • Lightroom classic scan: bugfixes and improvements
  • First time run: Let users decide whether DPC should keep previous settings or not
  • Minor bugfixes and UI improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.11.0.25 (Oct 13, 2022)

  • Speed optimizations. DPC now works up to 3x times faster!
  • Memory consumption reduced. Further optimizations in image processing and analysis allowed to significantly reduce memory consumption
  • Image comparison algorithm improvements allow DPC to find more duplicates
  • Additional bug fixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.10.0.20 (Sep 1, 2022)

  • A DPC portable version now available
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.9.0.18 (Aug 11, 2022)

  • New scan mode: Lightroom Classic
  • Added a new option "Replace duplicates with NTFS hard links when possible" to the Windows version. When this option is turned ON and user chooses "Replace with symbolic links", DPC will try to use NTFS hard links instead of symbolic links. Hard links are more effective than symbolic links, and they don't require DPC to be running with administrator privileges. On the other hand, there are some restrictions: hard links are available only on NTFS volumes; files being linked should be on the same volume (disk)
  • MultiView: show resolved duplicates with red crossed filenames
  • TreeView / MultiView: scan results are now sorted by file size descending (by default)
  • App log: application settings are dumped into the log before each scan
  • Bug fixes: app crash when previewing images, app stuck when grouping results

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.8.0.16 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • DPC now uses OS native access to image EXIF information instead of using third party library
  • Improvements to the image comparison algorithm allow DPC to find more duplicates
  • Multi-Viewer optimization (faster thumbnail rendering)
  • Hovering over images in any view mode will display a tooltip with EXIF information
  • Updated translations
  • Other minor fixes and improvements
  • UI improvements:
  • Styled scrollbars in dark theme
  • Added support for Windows 11 snap layout
  • Double-clicking on an image preview or clicking on a file/directory name while scanning will open the current file/directory location

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.7.0.14 (Jun 1, 2022)

  • Added a new "MultiView" mode (some features such as displaying EXIF information are not supported yet, will be added in future versions)
  • UI Improvement: The user can now move the Search/Filter popup around the screen
  • Support for the latest Mac OS 12.4 and Photos 7.0
  • Mac OS Photos: Added a user notification that the Photos Library cannot be accessed (DPC now checks for required permissions each time a user adds a Photos Library to a scan)
  • Fixed an issue with auto-updating app on Mac OS
  • Fixed issues with bulk selection in different view modes
  • Other minor bugfixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.6.0.13 (May 5, 2022)

  • Added new Photos scan mode (Mac OS only):
  • Compared to DPC5, this version allows users to select Photos library from custom folder (not only the default one)
  • On order to work correctly, DPC should be given a "Full disk access" permission in Mac OS security preferences

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.5.0.12 (Feb 25, 2022)

  • Added new Picasa scan mode (Windows only)
  • Improved support for latest Windows 11 update
  • Additional minor UI improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.4.0.11 (Feb 3, 2022)

  • Added support for Apple M1 platform.
  • Added ability to temporarily remember user's choice between "Delete permanently" and "Move to Trash" and don't ask again until the new scan initiated by user.
  • Additional minor UI improvements and bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.3.0.10 (Dec 22, 2021)

  • Added new "Folder Comparison" scan mode
  • UI improvements
  • Other minor UI improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.2.0.9 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • Added German translation
  • UI improvements
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.2.0.8 (Nov 18, 2021)

  • Added Mobile SmartScan mode
  • Added translation to French and Turkish languages
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.1.0.7 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • New translations added (Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Serbian)
  • TreeView mode added (available via the "View" menu)
  • Better compatibility with NAS (Network storage) devices

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 7.0.0.6 (Aug 27, 2021)

  • Revamped scanning engine
  • New UI
  • Support for Windows 11 and the latest MacOS versions
  • Fixes and improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.21.0.1278 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Updated translations
  • Added Portuguese user manual
  • Improved backward compatibility with older Windows OS
  • New option in settings to enable/disable removing empty folders

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.20.0.1274 (Nov 6, 2020)

