StowMac reads what your files are actually about, not just their file type, and files them by subject. You see every move before it happens, and one click puts everything back.
No credit card to start. Nothing is moved until you approve the plan.
StowMac reads what is actually in it, then proposes a home for every file. Nothing moves until you say so.
Choose a folderYour files never leave this Mac. StowMac only moves and renames — it never deletes, and every run can be undone. Keep a current backup anyway: undo is best-effort, not a backup, and we cannot accept responsibility for lost or damaged files. Terms.
StowMac decides the arrangement and shows you every move before anything happens.
Six files belong together in three subjects. The last one is already where it should be, so it stays put.
1 file stays where it is. Only moves and renames. Nothing is deleted here, and the whole run is reversible. Untick anything you do not want, or discard it and run Magic organise again to build a fresh plan.
Into 3 folders. One click puts it all back.
Organise another folderStowMac is deliberately boring about your files. It proposes, you decide.
Downloads, Desktop, a project folder, an external drive. StowMac looks at the file names and takes a short peek inside documents to work out what each one is about.
You get a plain list: this file goes to that folder. Every single move, visible before anything happens. Untick the ones you disagree with and the rest still applies.
One click applies the whole plan. One click puts it all back, exactly where it was. StowMac never deletes anything, ever.
Not a recording. This is the same motion the app uses when it applies a plan. In StowMac nothing moves until you press Apply, and one click puts it all back.
A folder called "Documents" is something you could have made yourself. StowMac names folders after the thing they are about: the client, the trip, the course, the project.
A photo, a PDF and a spreadsheet about the same project end up together, not scattered across Images, Documents and Spreadsheets.
Every applied plan is recorded. One click restores every file to exactly where it was, original names intact.
StowMac shows the full list of moves and waits. Uncheck the ones you don't want. Nothing happens until you say so.
To build a plan StowMac sends file names and short excerpts, never the files themselves. Nothing is stored, logged, or used to train anything.
Byte-identical copies are detected and listed separately, so you can clear them out without hunting.
Organising only moves and renames. Duplicates you approve go to the Trash, where you can get them back. Nothing is ever erased outright.
Start with three organises on the house. An organise is one folder planned, up to 400 files, counted when you ask for the plan.
A folder holding more than 400 files is organised 400 at a time. StowMac plans the first 400, says on screen that it has left the rest untouched, and you run it again on what remains. The 400 is a limit on how much the planner can weigh at once, not a plan restriction: it is the same on Free and on Pro, so the three free organises cover 1,200 files.
Every plan starts with the same download. You subscribe from inside StowMac, so your plan is attached to your account on first use, with nothing to paste in.
Top up any time with 10 extra organises for $1. Credits never expire and are used only after your monthly allowance runs out.
Add creditsNot permanently. Organising a folder only moves and renames. The duplicate finder can send copies you approve to the Trash, so they sit there until you empty it. Nothing in StowMac erases a file outright.
Undo restores every file to its original location and name. You can also review the plan before applying it and uncheck anything you want left alone.
One folder, up to 400 files. Every plan you ask for counts, whether or not you apply it, which is why StowMac shows you the folder and what is in it before you spend one. A folder with more than 400 files takes one organise per 400.
StowMac reads the first 400, plans those, and tells you plainly that the remainder were not read and are not part of the plan. Apply it, then run StowMac again on what is left. Each run counts as one organise. It is a limit of how much the planner can weigh in one pass rather than a licence restriction, so it is the same 400 whether you are on the free tier or on Pro — and three free organises cover 1,200 files, which is more than most Downloads folders hold.
StowMac needs an internet connection to plan. Applying and undoing a plan happen entirely on your Mac.
No. File names and short content excerpts are used to produce your plan and are not stored, logged, or used to train anything. See the Privacy Policy.
StowMac tells you before you start, not after. You can top up with 10 organises for $1, or wait for your allowance to reset.