Hazel Alternatives

Hazel is described as 'Automates file organization by monitoring specific folders, sorting, renaming, moving files with custom rules, managing trash, and removing leftover app files' and is a popular app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hazel for Mac, Windows, Linux, Unraid and Docker. The best Hazel alternative is AutoIt, which is free. Other great apps like Hazel are DropIt, Neatify, File Juggler and Floxtop.

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Hazel alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for System Cleaners or Task Automation Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows and File Organizer. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Hazel.
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  1. AutoIt icon
     197 likes

    Use a straightforward BASIC-like scripting language to automate your Windows GUI. Simulate key presses, mouse movement, window attributes and much more.

    124 AutoIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    AutoIt vs Hazel Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Its manly for people who can write programm language

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Chris_4242
    Negative
    0

    I need to extract data from PDFs to both identify the file and rename it.

    • AutoIt is Free and ProprietaryHazel is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoIt is LightweightHazel is not according to our users
  2. DropIt icon
     76 likes

    Automates moving, sorting, compressing, and handling files and folders using 17 different actions, advanced filtering by properties and regular expressions, profile-based automation, scheduled folder scans, and seamless drag-and-drop bulk processing.

    19 DropIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    DropIt vs Hazel Comments
    Chris_4242
    Negative
    0

    Doesn't allow file content interrogation.

    KazuyaDarklight
    Positive
    -1

    Helps keep files organized like Hazel, sounds like its less automatic.

    • DropIt is Free and Open SourceHazel is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Neatify icon
     10 likes

    Automates file and folder organization on macOS with project-based sorting, custom and reusable rules, Quick Sorter for instant action, bulk cleanups, menu bar access, background automation, and support for images, PDFs, and documents to minimize manual sorting.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. File Juggler icon
     21 likes

    File Juggler is a Windows utility for automatic file management. Set up rules and have filejuggler move your files to their correct locations automatically.

    15 File Juggler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    File Juggler vs Hazel Comments
    KazuyaDarklight
    Positive
    2

    Automatically manipulates and organizes files like Hazel.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    For those who know Hazel on Mac, File Juggler offers the same automation in Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • File Juggler is Paid and ProprietaryHazel is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Floxtop icon
     7 likes

    AI-powered Mac file organizer with smart renaming. Automatically sorts files by content and suggests intelligent filenames. Supports 50+ languages. 100% private, offline, no subscriptions.

    30 Floxtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Automator icon
     33 likes

    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    66 Automator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Automator vs Hazel Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    It's not flexible enough to manage moving files to the correct folders. It lacks logic and useful rules.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Automator is Free and ProprietaryHazel is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Substage icon
     2 likes

    Convert, organize and more: control your Mac and its files with natural language.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Automation Workshop is software for automation of complex and recurring processes that would otherwise take a lot of intensive and repetitive user work time. Create automated tasks easier than ever before. Automation Workshop requires no scripting, programming or coding skills.

    78 Automation Workshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. FileFlows icon
     3 likes

    Effortlessly transcode videos, remove black bars, cut commercials, and convert to popular formats like H.265, HEVC, AV1, and H.264.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Unraid
    • Docker
     
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