# tfeldmann/organize

The file management automation tool.

Repository: https://github.com/tfeldmann/organize
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/organize
Homepage: http://organize.readthedocs.io
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: automatic, command-line-tool, python3, platform-independent, document-management, file-management, rule-based
Last push: 2026-08-24T22:14:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3269, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 646, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3122, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.297271+00:00)

## What it is
organize is a Python-based command-line tool that automates file management using rule-based configurations with filters and actions. It safely moves, renames, copies, and deletes files based on criteria like EXIF data, PDF content, and templates, with simulation mode before applying changes.

## Use cases
- automatically sort downloads folder
- organize photos by exif date into folders
- rename pdf invoices based on file content
- find and remove duplicate files to free disk space
- clean up desktop of unused files
- rule-based file management automation
- hazel alternative for linux and windows

## When to choose
- you want declarative, rule-based file organization you configure once
- you need cross-platform automation (macOS, Windows, Linux)
- you want to preview changes with simulation before touching files
- you need content-based sorting using EXIF, PDF, or DOCX data
- you want inline Python or shell commands for custom filters and actions

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI-based file organizer
- you only need a one-off manual file move
- you need real-time folder watching rather than rule execution
- your rules require complex logic better suited to a custom script

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, workflow-automation, cli, developer-tools
- domain: files, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: file-management, rule-based-automation, file-organization, duplicate-detection, exif, pdf-content-extraction, hazel-alternative, automation, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- tfeldmann/organize (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.297271+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:26:33.964696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tfeldmann/organize (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.297271+00:00, sha 35cddcd553e6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.