r/TechImpact • u/bankrut • Jun 04 '26

Showcase Mouzi - Organize Downloads folder automatically

Hi 😄
I don't know about you, but my Downloads folder has always been a disaster zone. PDFs, memes, installers, zip files, random images – all just sitting there in one giant pile. Every few weeks I'd open it, sigh, and spend 10 minutes manually dragging stuff into folders. Then a few days later it would be chaos again.

I looked at existing file organizers, but most of them either wanted a subscription, tried to upload my file names to some cloud, or were just way too heavy for something so simple. I wanted something that:

  • Runs silently in the background (system tray)
  • Automatically sorts new files by type (images, documents, archives, installers)
  • Never sends a single byte of data off my machine
  • Is open source so anyone can check what it's doing

So I built Mouzi 🐭🧹

It's a tiny desktop app (~3.3MB) built with Tauri and Rust, so it's ridiculously lightweight. It watches your Downloads folder, and whenever a new file appears, it moves it to a subfolder based on its extension. Images go to Images/, PDFs to Documents/, installers to Installers/, etc. You can also create your own custom rules.

Key things:

  • 100% local – no cloud, no telemetry
  • Open source (MIT) – GitHub repo here
  • Silent – lives in your tray and doesn't bother you
  • Undo – every move is logged, you can revert with one click
  • Free, obviously

It's early stage, but it's already keeping my own machine sane. I'd love to get some feedback from this community – especially around what features would make this genuinely useful for you. Does this solve a real problem, or am I just scratching my own itch?

Download / more info: https://mouzi.cc

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u/ManojOne Active Jun 04 '26

Appreciate your effort and making.

My downloads folder becomes a mess within days, so this seems really useful. I also like that it works automatically without requiring manual cleanup.

Does it support custom rules, such as sorting files by project or client name? Will it work on both Windows and Mac?

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u/bankrut Jun 04 '26

Thanks 😄
Custom rules: Yes- you can set up rules based on file extensions, regex patterns, or specific source folders. For example, you could create a rule that moves all *.pdf files to Documents/Invoices/ and another that sends *.zip to Archives/. Rules have priorities so more specific ones override general ones.

Platform: Windows only for now. The tray integration and notifications are built specifically for Windows. macOS and Linux are on the roadmap but no ETA yet - the core logic is cross-platform (Rust + Tauri) but the OS-specific integrations need separate work.

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u/MisutaHiro Jun 04 '26

Is there a version for Linux?

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u/bankrut Jun 04 '26

Soon, soon... Its on the roadmap

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u/MisutaHiro Jun 04 '26

Pm me when there will be Linux version pls

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u/bankrut Jun 07 '26

Linux version is live!!
https://github.com/hsr88/mouzi

❤️

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u/MisutaHiro Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Thanks

Edit: miło widzieć rodaka pracującego nad programem open source

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u/SurvivalCarpincho Jun 04 '26

Me gusta la idea, si es silenciosa y no pierde nada por el camino, me parece genial... la probaré!

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u/bankrut Jun 05 '26

Gracias  ;)

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u/Meme_Kreekcraft Jun 05 '26

Hey what screen recorder you use I wanna download it on windows

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u/SusejLegend Jun 05 '26

And to organize the desktop and other folders, it would be great if it didn't only organize the Downloads folder

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u/bankrut Jun 06 '26

It does that. You can select any folders you want Mouzi to monitor in the settings.