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FileBot vs Hazel

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

FileBot

7.5
Productivity

Tool for organising and renaming movies, TV shows, anime or music

Hazel

8.0
Utilities

Automated organisation

Metric FileBot Hazel
Category Productivity Utilities
AI Score 7.5 8.0
30-day Installs 68 221
90-day Installs 298 720
365-day Installs 1.4K 2.5K
Version 5.2.1 6.1.2
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 240 12.9K
GitHub Forks 137 1.6K
Open Issues - 136
License GPL-3.0 Apache-2.0
Language Groovy C++
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 2y ago
First Seen Apr 15, 2013 Sep 23, 2013

Reviews

FileBot

FileBot is a powerful tool for organizing and renaming media files, offering features like subtitle downloading and metadata-based automation. It supports movies, TV shows, anime, and music, making it ideal for users looking to streamline their media management.

Organizes and renames media files using metadata and automation scripts.

Pros

  • + Comprehensive support for various media types
  • + Integrated subtitle downloading and validation
  • + Scriptable automation for custom workflows

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Sparse recent community engagement

Hazel

Hazel is a powerful file organization tool that automates tasks through user-defined rules, saving time for power users and developers who need efficient workflow management.

Hazel automates file organization and management by applying user-defined rules to files and folders.

Pros

  • + Efficiently automates file organization, saving time.
  • + Highly customizable rules for tailored workflows.
  • + Strong community support and active development.

Cons

  • - Potential confusion due to similar project names.
  • - May have a steep learning curve for new users.