Duplicate Annihilator
Duplicate Annihilator for Photos is a utility designed to find and remove duplicate images from Apple's Photos app. It compares photos in a library using multiple detection algorithms, including checksums, file metadata, and visual similarity analysis, to identify exact duplicates as well as near-duplicates and corrupted files. The app can also detect missing photos and faces. It is primarily used by photographers and casual Mac users who have accumulated duplicate photos over time and want to clean up their Photo library without manually reviewing each image.
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1 suggestionDuplicate Annihilator for Photos version 5.0.0 (the latest version we can confirm from the search results) is Intel-only and runs under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs today. However, there is no confirmed native Apple Silicon build of this app, and the developer Brattoo Propaganda Software has not made any public announcements about Apple Silicon support. Since Apple is removing Rosetta 2 from macOS 28 in late 2027, Duplicate Annihilator will stop working entirely on that release unless a native version is released before then. Contact the developer directly at brattoo.com to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build is planned. If the developer does not respond or confirms no native version is coming, consider switching to Cisdem Duplicate Finder, which is actively maintained, supports both photos and general file duplicates, and runs natively on Apple Silicon.
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