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[account ↗] [repo ↗] APPLICATION ★ 34099 1204 ● active (last update 1 month ago)
reviewed by: deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Czkawka is a multi-tool file cleanup utility written in Rust that finds and removes duplicate files, similar images/videos/music, empty directories, broken files, temporary files, and more. It is structured as a Rust workspace with a shared core library (`czkawka_core`) that implements all scanning algorithms and a common architecture (traits, caching, progress reporting). Three frontends exist: a CLI (`czkawka_cli`), a legacy GTK4 desktop GUI (`czkawka_gui`, in maintenance mode), and a modern Slint-based desktop GUI (`krokiet`) which is the primary focus. An additional Slint-based Android app (`cedinia`) also reuses the core. The codebase demonstrates strong software engineering practices: modular design, extensive use of traits, parallel directory traversal with a builder pattern, generic caching, and comprehensive localization via Fluent. Despite some duplication between frontends and the deprecated GTK GUI, the core library is well-crafted and reusable.

RATING8.7/10
QUALITY7.8/10
MAINTENANCEactive
DRIFTlow
CONTRIBUTORS96
VELOCITY0.74
OPEN ISSUES338
CLOSED ISSUES969
LAST COMMIT1 month ago
Files by Type (count)
Rust
262
Other (.ftl)
108
Other (.slint)
79
Other (.svg)
66
Markdown
31
Other (no ext)
20
TOML
19
Python
16
Other (.png)
13
Shell
9
XML
8
Other (.ui)
8
Files by Type (size)
Other (.ftl)
2MB
Rust
2MB
Other (.mp3)
2MB
Other (.png)
719KB
Other (.slint)
573KB
Other (.svg)
398KB
Markdown
323KB
Lock File
252KB
Other (.ico)
228KB
Other (no ext)
177KB
Other (.ui)
101KB
Text
100KB

The LLM identified 3 files worth highlighting for reuse:

A generic, configurable directory walker using a fluent builder pattern. It supports filtering (by excluded items, extensions, size limits), grouping (e.g., by inode), parallel iteration via rayon, stop-flag cancellation, and progress reporting over a channel. This component is self-contained within `czkawka_core` and can be extracted for any Rust project that needs to traverse large file trees with advanced filtering and concurrency.

file: czkawka_core/src/common/dir_traversal.rs ↗ | tags: #directory-walker #parallel-processing #builder-pattern

Generic cache load/save/clean infrastructure parameterized over any serializable type implementing `ResultEntry`. Uses `bincode` for fast binary serialization with JSON fallback, automatic cache versioning via constants, and periodic cleaning of stale entries. This pattern is used by every tool in the project and can be reused in any application that needs persistent, versioned, and self-cleaning caches.

file: czkawka_core/src/common/cache.rs ↗ | tags: #caching #serialization #trait-based

A wrapper around `crossbeam_channel::Sender` that throttles messages to a receiver, ensuring updates are sent at most once per configurable interval. It accumulates pending messages and flushes on drop. This is a small, self-contained utility that can be extracted to reduce UI update frequency in any Rust application with high-throughput progress reporting.

file: czkawka_core/src/helpers/delayed_sender.rs ↗ | tags: #throttling #concurrency #message-passing
Last analyzed: 2026-10-08 20:42:25.476619
Next check: 2026-10-15 20:42:25.415092
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