Hazel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as File Renamers

The best File Renamer alternative to Hazel is DropIt, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Hazel and five of them are File Renamers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting File Renamer alternatives to Hazel are Floxtop, AI File Sorter, Tidy for Mac and Rulebook.

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  1. DropIt icon

    DropIt

     80 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.

    33 DropIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
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    Floxtop

     10 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.

    51 Floxtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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  4. AI File Sorter icon

    AI File Sorter

     3 likes

    Privacy-first desktop app where local AI analyzes files and the app safely performs deterministic sorting with image and document renaming.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Windows - Files sorted
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  5. Tidy for Mac icon

    Tidy for Mac

     4 likes

    Lightweight menu bar tool for automating file management on macOS: archives and renames screenshots via OCR, ejects installer disk images, and organizes Downloads using custom or natural-language rules. Everything runs secure and private on-device, non-destructively.

    35 Tidy for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • CL flagChile
    The menu bar panel: automation on, 702 files organized, and dry-run mode ready to show the plan before anything moves.
    Smart Eject ejects the disk image after you install an app, and moves the installer to the Trash.
    Rules, a searchable activity log, and one-click undo for an entire run.
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  6. Rulebook icon

    Rulebook

     1 like

    Set up rules, and Rulebook quietly sorts, renames, converts, beeps, moves, copies, archives and tags your files in the background. Like a personal assistant for your folders, so you never have to organize files manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    Rulebook screenshot 1
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