LLM File Organizer

Stop manually organizing files. Let AI do it.

LLM File Organizer uses LLMs to intelligently categorize and organize your cluttered directories. Point it at your Downloads folder, answer a few questions, and watch years of digital chaos transform into tidy, labeled folders.

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    AI-Powered Filesystem Organizer

30-Second Quick Start

# Install
pip install "llm-file-organizer[openai]"

# Set your API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

# Run it
lfo ~/Downloads

That's it. The interactive wizard handles the rest.

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Why LLM File Organizer?

The Problem	The Solution
Downloads folder with 847 files	Organized into logical categories
"I'll sort these later" (you won't)	AI sorts them now
Random screenshots everywhere	Automatically grouped
Project folders mixed with random ZIPs	Projects detected and kept intact

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Installation

# Pick your AI provider
pip install "llm-file-organizer[openai]"      # gpt-5-mini (default)
pip install "llm-file-organizer[anthropic]"   # Claude
pip install "llm-file-organizer[ollama]"      # Local models (free!)
pip install "llm-file-organizer[all]"         # All of the above

From Source

git clone https://github.com/moop6535/llm-file-organizer.git
cd llm-file-organizer
pip install -e ".[all,dev]"

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How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Your Downloads Folder                                       │
│  ├── IMG_4521.jpg                                           │
│  ├── quarterly-report-final-v2-FINAL.xlsx                   │
│  ├── react-todo-app/                                        │
│  ├── screenshot 2024-01-15 at 3.42.12 PM.png               │
│  ├── invoice_march.pdf                                      │
│  ├── node_modules.zip  (we've all been there)              │
│  └── ... 200 more files                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
                    ┌───────────────┐
                    │   LLM File Organizer  │
                    │   (AI Magic)  │
                    └───────────────┘
                            │
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  _Organized/                                                 │
│  ├── Files/                                                  │
│  │   ├── Images/                                            │
│  │   │   ├── IMG_4521.jpg                                   │
│  │   │   └── screenshot 2024-01-15 at 3.42.12 PM.png       │
│  │   ├── Documents/                                         │
│  │   │   ├── quarterly-report-final-v2-FINAL.xlsx          │
│  │   │   └── invoice_march.pdf                              │
│  │   └── Archives/                                          │
│  │       └── node_modules.zip                               │
│  └── Folders/                                               │
│      └── Projects/                                          │
│          └── react-todo-app/  (kept intact!)               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What Gets Sent to AI?

Only filenames and folder names. Never file contents.

The AI sees: "quarterly-report-final-v2-FINAL.xlsx" The AI categorizes it as: Documents

Your data stays on your machine. The AI just reads the labels on the boxes.

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Interactive Mode

Run lfo with no arguments for the full guided experience:

❯ lfo

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    AI-Powered Filesystem Organizer  v0.1.0

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Your Organization Plans                  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Directory          Pending  Undoable    │
│ ~/Downloads        1        -           │
│ ~/Desktop          -        1           │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

? What would you like to do?
❯ Execute pending plan: ~/Downloads (47 moves)
  Undo last execution: ~/Desktop (23 items)
  View/manage all plans
  ─────────
  Organize a new directory
  Exit

Features of Interactive Mode

• Status Dashboard - See all your pending and undoable plans at a glance
• Tab Completion - Custom paths support tab completion (finally!)
• Smart Defaults - Detects which API keys you have configured
• Step-by-Step - Never get lost in a maze of CLI flags

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CLI Reference

lfo [TARGET] [OPTIONS]

Arguments:
  TARGET                   Directory to organize (default: interactive)

Actions (mutually exclusive):
  -i, --interactive        Interactive mode (default if no target)
  --execute                Classify and move immediately
  --from-plan              Execute saved plan without re-classifying
  --undo                   Undo the last organization

Scan Options:
  -d, --depth N            How deep to scan (0=top, -1=unlimited)
  --no-dirs                Only organize files, not directories
  --flatten                Extract files from subdirs (projects stay intact)
  -f, --filter PRESET      Use a preset filter (see below)
  --ext EXTENSIONS         Only these extensions (comma-separated)
  --min-size SIZE          Minimum file size (e.g., "10MB")
  --max-size SIZE          Maximum file size (e.g., "1GB")

AI Options:
  -p, --provider NAME      openai, anthropic, or ollama
  -m, --model NAME         Specific model (e.g., "gpt-4o", "claude-sonnet-4-20250514")
  --batch-size N           Files per API request (default: 50)

Output:
  -v, --verbose            Show detailed progress
  -q, --quiet              Minimal output
  --version                Show version