  • Scan engine bugfixes and improvements
  • Speed optimizations
  • EXIF orientation flag is now used for image auto-flip/auto-rotation
  • Bug fixed: #922886 (Automatic selection does not work for imported scan)
  • New feature: cumulative selection (can be enabled in settings)
  • DPC/Windows: added support for DICOM image formats (*.dcm, *.dci, *.dicom, *.v2)

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.19.0.1271 (Oct 6, 2020)

  • Better support for internationalization
  • Scan speed/Image processing optimizations
  • UX/UI improvements
  • Updated translations
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.18.0.1267 (Sep 3, 2020)

  • Fixed: DPC fails to load settings with custom OS locale
  • Fixed: DPC may hang when processing corrupted images
  • Improved support for the most recent Windows 10 build 2004
  • Solved problem with moving large amount of files to the Recycle Bin (Windows Explorer limitation overcome)
  • Moving/Restoring files to/from Recycle Bin is now super-fast.

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.17.0.1265 (Jul 24, 2020)

  • DPC/Windows: image processing now uses Direct2D API for memory/speed optimizations
  • Other image processing speed optimizations
  • Added Support for Canon Raw CIFF v3 Image File (*.CR3)
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.16.3.1261 (May 22, 2020)

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.16.0.1258 (May 13, 2020)

  • Update internal codecs to support more RAW image formats
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.15.0.1255 (May 6, 2020)

  • Added an option to filter scan results by percentage ranges
  • Improved HEIC support
  • Improved Windows native codecs support
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.14.0.1248 (Apr 5, 2020)

  • New Mobile SmartScan mode
  • Added a new "Use Embedded Thumbnails" option in the Settings
  • UX and performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.13.0.1244 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Range selection and search filter improvements
  • Support for PaintShop Pro 2020, Lightroom Classic 9.2, Lightroom CC3.2
  • UX improvements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.12.0.1235 (Dec 20, 2019)

  • Added "Copy to clipboard" context menu option
  • Added "Safe reverse selection" option in the Settings
  • Photos Scan (Mac): added an option to delete invalid entries automatically to repair the database
  • New search/filtering options: by EXIF capture date, by path
  • UX improvements
  • Performance improvements and bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.11.0.1233 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Photos scan improvements
  • Better logging
  • Updated User Manual
  • Updated Turkish translation
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.10.0.1230 (Oct 31, 2019)

  • Added Media Device Scan
  • Optimized scanner core to find more duplicates
  • Made scan for exact duplicates super-fast
  • Added an option to ignore invalid groups when loading a saved scan
  • Updated translations
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.9.0.1220 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • Added support for JFIF and WEBP image formats
  • Added support for Corel Paint Shop Pro 2019
  • Added new context menu selection options
  • Improved Folder Comparison mode
  • Improved Windows 10 support
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.8.0.1208 (Jul 31, 2019)

  • Improved alternative matching algorithm
  • Added an Analysis Depth option
  • Improved support for Windows 10 build 1903
  • Numerous UI and UX improvements
  • Improved Same Subject scan mode
  • Added scrolling using the Up/Dn, PgUp/PgDn, Home, and End keys
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.7.0.1199 (Jun 12, 2019)

  • Added the Quick Start Guide to the app
  • Added support for showing progress in Windows taskbar
  • Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.14.5
  • Improved image rotation algorithm for better results
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.6.0.1195 (Apr 25, 2019)

  • Improved image comparison algorithm
  • Added an option to select multiple folders from a single dialog
  • Added ability to disable master/original image protection in Settings
  • Updated translations
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.5.0.1188 (Mar 29, 2019)

  • Added Search/Filter by EXIF tags
  • Added an option for the user to fine-tune the scan by adjusting image comparison bitmap size
  • Updated translations
  • UI improvements
  • Performance enhancements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.4.0.1186 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Added view mode selection to Step 1
  • Numerous file selection and filtering improvements
  • Added an option to load scans from TXT and multisheet XLS files
  • Improved licensing
  • Optimized item selection for a huge number of files (over 100,000)
  • Updated translations
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.3.0.1181 (Jan 11, 2019)

