Hazel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Workflow Automation Tools

The best Workflow Automation alternative to Hazel is Dolfer. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Automator or Sorty. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Hazel and eight of them are Workflow Automation Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Workflow Automation Tool alternatives to Hazel are File Juggler, SortSage, Tidy for Mac and Mint (DZG Studio).

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  1. Dolfer icon
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    Dolfer is a desktop file organizer that automatically sorts, moves, renames, and cleans up your files using simple rules.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    30 File Juggler alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. SortSage icon
     11 likes

    Automated file management tool for Windows that monitors folders like Downloads and Desktop, sorts and renames files using custom smart rules, detects duplicate files with hash-based technology, runs silently in the background, is fully offline, and suitable for various workflows.

    16 SortSage alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  4. Automator icon
     34 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.

    77 Automator alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  5. Sorty icon
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    A native macOS SwiftUI application that uses AI to intelligently organize directory contents into relevant, semantically-named folders.

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    • Mac
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  6. Tidy for Mac icon
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    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

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    • Mac
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  7. Visual file automation for macOS — create powerful rule-based workflows with a drag-and-drop designer to automatically organize, convert, and process your files.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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