🌰 Hazelnut

A beautiful terminal-based file organizer
inspired by Hazel

Watch folders and automatically organize files with flexible rules — all from your terminal with a gorgeous TUI.

brew install ricardodantas/tap/hazelnut

cargo install hazelnut-cli

hazelnut

Features

📁

Monitor directories for new and changed files in real-time. Set up multiple watch locations with different rules.

🎯

Create powerful rules with conditions based on file name, type, size, age, and more using glob patterns or regex.

⚡

Move, copy, rename, archive, delete, or run custom scripts on matched files. Chain actions together.

🖥️

Manage rules and monitor activity through an intuitive terminal interface with 15 gorgeous themes.

🔧

The daemon runs quietly in the background, processing files automatically as they appear.

📝

Human-readable TOML configuration that's easy to version control and share with your team.

[[rule]]
name = "Screenshots"

[rule.condition]
name_matches = "Screenshot*.png"

[rule.action]
type = "move"
destination = "~/Pictures/Screenshots"

[[rule]]
name = "Clean old downloads"

[rule.condition]
age_days_greater_than = 30

[rule.action]
type = "trash"

[[rule]]
name = "Move PDFs"

[rule.condition]
extension = "pdf"

[rule.action]
type = "move"
destination = "~/Documents/PDFs"

Customize your experience with gorgeous color schemes including Dracula, Nord, Tokyo Night, and more.

brew install ricardodantas/tap/hazelnut

or cargo install hazelnut-cli

hazelnutd start

hazelnut