Download Organizer sorts your files into folders by type. Before anything moves, it shows where each file will go. Nothing gets overwritten, and you can undo.
Illustration with sample files. Nothing on your computer is read or changed.
Organizing files seems simple until one goes missing. Every feature is there so you know what will happen before it happens.
Send files to your own folders by name. Try a pattern below: * is any text and ? is one character.
2 of 8 files go to the rule
If a file with the same name already exists at the destination, yours stays where it is. In the preview, you can choose to rename it.
With the destination on another drive, each file is copied and checked, and only then removed from the source.
Off by default. When on, it waits until a file has gone 10 seconds without writes before moving it.
New folders follow your Windows language, or the one you choose. Existing folders and the files in them are left alone.
See each file's destination and choose which ones to move. Only what you confirm leaves its place.
Every operation is in the history. A file goes back to where it was, but only if it hasn't changed since it moved.
See what moved, when and where. Every operation can be opened and undone.
Four steps, and you confirm the last one.
Usually Downloads. Only the files at its top level are included, not subfolders.
Pick the destination, which categories are on and, if you like, rules for your own folders.
Every file shows its planned destination. Conflicts and skipped files are marked.
Confirm and you're done. Everything goes into the history, ready to undo.
An app that handles your files has to earn your trust. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and why.
No sign-up and no login. Install it and use it.
The app collects no usage data and sends no reports.
Your files and your history stay on your computer.
At startup and every 6 hours, the app asks GitHub whether there's a new version. This shares your IP address with GitHub and sends no file data. Turn off automatic updates in Settings and this connection stops too.
A local database stores what's needed to show your history and undo safely:
The hash makes it possible to confirm a file hasn't changed before returning it. When reporting a problem, remove personal file names and paths, and don't attach the database.
The installer isn't Authenticode-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you before it opens. The download page explains what you'll see and how to check the file first.
What people usually ask before installing.
Yes. Download Organizer is free and open source under the MIT license. No paid plan, no ads, no account.
For now, only on Windows 11 (64-bit). The app is in beta.
It moves files; it doesn't delete them. If a file with the same name already exists at the destination, yours stays where it is. Across drives, the original is removed only after the copy is checked. And everything can be undone from the history, as long as the file hasn't changed.
Temporary files and downloads still being written are skipped. With automatic organization, the app also waits until a file has gone 10 seconds without writes. No check can catch every case, so use the preview if you're unsure.
No. Only files at the top level of the chosen folder are included. Subfolders usually hold your own organization, and the app leaves them alone.
Only for automatic organization, which is off by default. When it's on, closing the window keeps the app in the system tray; choose Quit from the tray icon to stop it. It can also start with Windows if you turn that on.
No. There's no account, telemetry or cloud. Its only connection is the update check with GitHub, at startup and every 6 hours, which shares your IP address with GitHub and sends no file data. You can turn it off in Settings.
The installer isn't Authenticode-signed yet, so SmartScreen may show a warning. The download page walks you through it and shows how to check the SHA-256 hash before installing.
From Windows Settings, under Installed apps. Your organized files are never touched. Settings and history stay in %APPDATA%\com.thonyy.download-organizer until you delete that folder.
Install it, look at the preview and decide. If you don't like it, undo.
