Ask HN: Help finding a smart file organizer that uses a local LLM

[nharada]

Does this exist? I’m looking for a tool where I point it at a folder and it runs all of the files through a local LLM and then spits out a nice organized layout (and optionally moves/organizes all the files). I found this open source version (https://github.com/QiuYannnn/Local-File-Organizer) which I think in theory is what I’m looking for but it doesn’t really work well (it crashed on my files and was hard to install).

Ideal feature set:

  - Entirely local, no sending my files anywhere

  - Can run on my MacBook pro

  - Handles most file types, including audio, images, text, PDF, etc

  - Can be commercial, I’d be willing to pay 10-20 bucks or so for it

Nice to have:

  - Can handle a fairly large number of files (1k-10k)

  - Doesn’t take a million years to run

  - Doesn’t require a monthly subscription

  - Easy to use and setup

  - Cross platform (works on windows/linux with a GPU)

I want this badly enough that I might just build it myself if it doesn’t already exist.

[yourself12]

https://file-organizer.github.io/-/

[nharada → yourself12]

woah this might be it, how did you find this?

edit: oh cool it's your tool?

[yourself12 → nharada]

A while ago, I was looking for an efficient way to organize my files using AI on Windows, so I searched for 'ai file organizer windows' on Google. And it was the top result and seemed to have the features I needed. I found it impressive enough that I submitted it to Hacker News to help others who might be looking for a similar solution. I did come across a few other options further down the search page, but most required API integrations, which weren't suitable for my requirements