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Your Files,
Automatically Organized

SortMeOut is a powerful file automation tool for macOS that watches your folders and automatically organizes, renames, and manages files using intelligent rules.

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SortMeOut application interface showing file organization rules
Features

Everything you need to
automate your files

Powerful features wrapped in a simple, intuitive interface. Set up rules once and let SortMeOut handle the rest.

Smart Rules

Create powerful rules with flexible conditions. Match files by name, extension, size, date, tags, and more.

Real-Time Monitoring

Watch folders in real-time using native macOS file events. Files are processed instantly as they appear.

Finder Tags

Full integration with macOS Finder tags. Add, remove, or organize files based on color tags and labels.

Smart Trash

Intelligent trash management with automatic cleanup. Set rules to empty trash based on file age.

App Sweep

Clean up app remnants when uninstalling. Finds and removes leftover preferences, caches, and support files.

CLI & Scripting

Full command-line interface and shell script support. Automate workflows and integrate with other tools.

Spotlight Search

Leverage macOS Spotlight for advanced file searches. Find files by content, metadata, and more.

Preview Mode

Test your rules safely before applying them. See exactly what would happen without making changes.

How It Works

Set up in minutes,
runs forever

Three simple steps to automated file organization

1

Add Folders

Choose which folders to monitor. SortMeOut watches for new and modified files in real-time.

Adding a folder to watch in SortMeOut
2

Create Rules

Define conditions and actions. Match files by name, type, size, date, or any combination—then specify what happens.

Creating a rule with conditions and actions
3

Relax

SortMeOut handles everything automatically. Your files are organized, renamed, archived, or processed exactly as you specified.

Files being automatically organized
Live Demo

Build rules
with ease

See how simple it is to create powerful automation rules

Rule Editor — SortMeOut

If of the following conditions are met:

Then do the following:

Preview

When a file with extension pdf appears, it will be moved to ~/Documents/PDFs

Screenshots

Beautiful &
intuitive design

A clean, native macOS experience

SortMeOut main interface showing watched folders and rules
Main Dashboard
Rule editor with conditions and actions
Rule Editor
Menu bar application with quick actions
Menu Bar App
Trash management and App Sweep feature
Trash & App Sweep
Pricing

Free and
open source

All features, no limitations, forever free

SortMeOut

$0 forever
  • Unlimited folders & rules
  • All conditions & actions
  • Menu bar app & CLI
  • App Sweep & Trash management
  • Shell scripts & AppleScript
  • Community support
Download Free

Open source under MIT License

Download

Ready to get
organized?

Download SortMeOut and start automating your files today.

Download for macOS

Version 1.0.0 • 15 MB • macOS 11+

Alternative Installation Methods

Install via pip

pip install sortmeout

Install via Homebrew

brew install sortmeout

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/S-Borna/sortmeout.git && cd sortmeout && pip install -e .

Stop organizing files manually.
Let SortMeOut do it.

Join thousands of Mac users who've automated their file organization.

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