BleachBit vs Czkawka and Krokiet
Side by side, as alternatives to CCleaner. Rows that differ are highlighted; the strongest value in a row is marked. Unknown means no source yet.
Cost and coverage
Remove junk and temporary files
Partial: Partly
Partial: Partly
Confirmed: Yes
Clear browser history
Partial: Partly
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Automatic and scheduled cleaning
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Disable programs that slow startup
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Driver Updater
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Software Updater for installed apps
No: No
No: No
Confirmed: Yes
Jobs covered
2 of 6 jobs
1 of 6 jobs
All 6
Popularity and activity (from GitHub)
Stars
Unknown
Unknown
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Gain this week
Unknown
Unknown
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Signal
Building history
Building history
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Commits / 4 wk
Unknown
Unknown
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Latest release
Unknown
Unknown
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Commits / 12 wk
Unknown
Unknown
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People committing / 12 mo
Unknown
Unknown
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Issues opened / closed, 30 days
Unknown
Unknown
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Facts, with sources on each project page
Runs on my machine?Differs
Confirmed: Yes, desktop app; all features work offline
Confirmed: Yes, desktop and command-line app with no internet access
Hosted by the vendor
Code licenceDiffers
Partial: GPL-3.0 or later (copyleft), including cleaner definitions
Partial: MIT core library and CLI; the Krokiet desktop app is GPL-3.0-only (copyleft); icons CC BY 4.0
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Model weights licence
Confirmed: No separate model weights
Confirmed: No separate model weights
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Commercial useDiffers
Partial: Free to use at work; GPL conditions apply if you distribute modified versions
Partial: Free to use at work; GPL conditions apply if you distribute a modified Krokiet app
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Paid services needed?Differs
Confirmed: None; no account, ads or paid tier
Confirmed: None; free with no ads
Subscription
HardwareDiffers
Unknown: Not documented
Unknown: Not documented; similar-video search needs ffmpeg
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Operating systemsDiffers
Confirmed: Windows 10 and 11 (4.7.0 for older Windows) and Linux
Confirmed: Windows 10 and 11, macOS and Linux (prebuilt Krokiet binaries); Android app Cedinia
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Setup effortDiffers
Confirmed: Easy; Windows installer or portable zip with dependencies bundled
Confirmed: Easy; download a prebuilt Krokiet binary from GitHub releases, or cargo install krokiet
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Stars over time
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Numbers: GitHub, fetched nightly. Facts: read from each project's own documentation, with the source on its page. How we check. bleachbit/bleachbit ↗qarmin/czkawka ↗