Open source alternatives to Hazel

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Hazel does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Hazel does

Automatic file organizing by rulescore
Watch folders for new filescore
Move, rename and tag files
Clean up old downloads and trash
Run scripts on matching files
Match by name, date, type or content

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

Project	Covers	Stars	Commits, 12 weeks	Last release	Closed vs opened	Setup	License
mouziTray app that sorts your Downloads folder automatically, runs locally	Replaces it81%	1.1k+1	35	48 days ago	63%	Install like an app	MIT
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Clean up old downloads and trash. Not shown: Run scripts on matching files.See the evidence Automatic file organizing by rulescoreYesmoves, renames, or sorts files based on customizable rules Watch folders for new filescoreYesmonitors selected folders Move, rename and tag filesYesmoves, renames, or sorts files based on customizable rules Clean up old downloads and trashPartlyYour Downloads folder, sorted before it becomes a problem. Run scripts on matching filesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it. Match by name, date, type or contentYesCombine extensions, filename patterns, file size and modification dates.

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