dirganise 1.0

Organises a certain folder in a few seconds

Dirganise

A CLI tool written in Python that organises a messy folder by file type.

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Features

• Automatic sorting — moves files into categories: Images, Videos, Audio, Documents, Code, Compressed, Installers, Fonts, and Others
• Custom rules — define your own extension-to-folder mappings via a JSON file
• Dry-run mode — preview what would happen without touching the filesystem
• Undo — revert the last organization with a single command
• Conflict handling — appends a timestamp automatically if a file with the same name already exists

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Installation

pip install dirganise

Or clone and install locally:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dirganise.git
cd dirganise
pip install -e .

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Usage

# Organize a folder
dirganise /path/to/folder

# Preview changes without moving anything
dirganise . --dry-run

# Undo the last organization
dirganise . --undo

# Use custom rules from a JSON file
dirganise . --rules custom_rules.json

Options

Flag	Short	Description
--dry-run	-n	Preview changes without modifying the filesystem
--undo		Revert the last dirganise operation in this folder
--rules FILE		Path to a JSON file with custom extension-to-folder rules

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Default Organization Rules

Category	Extensions
Images	.jpg .jpeg .png .gif .webp .svg .bmp .tiff .heic
Videos	.mp4 .mov .avi .mkv .wmv .flv
Audio	.mp3 .wav .flac .aac .ogg .m4a
Documents	.pdf .docx .xlsx .pptx .txt .odt .rtf
Code	.py .js .ts .html .css .json .csv .xml .sh .bat .ps1
Compressed	.zip .rar .7z .tar .gz .bz2
Installers	.exe .msi .dmg .pkg .deb .rpm
Fonts	.ttf .otf .woff .woff2
Others	Everything else

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Custom Rules

Create a .json file mapping extensions to folder names:

{
  ".psd": "Design",
  ".ai": "Design",
  ".blend": "3D",
  ".csv": "Data"
}

Custom rules override the defaults for any matching extension. All other defaults remain active.

dirganise ~/Downloads --rules my_rules.json

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Undo

After every organization, dirganise saves a log file (.dirganise_op.json) in the target folder. Use it to restore the original state:

dirganise /path/to/folder --undo

The log file is automatically deleted after a successful undo.

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Example

$ dirganise ~/Downloads --dry-run

 dirganise  >  /home/user/Downloads

Images/
  photo_2024.jpg
  screenshot.png

Documents/
  report.pdf
  notes.txt

Code/
  script.py

Total files to move: 5

[Preview] No changes have been made to the file system.

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Development

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/dirganise.git
cd dirganise
pip install -e .

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are highly welcome. Feel free to open a issue or submit a pull request.

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Compatibility

dirganise relies only on the Python standard library and has no external dependencies, so it runs on any platform that supports Python 3.10+.

OS	Minimum version
Windows	8.1
macOS	10.9 (Mavericks)
Linux	Any modern distribution
FreeBSD	12.0
OpenBSD	7.0
NetBSD	9.0
DragonFlyBSD	6.0
Solaris / illumos	Solaris 11.4 / OpenIndiana 2021+
AIX	7.2
Android	Via Termux (Python 3.10+)
iOS / iPadOS	Via Pythonista or similar (limited)

[!NOTE] It is not recommended for its use on Android or iOS for stability reasons.

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License

MIT © 2026