  • Optimized MultiViewer speed and memory consumption
  • Added an option to pause/resume scan
  • Added a floating info panel to Step 3
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.2.0.1178 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Added HEIC/HEIF support for Mac OS X Mojave
  • Added a trackbar for quick file size filter adjustment
  • Added a quick search/filter feature to the results
  • Added Lightroom Classic and Cloud CC 2018 support
  • Optimized memory consumption during scan
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.1.0.1174 (Nov 8, 2018)

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes
  • Added HEIC/HEIF image format support for Windows 10
  • Added support for more image formats:
  • *.bay Casio Raw Image File
  • *.erf Epson Camera Raw Image File
  • *.kdc Kodak Camera RAW Image File
  • *.rwl Leica Camera RAW Image File
  • *.mef Mamiya Camera RAW Image File
  • *.nrw Nikon Camera RAW Image File
  • *.ptx Pentax Camera RAW Image File
  • *.srw Samsung Camera Raw Image File
  • *.rle Windows Run-length encoding Image File
  • *.dds Windows DirectDraw Surface File
  • *.wdp Windows Media Photo Image File
  • *.jxr Windows JPEG XR Image File
  • *.hdp Windows HD Photo Image File
  • *.jpe Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • *.jif Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • *.j2k JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.jpc JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.j2c JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.jp2 JPEG 2000 Core Image File
  • *.pcx PCExchange Image File
  • *.ppm Portable PixMap Image File
  • *.pgm Portable GreyMap Image File
  • *.pbm Portable BitMap Image File
  • *.svg Scalable Vector Graphics Image File

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 5.0.0.1166 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • New comparison algorithm
  • Added Windows tags support
  • Added Chinese translation
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.11.0.1164 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Added an option to use an alternative matching algorithm
  • Added a Windows Explorer context menu
  • Improved registration
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixesUI fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.10.1.1160 (Aug 16, 2018)

  • UI fixes.

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.10.1.1159 (Aug 14, 2018)

  • Added group view mode to MultiViewer
  • Added an option to sort by group in MultiViewer
  • Added Corel PaintShop Pro support
  • Added Turkish translation
  • Performance and UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.9.1.1151 (Jul 4, 2018)

  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.9.0.1150 (Jul 2, 2018)

  • Improved French translation
  • UI enhancements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.8.0.1146 (May 29, 2018)

  • Added a new scan mode - Same Subject Scan
  • Added Italian translation
  • Added HEIC/HEIF image support (Mac OS X High Sierra)
  • Improved the Folder Comparison scan mode
  • UI improvements
  • Performance improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.7.0.1140 (Apr 23, 2018)

  • Redesigned UI
  • Added Lightroom 7 support
  • Added Sony ARW image format support
  • Usability improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.6.0.1131 (Mar 22, 2018)

  • Fixed: Blue counter "Files scaned" changes its place after UI language is switched to Japanese and then back to English
  • Updated Deutsch (German) translations
  • Testimonials: do not show path in filenames and folders
  • Added "Display File Size" option in settings
  • Step 3 Table/Tree additional improvements to increase image preview area

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.5.0.1125 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Changed the algorithm for determining original images
  • Added an option to save scan in Excel
  • Added French translation
  • UI enhancements
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.4.0.1120 (Jan 12, 2018)

  • Improve image processing
  • Improve readability of column names in TreeView and TableView
  • Update Portuguese translation
  • Make the filenames editable in multiview
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.3.0.1114 (Dec 14, 2017)

  • Added an option to scan individual albums in Photos (Mac)
  • Improved High Sierra support
  • Improved Windows installer
  • Added a View Log button and error messages popups
  • Fixed German translation
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.2.1.1108 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.2.0.1107 (Nov 10, 2017)

  • Added Picasa 3 scan mode
  • Added an option to change thumbnail size in Multiviewer
  • Added drag & drop support to Photos scan mode
  • Improved image orientation detection algorithm
  • Improved RAW support
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.1.0.1096 (Oct 4, 2017)

  • Added an option to replace duplicates with a symbolic link
  • Added an option to sort duplicates by geo tags in Photos
  • Added an option to scan Photos libraries using Standard Scan mode
  • Improved work with Photos
  • Bug fixes
  • Performance improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 4.0.0.1091 (Sep 21, 2017)

  • Better performance and stability
  • UI improvements

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.4.1.1083 (Aug 23, 2017)

