Folder Cleanup

Keep your Downloads folder and Desktop tidy, automatically.

Folder Cleanup is a Mac app that keeps Downloads, Desktop and other folders tidy: it moves old screenshots, installers, archives and duplicate files to Trash on rules you set, and sorts a messy folder into subfolders, by file type or by purpose with Apple Intelligence.

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Available soon Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on a Mac with Apple silicon. Sort by purpose needs macOS 26 Tahoe with Apple Intelligence..

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Downloads and Desktop turn into a junk drawer.

Installers, PDFs you opened once, zip files, duplicate downloads and hundreds of screenshots collect in Downloads and on the Desktop until you can’t find anything.

Folder Cleanup clears them out on rules you set, and sorts what is left into tidy folders. Old files go to Trash, so they are out of the way but not gone.

Folder Cleanup at a glance

Runs on: macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or newer)
Apple Intelligence: Sort by purpose uses Apple Intelligence on your Mac (macOS 26 Tahoe or later). Everything else works without it.
Folders: Downloads, Desktop, Documents or any folder you choose. System folders are blocked.
What it clears: Screenshots and screen recordings, installers, archives, images, PDFs, documents, duplicate copies, old app caches and logs.
Privacy: Works on your Mac. Your files never leave it, and nothing is sent to us.
Price: $5 once (planned price). No subscription.

How Folder Cleanup works

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Pick a folder and a rule
Start from ready-made rules, such as screenshots older than 7 days or installers older than 30, or make your own by file kind, name and age.
2
Preview
See every file that would move, and how much space it frees, before anything changes.
3
Run, or let it run
Run it now, or turn on the daily schedule. Organize sorts a folder into subfolders in one click.

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Preview of what will move

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Organize, by type or by purpose

Features

Rules by kind and age

Screenshots, installers, archives, images, PDFs, documents or any file, by age and “name contains”.

Duplicate finder

Finds identical copies by content, keeps the oldest and moves the rest to Trash.

Organize in one click

Sorts loose files into Screenshots, Images, Videos, Audio, PDFs, Documents, Archives and Installers. Undo puts them back.

Sort by purpose with Apple Intelligence

On macOS 26, Apple Intelligence suggests a folder for each file from what it is, on your Mac. You review before anything moves.

App caches and logs

Clears old caches and logs left by other apps. Apple’s own caches are never touched.

Space freed

Shows how much space real runs have freed this month and in total.

Safe by design

Files go to Trash, or to a folder you choose. Never deleted permanently.
System folders, apps, hidden files, locked files and downloads still in progress are never moved.
Every file is checked again just before it moves.
Apple Intelligence runs on your Mac. Your files never leave it.

Questions about Folder Cleanup

Can Folder Cleanup delete old screenshots automatically?

Yes. Turn on the “old screenshots” rule, choose an age such as 7 days, and turn on the daily schedule. Older screenshots and screen recordings move to Trash each day.

Does it find duplicate files?

Yes. It compares files of the same size by their contents, so only true copies match. In each set the oldest copy stays and the others go to Trash.

How does it use Apple Intelligence?

Sort by purpose asks Apple Intelligence, on your Mac, what each loose file is from its name, where it was downloaded from and the start of its text, and suggests a folder for it. You review and edit the list before anything moves. It only runs when you click.