Coming SoonFree editionFiles & transfer

Folder Autopilot

The 'Hazel for Windows' people keep asking for: rules that tidy folders automatically. Sort Downloads by type and date, rename scans and invoices by their content, move old installers to an archive, empty files older than 30 days into the Recycle Bin, and file screenshots into project folders, with a preview of every rule before it runs and an undo history.

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The problem

Downloads and Desktop fill up with installers, PDFs, screenshots and zip files until nothing can be found. Mac users have Hazel; Windows users keep asking for an equivalent. DropIt was abandoned, file-organiser apps are mostly basic or paid, and scripts written to do it break and delete the wrong things.

Features

Rules built from conditions and actions: name, extension, size, age, source website (from the download's Mark-of-the-Web), text inside PDFs and images (OCR), and tags; then move, copy, rename, archive, tag, convert or recycle
Watch folders reacting instantly through the NTFS change journal, or schedules for heavy clean-ups
Preview of exactly which files each rule would touch, and a dry run on the first run
Undo history for every action, and the Recycle Bin rather than permanent deletion by default
Ready-made rule packs: tidy Downloads, file screenshots, archive old installers, rename scans by date and sender
Built on HiveCode's verified copy engine and Bulk Rename

Who it is for

Office worker

Downloads under control

Installers go to an archive after a week, PDFs to Documents by month, and images to Pictures; the folder stays nearly empty.

Home user

Scanned post

Scans are renamed '2026-10-28 Electricity bill.pdf' from their text and filed under Bills.

Designer

Screenshots by project

Screenshots whose window title contains a client name are filed into that client's folder.

Benefits

A Downloads folder that tidies itself
Scans and invoices named by what is in them
Every move previewable and undoable

Built to be trusted

Never deletes permanently unless a rule explicitly says so and the user confirms
Every action journaled and reversible
Files still being downloaded or written are skipped until complete

Good to know

Rules can still do the wrong thing if written badly, which is why previews and undo come first. DropIt is free and still works for many people; our edge is content-aware rules, instant watching and safety.

Under the hood

For technical readers

USN watcher and Job Engine
Rule engine with OCR
Copy engine and Bulk Rename
Undo journal

Works well with

Coming SoonPro edition

Sync & Mirror

Files & transfer

Change-journal driven sync that knows what changed in seconds and never deletes without a preview.

ReadyFree edition

Copy Engine

Files & transfer

Unbuffered, journaled, verified copying that survives disconnects and tells the truth about progress.

Coming SoonFree edition

Lock Finder

Files & transfer

Shows which process holds a file or folder and offers the right way to release it, built into every copy, delete and rename flow.

Coming Soon

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