  • Better performance and stability
  • Improved German and Portuguese translations
  • UI improvements
  • Faster Multi-Viewer performance
  • Under-the-hood fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.4.0.1077 (Jun 27, 2017)

  • UI changes and improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.4.0.1076 (Jun 23, 2017)

  • Changes:
  • UI changes and improvements
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.3.7.1053 (May 3, 2017)

  • Added an option to set the similarity threshold below 50%
  • Added exporting the scan results to .txt, .cvs and .html
  • Added an option to change the file name when moving files

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.3.4.1023 (Mar 24, 2017)

  • Added an option to bulk-select small and large images
  • UI changes and improvements
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.3.3.977 (Feb 17, 2017)

  • Added Spanish localization
  • Improved and accelerated Sector Detail Scan using multithreading
  • UI improvements
  • minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.3.2.956 (Dec 28, 2016)

  • Add Save Scan feature
  • UI improvement
  • Fixed critical issue
  • Fixed for Folder Comparison Scan

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.3.1.948 (Dec 3, 2016)

  • Improvement: Added support of .rw2 files
  • Improvement: UI
  • Improvement: More stable Sector scan
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.2.2.934 (Nov 4, 2016)

  • Add PSD support for Mac.

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.2.1.932 (Oct 18, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Improved work with large collection of photos
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.1.1.912 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • Added Mac OS X Sierra support
  • Added Photos 2.0 support
  • Added an option to delete read-only files
  • Performance improvements & minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 3.0.1.896 (Aug 9, 2016)

  • Improved UI & UI fixes.

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.11.8.818 (May 23, 2016)

  • Improved deletion speed.

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.11.6.784 (Mar 24, 2016)

  • Added a possibility to delete files permanently
  • Updated text on the Delete files form
  • MacOs: Speeded up the scan of raw images
  • Fixed - Circle with numbers not centered by the text center at the scan result screen
  • Fixed - User can open Settings window several times

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.11.3.730 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • Changed UI
  • Changed uninstall link
  • Fixed - Read Only preview images doesn't showed under the scroll at the Multy-Viewer view
  • Fixed - Application name not on the same line with text at welcome window
  • Fixed - Application does not show tooltip with full file name on highlight file name
  • Fixed - Don't show the Select Folder form in case there is only one media library in Photos

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.10.19.690 (Jan 4, 2016)

  • Changes:
  • Fixed - Sometimes program crashed while scanning
  • Fixed - Only last duplicate deleted in MultiView view and Sector Scan

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.10.7.631 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • New logo
  • 2-clicks installation
  • Signing with the new certificate
  • Add Serbian language
  • Update English language
  • Update for Mac
  • Fixed minimize window in Mac
  • Fixed crashes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.9.0.441 (Aug 10, 2015)

  • Speed up deleting on large amount of duplicates
  • Fixed: Photos library folder don't scan in case it was added to scan before adding to Ignore list
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.8.0.353 (Jun 20, 2015)

  • Check the system language in setup
  • Fixed crashes from users
  • Add a delayed parameter to the installation
  • Add spaces in warning message
  • Speed improvements of resolving duplicates on Mac

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.8.0.337 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • Update installation UI
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.8.0.293 (Mar 11, 2015)

  • Added search for exact duplicates before Sector Detail Scan is performed
  • Optimized Tree and Table view for work with a large number of duplicates
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.8.0.285 (Jan 30, 2015)

  • Optimized work with large numbers of duplicates
  • Improved TreeView mode
  • UI improvements
  • Bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.7.0.247 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Improved accuracy
  • Changed application logo
  • Added keyboard shortcuts
  • Added support for 90-day free keys
  • Improved stability
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.6.0.226 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Update UI
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.5.0.190 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Minor bug fixes for windows XP

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.5.0.189 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Fix crash on Exit
  • Fix dock auto start
  • Fix moving file issue
  • Improve UI
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.4.0.158 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Multi Viewer
  • Scan iPhoto database
  • Improved Activation behaviour
  • Improve UI

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.4.0.142 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • Improved Activation behaviour
  • Improve UI

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.3.0.120 (Jun 5, 2013)

  • Internal engineering changes

New in Duplicate Photo Cleaner 2.2.0.103 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Internal engineering changes