Sloth Sort — a local Gemma 3 tidies my Downloads folder while I do nothing

Description and use

Sloth Sort automatically organizes the Downloads folder using a local Gemma 3 4B model, keeping all data on the user’s machine, with a preview plan, no overwrites, and an undo feature.

Problem

Users keep a cluttered Downloads folder with unnamed or poorly named files, making it hard to locate documents and increasing the risk of misplacing sensitive information.

Outcome

Sloth Sort automatically organizes a user’s Downloads folder with minimal interaction, preserving privacy by keeping all processing local and providing safeguards such as a preview plan, no overwrites, and an undo feature.

Workflow

• Launch Sloth Sort; the local web UI lists all files in the Downloads folder.
• Review the proposed plan: each file’s target folder, name, and date are shown; users can untick, rename, or move items before execution.
• Click "Tidy" to move the files according to the plan; the app records all moves in a journal.
• Use the Undo button to revert all changes if needed.
• Optionally run "slothsort tidy ~/Downloads --yes" from a scheduler for unattended tidying.

Evidence

Sloth Sort sorts it for me. It reads each file on my own computer, and a local open‑weight model (Gemma 3 4B via Ollama) decides what the file actually is:

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Nothing moves until you've seen the plan. You can untick a file, rename it or change its folder first.

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It never deletes and never overwrites. Name clashes become (2), (3).

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Every tidy‑up has an Undo button that puts every file back under its original name.

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The app only tidies folders inside your user folder. It refuses your whole user folder, AppData/Library/.ssh, and system folders, and it only touches the top level.

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