File Organizer

A desktop application for Mac that automatically organizes files in a directory based on their file types.

Features

• Automatic File Organization: Sorts files into appropriate folders based on file extension
• Clean Interface: Simple, intuitive user interface
• Customizable: Easily modify the file type categories
• Safe Operation: Original files are moved (not copied) to appropriate folders
• Results Summary: Complete report of all organized files and any errors

File Categories

Files are automatically organized into the following folders:

• documents: PDF, TXT, DOC, DOCX, RTF, ODT, MD
• images: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, SVG, WEBP
• videos: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV, FLV, WEBM
• audio: MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A
• archives: ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ
• code: JS, PY, HTML, CSS, JAVA, CPP, C, PHP, RB
• other: All unrecognized file types

Installation

Prerequisites

• macOS 10.13 or later
• Node.js 14 or later (for development only)

Download and Install

Option 1: Download the Pre-built App

1. Go to the Releases page
2. Download the latest .dmg file
3. Open the DMG file and drag the application to your Applications folder

Option 2: Build from Source

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/sakil470004/file-organizer-app-mac.git
   cd file-organizer

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Build the application

   npm run build

4. The built application will be in the dist folder

Usage

1. Launch File Organizer from your Applications folder
2. Click "Select Directory" to choose the folder you want to organize
3. Click "Organize Files" to start the organization process
4. View the results showing which files were moved and any errors that occurred

Development

Setup Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/sakil470004/file-organizer-app-mac.git
cd file-organizer

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the application in development mode
npm start

Project Structure

file-organizer/
├── package.json        # Project configuration
├── main.js             # Electron main process
├── preload.js          # Secure bridge between renderer and main
├── renderer.js         # Frontend logic
├── index.html          # User interface
└── styles.css          # Application styling

Customizing File Types

To add or modify file type categories, edit the fileTypes object in main.js:

const fileTypes = {
  documents: ['.pdf', '.txt', '.doc', '.docx', '.rtf', '.odt', '.md'],
  // Add or modify categories and extensions here
};

Building for Distribution

npm run build

This will create distributable packages in the dist folder.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Acknowledgments

• Electron.js for making cross-platform desktop apps possible with web technologies
• fs-extra for enhanced file system operations