SlothSort AI: Let Open-Source AI Handle Your Digital Clutter

Description and use

SlothSort AI is a local-first file organization assistant that automates categorization by extension, displays statistics, generates AI-based advice, and copies files into category folders while preserving originals. Built with Python, Streamlit, Ollama, Qwen 2.5 3B, and Requests.

Problem

Users struggle to organize hundreds of files in their Downloads folder without manually sorting every file, leading to digital clutter and the promise to organize them later.

Outcome

The tool automates file organization by scanning a selected folder, categorizing files by extension, displaying statistics, generating AI-based organization advice, allowing preview and adjustment of categories, copying files into category folders while preserving originals, and providing a clean dark interface.

Workflow

• Scan a selected folder and categorize files by extension
• Display file counts and category statistics
• Generate organization advice using a local AI model
• Preview and adjust categories before organizing
• Copy files into category folders while preserving originals

Evidence

SlothSort AI helps users declutter their digital workspace without manually sorting every file.

It combines a dark-themed dashboard, automatic file categorization, organization statistics, and AI-generated suggestions in one simple application.

Instead of depending on a hosted AI API for every request, the application can use a model running on the user's own computer.

SlothSort AI previews its proposed organization before asking for confirmation. It copies files into category folders rather than moving or deleting the originals, and it avoids overwriting existing destination files by generating alternative filenames.

Its current categorization is extension-based, while the AI provides additional advice based on filenames. It does not claim to understand the actual contents of every file.