Automation and integrations

Hazel alternatives

1 open-source project that already does this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

hyperfield/ai-file-sorter1,360AGPL-3.0Cross-platform desktop app that organizes and renames files using content-aware (LLM) rules and preview workflows.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Deep macOS integrations (Spotlight integration, Photos/Music/TV importing, Shortcuts)
App Sweep behaviour for finding and removing app support files
Polished commercial GUI and curated UX
AppleScript & Automator integration out of the box
Vendor support, updates, and QA across macOS versions

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Hazel, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.