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SortIt — simple photo/video sorter for Windows

One-click tool to organize photos/videos into date-based folders.
Settings in sortit.json. Works on Windows (embedded runtime included).

✨ Features

  • Source folder + file name pattern (*.*, IMG_*.*, PXL_*.*)
  • Date source: EXIF/metadata, file name, or file creation time
  • Destination folders by template: YYYY, YY, MM, DD (separators allowed: - _ .)
  • Copy or Move
  • No registry; settings saved next to the EXE
  • Language switcher (RU/EN)

⬇ Download

  • Portable ZIP — unzip and run SortIt/SortIt.exe
  • MSI Installer — standard Windows installer (Start Menu shortcut, optional desktop shortcut) Java is not required (runtime included).

How to use

  1. Choose Source and Destination folders.
  2. Set File name pattern (e.g., PXL_*.*) and Folder template (e.g., YYYYMMDD).
  3. Pick date source: EXIF/metadata, file name, or creation time.
  4. Click ▶ SortIt. Optionally show the result log after processing.

Settings (sortit.json)

Created on first run next to SortIt.exe. Example:

{
  "lang": "en",
  "sourceDir": "",
  "filenameTemplate": "*.*",
  "dateSource": "METADATA",  // METADATA | FILENAME | CREATED
  "copyMode": true,
  "destDir": "",
  "destTemplate": "YYYYMMDD",
  "showResults": false,
  "windowX": 120,
  "windowY": 120
}

Known limitations

  • AVCHD/M2TS often lack embedded creation time → use “file name” or “creation time”.
  • Windows SmartScreen may warn about unknown publisher (unsigned open-source build). Click More info → Run anyway.

Troubleshooting

  • Nothing found → check the pattern (try *.*) and make sure files are directly in the source folder (no recursion).
  • No metadata found → switch date source to file name or creation time.
  • Conflicting names → if the target already contains a file with the same name, the operation may fail; check the log.

Roadmap

  • UI improvements
    Cleaner visual hierarchy, compact layout, clearer tooltips/helps, better accessibility (contrast, focus states).

  • Log housekeeping
    Automatic pruning of old logs (by age and/or size), optional rotation, quick “Open latest log” action.

  • New copy mode: Copy & Archive
    After a successful copy to the destination, move the original file into a user-defined backup folder. Includes conflict handling and safe fallback (skip on failure).

  • More built-in languages
    Expand beyond RU/EN (e.g., DE, ES, FR, IT, UK, PL) with a simple contribution guide for translations.

Feedback

Open an Issue for bugs/ideas.
Screenshots and sample files are welcome!

License

MIT