maid/maid
Be lazy. Let Maid clean up after you, based on rules you define. Think of it as "Hazel for hackers". observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 121.0
- age_days: 5583
- days_rel: 277
- days_push: 77
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1908 stars · 85 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Maid is a Ruby-based command-line tool that automatically cleans up and organizes files based on user-defined rules written in Ruby. It is inspired by the macOS shareware program Hazel and is described as 'Hazel for hackers'.
Use cases
- automatically clean up my downloads folder
- organize files by rules like Hazel but on Linux
- delete old temporary files that haven't been touched in a while
- categorize and move files based on custom rules
- batch rename files with advanced logic
- run scheduled file cleanup tasks
When to choose
- you want Hazel-like automated file organization on Linux or macOS
- you're comfortable writing rules in Ruby and need flexible file management logic
- you want a scriptable, logged, non-destructive file cleanup tool
When to avoid
- you need a GUI-based file organization tool
- you're not comfortable with Ruby or writing code for rules
- you need cross-platform support including Windows
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
file-system workflow-automation cli files developer-tools cross-platform cli ruby file-organization hazel-alternative ruby-dsl file-cleanup rules-engine automation command-line macos linux
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/maid/maid · fetched 2026-08-28 · a56466892eaa
- homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/maid · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6322facfe97f
- site_page: https://guides.rubygems.org/command-reference · fetched 2026-08-29 · ef62154d6253
- site_page: https://rubygems.org/pages/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · e4248571fa5d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| maid/maid | main | 72 |
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