
I built a Python CLI that reads INSIDE your files to organize them — here's how it works
Have you ever looked at a folder full of files named scan001.pdf , document_final_FINAL_v3.docx , or IMG_20231105_142233.jpg and thought: "I have absolutely no idea what any of these are" ? I've been there. So I built a tool to fix it. What is Folder Intelligence? Folder Intelligence is a Python CLI that doesn't just look at your filenames — it reads the content of your files to understand what they actually are, then organizes them intelligently. GitHub: https://github.com/SGajjar24/folder-intelligence Instead of renaming files based on metadata or patterns, it: Extracts text from PDFs, Word docs, images (via OCR), and more Generates meaningful names based on what the file actually contains Detects and removes duplicate files using SHA-256 hashing Creates an audit report of everything it did The Core Problem It Solves Most file organizers are dumb — they sort by extension, date, or size. They can't tell you that scan001.pdf is actually your 2022 tax return, or that IMG_0042.jpg is a r
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