Tidy

Tidy is a macOS application designed to automate tedious file management tasks, making your digital workspace cleaner and more organized. It resides discreetly in your menu bar, working in the background to handle common chores that users often perform manually. The primary goal of Tidy is to reduce clutter and save users time by intelligently managing screenshots, installers, and downloaded files. The problem Tidy addresses is the accumulation of disorganised files on a Mac's desktop and in the Downloads folder. Many users find themselves spending valuable time manually renaming screenshots, ejecting disk images after software installation, deleting installer files, and sorting through a chaotic Downloads folder. This manual process is not only time-consuming but also prone to errors and can lead to a cluttered digital environment, hindering productivity. One of Tidy's key features is its intelligent handling of Desktop screenshots. When a new screenshot is captured, Tidy automatically archives it and renames it based on its content using on-device Optical Character Recognition (OCR). For example, a generic filename like "Screenshot 14.22.10.png" can be transformed into a descriptive name such as "invoice-march.png", making it much easier to find and manage. Another significant function of Tidy is its management of disk images and installers. After a user mounts a .dmg file to install software, Tidy automatically ejects the disk image and trashes the installer file. This streamlines the installation process and ensures that temporary installation files do not linger and contribute to clutter. Tidy also excels at sorting new files in the Downloads folder. Users can define custom rules in plain English to categorize and organize downloaded files by type. This feature allows for a highly personalized organization system, ensuring that files are automatically placed in their designated folders, such as Documents, Images, or Archives. A core aspect of Tidy's design is its commitment to user privacy and security. All processing, including the OCR for screenshot renaming and the interpretation of plain-English rules for sorting, is performed on-device using Apple Intelligence. This means that no user data or files ever leave the Mac, providing a secure and private file management solution. Tidy operates with a set of user-friendly principles: it only processes new files, ensuring that existing data is untouched, and it never deletes files permanently. Instead, it archives or trashes them, with an easy-to-access Undo function available for recent actions, providing a safety net against accidental misplacements. The overall workflow of Tidy is designed for seamless integration into a user's daily routine. By residing in the menu bar, it remains accessible without being intrusive. Its automated actions, driven by user-defined rules and on-device AI, work in the background to maintain an organized system, requiring minimal user intervention after initial setup. The benefits of using Tidy include a significantly cleaner Desktop and Downloads folder, reduced time spent on manual file organization, and enhanced productivity due to easier file retrieval. The on-device processing ensures privacy, and the one-time purchase model eliminates subscription fatigue. Specific use cases for Tidy include professionals who frequently take screenshots for reports or documentation, developers who download many installers and disk images, and anyone who wants to maintain an organized Downloads folder without constant manual effort. For instance, a designer might set up rules to automatically move all .psd and .sketch files to a dedicated 'Design Assets' folder. Tidy is a paid application with a one-time purchase of $9, offering no subscription. It is designed exclusively for macOS. The product leverages Apple Intelligence for its on-device processing capabilities. The primary categories it falls under are Productivity and Automation tools for Mac users.