// autoshelf
Your Downloads folder has everything: PDFs, PNGs, MOVs, DOCs, ZIPs, DMGs. All mixed together. AutoShelf sorts every new file into the right folder by type. Images to Pictures, documents to Documents, videos to Movies. Automatically.
Download from App Store// the problem
// how it works
Choose Downloads, Desktop, or any messy folder you want to organize.
Choose from built-in categories like Images, Documents, Videos, Archives, and Source Code, or create custom ones.
AutoShelf automatically routes every new file into the right subfolder. Your folders stay organized forever.
// built-in templates
The built-in Organize Downloads template sorts your Downloads folder into subfolders by file type.
// features
Images, Documents, Videos, Music, Archives, Source Code, Installers, and more. Categories come pre-configured with the right file extensions.
Create your own file type categories. Assign any extensions to a custom folder and AutoShelf will route matching files there.
Create subfolder hierarchies like Documents/Work and Documents/Personal. Route files to different folders based on type or other conditions.
AutoShelf uses macOS metadata for type detection, not just file extensions. A .jpg with PNG metadata gets sorted correctly.
// faq
AutoShelf watches your folders and routes files into subfolders based on file type. Enable the Organize Downloads template for instant setup.
Yes. Create your own categories with any file extensions. Route .ai and .fig files to a Design folder, .js and .py files to a Code folder.
AutoShelf primarily watches for new files. You can also run a rule manually to organize existing files in any folder.
AutoShelf recognizes dozens of common file types including images, documents, videos, audio, archives, code, and installers. You can add any extension.