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Examples

The Basics

# Interactive mode - the recommended way
lfo

# Organize a specific directory
lfo ~/Downloads

# Execute immediately (skip the review step)
lfo ~/Downloads --execute

Filtering

# Only images
lfo ~/Pictures --filter images

# Only large files (100MB+)
lfo --filter large_files

# Only files older than a year (digital archaeology)
lfo --filter old_files

# Only specific extensions
lfo --ext "pdf,docx,xlsx"

# Combine size filters
lfo --min-size 10MB --max-size 500MB

Deep Scans

# Scan 2 levels deep
lfo ~/Projects --depth 2

# Scan everything (brave mode)
lfo ~/Projects --depth -1

# Flatten mode: pull files out of subdirectories
# (Projects like git repos are detected and kept intact)
lfo ~/Projects --depth 2 --flatten

Different AI Providers

# Use Claude instead of GPT
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."
lfo --provider anthropic

# Use local Ollama (free, private)
lfo --provider ollama --model llama3.2

# Use a specific model
lfo --provider openai --model gpt-4o

The Two-Step Workflow

# Step 1: Classify and create a plan (no files move yet)
lfo ~/Downloads

# Step 2: Review the plan
cat ~/.lfo/plans/Users_you_Downloads/plan_*.json

# Step 3: Execute when ready
lfo ~/Downloads --from-plan

# Oops? Undo everything
lfo ~/Downloads --undo

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Filter Presets

Preset	What It Matches
images	jpg, png, gif, svg, webp, heic, and friends
documents	pdf, doc, docx, txt, md, rtf, odt
code	py, js, ts, java, c, cpp, go, rs, rb, php
media	mp3, mp4, avi, mov, mkv, wav, flac
archives	zip, tar, gz, rar, 7z, bz2
large_files	Anything over 100MB
old_files	Not modified in over a year
recent_files	Modified in the last 30 days

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Smart Features

Project Detection

LLM File Organizer automatically detects project directories and keeps them intact. It looks for:

• Version control: .git, .svn, .hg
• Python: pyproject.toml, setup.py, requirements.txt
• Node.js: package.json, yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml
• Rust: Cargo.toml
• Go: go.mod
• And many more...

Your react-app/ folder won't get its files scattered across 15 different categories. It moves as a unit into Projects/ or Development/.

Smart Classification Mode

By default, LLM File Organizer uses Smart Mode:

1. Files with known extensions (.jpg, .pdf, .py, etc.) are auto-classified locally
2. Only unknown/ambiguous files get sent to the AI
3. Saves API costs and speeds things up

Want the AI to classify everything for smarter grouping? Use Full LLM Mode in interactive mode.

Category Consolidation

If the AI gets too creative with categories (looking at you, "Miscellaneous_Data_Files_Various"), LLM File Organizer automatically consolidates similar categories into broader groups.

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Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required For	Example
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI	sk-proj-...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Anthropic	sk-ant-...
OLLAMA_HOST	Remote Ollama	http://192.168.1.100:11434

Using a .env File

Create .env in your working directory or home folder:

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-proj-...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

LLM File Organizer loads it automatically.

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Safety First

We know you're trusting us with your files. Here's how we keep them safe:

Feature	What It Does
Dry-run by default	Running lfo ~/Downloads creates a plan but moves nothing
Explicit confirmation	You must type yes before any files move
Undo log first	The undo log is saved before any move happens
No overwrites	Existing files at destination are skipped
Full undo	--undo restores everything to original locations
Plan history	All plans are saved with timestamps for your records

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FAQ

Is my data sent to the cloud?

Only filenames. Never file contents. If your file is called secret_passwords.txt, the AI will see that name (and probably put it in Documents/—you might want to reconsider that filename).

What if I don't have an API key?

Use Ollama! It runs locally on your machine:

# Install Ollama (https://ollama.com)
ollama pull llama3.2

# Run LLM File Organizer with Ollama
lfo --provider ollama

Can I customize the categories?

Not yet, but it's on the roadmap. For now, the AI picks categories based on your files, guided by a set of standard categories like Documents, Images, Projects, etc.

What happens to empty folders after undo?

LLM File Organizer offers to clean them up. You'll be prompted after the undo completes.

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Development

git clone https://github.com/moop6535/llm-file-organizer.git
cd llm-file-organizer

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install with dev dependencies
pip install -e ".[all,dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run linter
ruff check src/

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Contributing

Found a bug? Have an idea? PRs welcome.

Just please don't submit a PR that reorganizes the codebase into 47 micro-modules. We have an AI for that now.