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Tidy
A macOS app that automatically organizes screenshots, installers, and downloads using on-device AI and plain-language rules.
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What is Tidy?
Tidy is a macOS utility that uses AI to automatically sort, rename, and clean up files on your Mac, focusing on screenshots, DMG installers, and downloads.
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How to use Tidy?
- 1Drag Tidy to Applications and grant required permissions.
- 2Toggle the features you want: screenshots, installers, downloads.
- 3Optionally create plain-language rules using Apple Intelligence.
- 4Let Tidy run in the menu bar – it works in the background automatically.
Tidy Key Features
- Auto-Drop: Archives desktop screenshots and renames them via on-device OCR.
- Smart Eject: Detects mounted DMGs, ejects the disk, and cleans up the installer.
- Flow Rules: Sorts Downloads into folders by file type with user-defined rules.
- Plain-language AI rules using Apple Intelligence – private, no internet required.
- Dry run mode: preview actions before committing.
- Searchable history and one-click undo for each sorting pass.
Tidy Use Cases
- Keep your desktop free of screenshot clutter.
- Automatically organize the Downloads folder by file type.
- Rename screenshots based on their actual content via OCR.
- Clean up installer files after installing applications.
Tidy Pricing & Free Credits
Tidy currently operates on a Paid model.
Tidy Pros & Cons
Pros
- Affordable one-time price with lifetime updates.
- AI-powered OCR for automatic screenshot renaming.
- Safe mode with reversible actions and dry run.
- Uses Apple Intelligence for on-device privacy.
Cons
- Requires macOS 14 or later.
- Only handles specific file types (screenshots, DMGs, downloads).
- Limited to basic automation rules without advanced scripting.
What is Tidy best for?
- Mac users seeking a hassle-free file organization tool.
- Users who take many screenshots and want them renamed by content.
- Users who frequently download and install software from DMGs.