Now when MacPaw has launched its new but not so new app for the App store, how could I remain far behind to use it?
The favorite app of all, Gemini is here to the rescue of the Mac users in a new Avatar Gemini 2.
Like every new version of any app, Gemini 2 has also undergone many changes and improvements.
The app can aptly be said as an “Intelligent Duplicate File Finder.”
That is because it not only identifies duplicate files but also uses an exclusive algorithm to find similar files that are not 100% indistinguishable but that can be considered supererogatory due to little difference between them.
The birth giver of this app, Oleksandr Kosovan, CEO of MacPaw, opines this app as a bigger brother of its previous version.
Gemini- The Star Sign? The Twins???
For those ignorant souls about the greatest of the apps present in the App store, let me firstly and fore mostly tell you a little bit about Gemini.
'It is designed for Macs to help users locate and remove duplicate files that have hoarded over time and taken up too much computer space.'
I’m kind of a lazy and forgetful sort of person.
I sometimes tend to download or save a single file quite a multiple times.
Or when I edit my photos (shhh!), then the unedited copies that are no longer in need (of course, duh!) are just left in some folder...
...which apparently takes a lot of space on the system.
These must be deleted or sorted out so as to clean the space and make the system work faster.
But…
…Who in the world has so much time to sit and weed out extra photos, documents, and other media files single-handedly?
For such slothful people, Gemini 2 is nothing but a boon.
The main quality of this app includes scanning the documents, iTunes and the photos automatically and deletes the duplicate and comparable looking files from your device.
That means you don’t have to click 10 ‘similar’ selfies of yourself and to marvel for hours that how you look so same in every picture.
Impressive, eh?
But this doesn’t mean that the app takes all the responsibilities on its shoulders giving you ample of time to be a couch potato and watch Sitcoms.
The FINAL decision only lies in your hands.
You can review the files you want to delete or those you want to keep that can come handy in the future.
The Magic Procedure - How To Use Gemini?
The main screen has a very minimalist interface which has been made especially for the users who believe in the plain Jane concept.
It welcomes you with nothing fancy but a large “Plus sign.”
Here you can add or drag/drop the files you want to examine for the replicates.
After adding the files, just click on the “Green scan button” to find all the duplicate files.
It will just take some seconds to do a thorough scan of each and every folder of your device, or the one you have selected and then identify the files that are believed to be the duplicates.
It also displays a guess of how much space can be regained.
After the results of the duplicate files are revealed in front of you, a circular ring appears that shows you where those files lay when you linger the cursor over it.
If you want to review the results, then there is also an option for that.
The list opens in the list or the grid form.
You can check the properties of that file by double-clicking the thumbnail.
Selections can be made from the list...
... and then they can be deleted by just clicking on a button present on the bottom right corner of the page.
Note: The files that are removed by Gemini 2 are firstly moved to the Trash of the system. It is to safeguard the things. If you like to live your life on the brink of the cliff, then you can change this setting by going to Preferences > Removal.
Gemini 2 also provides an option of Smart Cleanup.
This option emetics anything that is selected as a ‘duplicate.’
It is much faster and efficient.
But not for the ones who have the habit of clicking the pictures of a single thing from hundred angles.
This is because Gemini 2 uses around 10 different parameters to detect the duplicities and the similarities.
The App is loaded with a lush set of customizations.
You get an option of restricting the deletion to only exact duplicate files and excluding the similar folders.
In-app notifications of your progress can be enabled or disabled.
You can delimit the file extensions that should be ignored by the app while performing the scan.
Also, new rules can be added to the dash.
The app lets you choose where the deleted files should be sent other than the Trash folder; where they are sent by default.
The duplicates can be replaced by the ‘hard links.’
These allow the contents of a file to emerge to subsist in more than one location.
Verdict
I will pay particular mention to one feature that other critics must have found needless, but I personally have found quite attention grabbing.
That is the chart of your achievements gained in the app in a Game-style view.
It allows the users to get a “Rank” for them.
The more you use Gemini 2, the higher level you’ll get to.
