{
  "id": 16545553,
  "title": "Sloth Tidy: a folder sorter that runs on my own gemma3, offline.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/sloth-tidy-a-folder-sorter-that-runs-on-my-own-gemma3-offline",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:52:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/thisisfeekey/sloth-tidy-a-folder-sorter-that-runs-on-my-own-gemma3-offline-29if"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sloth Tidy is a folder sorter that requires no internet connection. Point it at a messy folder such as Downloads or Desktop and it sorts and renames the files based on their actual content, not just their file extension. The tool uses a local open-weight model (via Ollama) to analyze the first 600 characters of each text file and propose new names, such as IMG_0042.JPG becoming images/img-0042.jpg or Untitled(3).txt containing meeting notes becoming documents/team-standup-notes.txt. It is designed with safety in mind, providing a dry run by default, never overwriting files, and allowing for an easy undo. The tool can be controlled through a simple command-line interface or a small local web page with preview, apply, and undo buttons. The model used is Google's open-weight gemma3 (1B and 4B), which can be changed by altering one flag, allowing users to try different models for speed or quality.",
  "summary": "Sloth Tidy sorts and renames a messy folder for you. Point it at Downloads or Desktop and it proposes moves like Untitled1.txt -> documents/standup-notes.txt , based on what the file actually says, not just its extension. It is lazy-friendly by design: Dry run by default. Nothing moves until you click Apply. Never overwrites a file (name clashes get -2 , -3 ). One-click undo puts everything back.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}