{"repo":"Kanishk2207/filo","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Kanishk2207/filo","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Kanishk2207/filo.git","description":"Safe Rust CLI to auto-organize your Downloads and other messy folders.","language":"Rust","stars":26,"topics":["automation","cli","command-line-tool","cross-platform","deduplication","desktop-cleaner","file-organizer","file-watcher","filesystem","folders"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"filo Your Downloads folder cleans itself — safely, predictably, and reversibly. filo is a cross-platform command-line tool that organizes files in folders you care about (Downloads, Desktop, anywhere else) by rules you control. It can run once, or sit in the background and keep things tidy as new files land. It is built on three promises: - Safety. It never overwrites an existing file. Ever. Collisions are resolved by picking a new, unique name. - Predictability. The rules live in a plain TOML file you can read and edit. The same input always produces the same output. - Trust. Every run can be previewed first. filo preview shows exactly what would move where, without touching a single byte. --- Table of contents - Why filo exists - Installation - First-time setup - Commands - Config file - TOML option reference - Safety guarantees - Preview mode, in detail - Logging - Release plan - Contributing - Support - Code of conduct - Security policy - License --- Why filo exists Download folders rot. They start clean, then fifteen PDFs, eight installer disk images, a dozen random screenshots, and three copies of Report FINAL FINAL.pdf later they're impossible to navigate. Manual cleanup is a chore nobody does. filo is a small, boring, reliable tool that does the chore for you. It is deliberately not clever. It does not look inside files, call machine learning models, or invent names. It routes by keyword/extension, dedupes by SHA-256, and moves things into subfolders — or into any pat","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Kanishk2207","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Kanishk2207/filo/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}