Hazel Alternatives

Hazel is described as 'Automated organization for your Mac' and is a popular app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hazel for Mac, Windows, Linux, Unraid and Docker. The best Hazel alternative is AutoIt, which is free. Other great apps like Hazel are DropIt, File Juggler, Neatify and Organize.

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Hazel alternatives are mainly File Managers, but if you're looking for System Cleaners or Task Automation Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows and File Organizer. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Hazel.
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  1. AutoIt icon

    AutoIt

     196 likes

    Use a straightforward BASIC-like scripting language to automate your Windows GUI. Simulate key presses, mouse movement, window attributes and much more.

    122 AutoIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about AutoIt as an Alternative to Hazel
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Its manly for people who can write programm language

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Chris_4242
    Negative
    0

    I need to extract data from PDFs to both identify the file and rename it.

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    • Some users think AutoIt is a great Hazel alternative, some don't.

    • AutoIt is the most popular Windows alternative to Hazel.

    • AutoIt is the most popular free alternative to Hazel.

    • AutoIt is Free and ProprietaryHazel is Paid and Proprietary
    • AutoIt is LightweightHazel is not according to our users
  2. DropIt icon

    DropIt

     76 likes

    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
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    Comments about DropIt as an Alternative to Hazel
    Chris_4242
    Negative
    0

    Doesn't allow file content interrogation.

    KazuyaDarklight
    Positive
    -1

    Helps keep files organized like Hazel, sounds like its less automatic.

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    • Most users think DropIt is a great Hazel alternative.

    • DropIt is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hazel.

    • DropIt is Free and Open SourceHazel is Paid and Proprietary
  4. File Juggler icon

    File Juggler

     21 likes

    File Juggler is a Windows utility for automatic file management. Set up rules and have filejuggler move your files to their correct locations automatically.

    15 File Juggler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about File Juggler as an Alternative to Hazel
    KazuyaDarklight
    Positive
    2

    Automatically manipulates and organizes files like Hazel.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    For those who know Hazel on Mac, File Juggler offers the same automation in Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks File Juggler is a great Hazel alternative.

    • File Juggler is the most popular commercial alternative to Hazel.

    • File Juggler is Paid and ProprietaryHazel is also Paid and Proprietary
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  6. Neatify icon

    Neatify

     9 likes

    Automates file and folder organization on macOS with project-based sorting, custom and reusable rules, Quick Sorter for instant action, bulk cleanups, menu bar access, background automation, and support for images, PDFs, and documents to minimize manual sorting.

    21 Neatify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Neatify is the most popular Mac alternative to Hazel.

    • Neatify is Paid and ProprietaryHazel is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Neatify is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHazel is not according to our users
  7. Organize icon

    Organize

     14 likes

    The file management automation software.

    32 Organize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Organize is the most popular Linux alternative to Hazel.

    • Organize is Free and Open SourceHazel is Paid and Proprietary
    • Organize is LightweightHazel is not according to our users
  8. Automator icon

    Automator

     33 likes

    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    64 Automator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about Automator as an Alternative to Hazel
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    It's not flexible enough to manage moving files to the correct folders. It lacks logic and useful rules.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Automator is a great Hazel alternative.

    • Automator is Free and ProprietaryHazel is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Substage icon

    Substage

     2 likes

    Convert, organize and more: control your Mac and its files with natural language.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Automation Workshop

     8 likes

    Automation Workshop is software for automation of complex and recurring processes that would otherwise take a lot of intensive and repetitive user work time. Create automated tasks easier than ever before. Automation Workshop requires no scripting, programming or coding skills.

    77 Automation Workshop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Floxtop icon

    Floxtop

     3 likes

    AI-powered Mac file organizer with smart renaming. Automatically sorts files by content and suggests intelligent filenames. Supports 50+ languages. 100% private, offline, no subscriptions.

    29 Floxtop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  15. FileFlows icon

    FileFlows

     2 likes

    Effortlessly transcode videos, remove black bars, cut commercials, and convert to popular formats like H.265, HEVC, AV1, and H.264.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Unraid
    • Docker
    Flow
     
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