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Boo is a free, open source menu-bar app for macOS that quietly sorts your Downloads folder as files arrive. Known file types move into the right folder automatically, no setup, no rules to write. See a file type Boo hasn't met before? It pops up once, asks where it goes, then remembers for good. Native Swift, a couple MB, no Electron. Built because Downloads folders shouldn't be a landfill.
Hey ProductHunt 👋
I built Boo because my Downloads folder was a disaster and I was tired of manually sorting it every week.
It's a tiny ghost that lives in your menu bar. Drop a file in Downloads and it either eats it silently (known file types go straight to the right folder) or looks confused and asks where it should go if it's never seen that type before. It remembers your answer after that, so it only ever asks once per file type.
Fully native Swift, no Electron, no background bloat. Free and open source, MIT licensed, would love contributions or ideas for what to add next.
Happy to answer anything about how it works or what's coming.
Native Swift at a couple MB is such a refreshing change of pace. Love that it just learns where things go instead of throwing a config screen at you on day one.
Native Swift over Electron is a real flex here, and you can feel it in how light the app sits in the menu bar. The one-time "where should this go" prompt is a genuinely thoughtful touch.
Fun idea for those who have a mess in Downloads:) And I love the idea of character. Just one crazy idea - as a person who have mess in downloads all the time I would love character asking me some fun questions to stimulate me giving a bit more attention to sorting, for example `are you sure to lose it for years'?, 'should it go directly to the bin'? `is this file life changing for you' 'if this picture was a treasure, where should I hide it'? :)
finally something that tames the chaos in my Downloads folder. loved that it asked once about a weird project file and then quietly handled it forever after.
i find this very relatable as someone who's download folder is in chaos, and sometimes i just forget to organize it and then everything just piles up. the name is cute too, thanks, this was a need!!
Swift native is a nice touch, does it handle files that get renamed or moved by other apps later, or only catch them at the moment they hit Downloads?
About Boo on Product Hunt
“Boo is a tiny ghost that tidies your Downloads”
Boo was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 15 upvotes and 12 comments, placing #28 on the daily leaderboard. Boo is a free, open source menu-bar app for macOS that quietly sorts your Downloads folder as files arrive. Known file types move into the right folder automatically, no setup, no rules to write. See a file type Boo hasn't met before? It pops up once, asks where it goes, then remembers for good. Native Swift, a couple MB, no Electron. Built because Downloads folders shouldn't be a landfill.
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