By clicking on the 'star icon' present on the upper-right corner, one can see where they currently stand and what rank have they achieved.
For less frivolous peeps out there (read boring), this can be disabled in the preferences option.
The only minus point of this app is that it is kept at a price that is double than its previous version.
This peachy app, if combined and used with CleanMyMac, which is another great product by MacPaw only, can do wonders to your device.
Gemini 2 has been crafted in a very user-friendly manner.
Now the process of deleting the needless files is just a mere click away.
It is available on the company’s site for $19.95, which is a good deal for its previous version’s loyal users.
All current Gemini users can upgrade to Gemini 2 with a lifetime 50% off discount.
The trial version of Gemini 2 scans your files but is only proficient of removing 500MB of identical files.
By unlocking the full version of Gemini 2, you will be able to remove an unlimited amount of duplicates.
To unlock the full version of Gemini 2 you must purchase it from the App Store or from the MacPaw Website.
Overall Review
Characteristics | View | Grade |
|---|
Design | Simple but attractive concept | 9/10 |
Features | Comes in a lot & are Efficient | 8.5/10 |
Comfort of use | User-friendly | 9.5/10 |
Customer support | Very Accessible & Easy in nature | 9/10 |
Cost | $19.95 | 8/10 |
Like a great saying, “Lannisters always pay their debt”.
MacPaw is also paying or say spreading immense happiness to its users by launching these kinds of applications.
MacPaw Gemini 2
Intelligent Duplicate File Finder
Use MacPaw'sGemini 2 to detect and delete duplicate files from your Mac.
Taking photos with iPhone is easy and fun, sorting them out — not so much. Download Gemini Photos and clear unwanted pics with ease.
Twenty similar photos of your friend at the beach, a dozen pics of Machu Picchu you never look at — that’s why you can’t find a thing in your Camera Roll. Clear the mess with Gemini Photos and get a tidy library that’s a pleasure to view.
Replay
Which of these fifteen takes do I keep? Which one did I end up posting, again? Choosing can be hard, but Gemini Photos will help. It suggests your best shots using smart technology, so you don’t have to agonize over every photo.
Some pictures matter, some are just clutter: screenshots of maps you never deleted, blurry concert selfies, chats, addresses, whiteboards... Gemini Photos will find all of those, so you can remove them in a satisfying tap.
Replay
Remember how you thought “I’ll go through these pics later” — but 2 years later you still haven’t? With Gemini Photos you can swipe through them within a few minutes: up to keep a pic, and down to delete it.
Gemini App Review Mac Pro
Buying more storage when you have too many photos is like getting a new closet when you have too much stuff. You could do that — or you could clean up your library with Gemini Photos and stop wasting money on storing things you don’t need.
Replay
We know it’s scary to trust an app with your photos, because you might lose a memorable shot. But don’t worry: nothing’s deleted until you review it. Plus, with the Ignore List, you can skip entire photoshoots that have sentimental value, like the moment your baby first started walking.
Gemini Photos compares your pics in the privacy of your iPhone — no uploads, no cloud, no leaks. The algorithm scans through your photos, but you’re the only one who actually sees them.
If you take multiple pics of the same subject to get the perfect shot and then forget to delete the doubles, you need Gemini Photos.
Gemini Photos takes the stress out of scanning your library, and does what I believe to be an excellent job of sorting the wheat from the chaff.
Well worth checking out if you have an iPhone low on storage or even a large photo library (like me) that needs some cleaning up.
I’ve found Gemini Photos to be a great way to quickly eliminate junk from my large, poorly-managed photo library. It’s one of those single-purpose iOS utility apps that makes an otherwise tedious task much more palatable.
The folks at MacPaw have come out with a new app that makes deleting all your unwanted photos a breeze and even helps you find your best shots.
Gemini Photos
Keep just the good ones
No more nagging your partner to help you pick a photo, no more scrolling forever to find the pic you want. Download Gemini Photos, and you’ll finally have a library you love.
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*4.5 - rating for all versions, based on 773 user reviews.
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