Drop Zone AlternativesFile Managers and other similar apps like Drop Zone

Drop Zone is described as 'Create simple drag-n-drop windows to quickly copy or move files. After dropping files or folders onto a Drop Zone window, a menu of paths you've configured will pop up, allowing you to quickly copy or move files to those destinations' and is a File Manager in the file management category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Drop Zone for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best Drop Zone alternative is DropIt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Drop Zone are Hazel, AI File Sorter, DeClutter: File Tagger and Organizer and Easy File Organizer.

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  1. DropIt icon
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    Automates moving, sorting, compressing, and handling files and folders using 17 different actions, advanced filtering by properties and regular expressions, profile-based automation, scheduled folder scans, and seamless drag-and-drop bulk processing.

    17 DropIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • DropIt is the most popular Windows alternative to Drop Zone.

    • DropIt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Drop Zone.

    • DropIt is Free and Open SourceDrop Zone is Free and Proprietary
  2. Hazel icon
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    Automated organization for your Mac.

    35 Hazel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Hazel is the most popular Mac alternative to Drop Zone.

    • Hazel is the most popular commercial alternative to Drop Zone.

    • Hazel is Paid and ProprietaryDrop Zone is Free and Proprietary
  3. AI File Sorter is a cross-platform desktop application that uses AI to organize all files and intelligently suggest better file names for image files, based on their visual content. It is designed to reduce clutter, improve consistency, and make files easier to find later...

    16 AI File Sorter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • AI File Sorter is the most popular Linux alternative to Drop Zone.

    • AI File Sorter is Free and Open SourceDrop Zone is Free and Proprietary
    • AI File Sorter is Privacy focusedDrop Zone is not according to our users
  4. Ornix icon
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    Ornix automatically organizes your messy Downloads folder. Set it once, and Ornix watches your folders, sorting files into categories like Documents, Images, Videos, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Automates file transfers using rules and filters for moving, copying, deleting, or renaming; supports numerous cloud storage and protocols; handles multiple file transfer jobs with scheduling, admin monitoring tools, email notifications, and advanced error handling.

    21 Limagito FileMover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Rinse is a windows file organizer/cleaning software, with Rinse you can organize all your files however you’d like in an instant. Rinse provides an easy to use UI to organize your computer files in the easiest way yet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Intelligent Copier is an automatic file mover and copier. It offers a window that you can drag files onto, and will then copy or move them based on your settings. For example, you could choose to move all .mp3 files into the C:Music folder or copy any .

    12 Intelligent Copier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. MoveOut icon
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    MoveOut will help you make rules to move files automatically. Use it to make a rule that moves files from the desktop to a subfolder, based on file type, part of a filename, or whatever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Tool to check directories in regular intervals for new files and move specific files to another folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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