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For the perpetually messy

A file organizer for people who gave up on file organizers.

Your files are already out of control. Tell Forma where they should go — in plain English, not regex. Preview the batch. Undo the recent batch if something was wrong.

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$29 once. No subscription. No account. Just a Mac app.

What makes it different

Automation you can actually see.

Most file organizers run in the background and hope for the best. Forma shows you what it's about to do.

If it’s a screenshot, move to~/Screenshots
If it’s a PDF, move to~/Documents
If older than 30 days, move to~/Archive

Natural language rules

Describe what you want in words, not code. No regex, no scripts — just conditions and destinations.

Images (47)
+39 more matched

Auto-grouping

One rule catches 200 similar files. Not 200 rules for 200 files.

Screenshot_2024-01.png~/Screenshots
Invoice_March.pdf~/Documents
notes.txt~/Documents
hero_banner.png~/Screenshots

Preview before action

See every file that matched before anything moves. Uncheck the ones you’re not sure about.

report.pdf → ~/Documents2m agoUndo
hero.png → ~/Screenshots5m agoUndo
backup.zip → ~/Archive12m agoUndone

Undo recent batches

If a batch was wrong, reverse it in Forma without moving everything back by hand.

How Forma works

Three steps. No manual.

WRITE·RULE

Describe the rule.

‘PDFs with invoice in the name go to Finances.’ That’s a real rule. No twelve-tab settings panel.

LOCAL·PREVIEW

Preview the batch.

See every file that matched, where it’s going, and why. Uncheck anything that shouldn’t move. Nothing happens until you say so.

UNDO·BUILT·IN

Undo the batch.

If something was wrong, reverse the recent batch in Forma without moving everything back by hand.

Before and after

One rule. Hundreds of files. Zero guilt.

That folder you've been meaning to clean since 2023? One rule handles it.

BeforeAfter

Drag the slider to see the transformation

Where it clicks

Start with the folder that bothers you most.

One rule, one folder, one visible payoff. Expand from there.

What you organize

Screenshots and exports

Your desktop has 400 screenshots on it right now. Don’t look. Just write a rule.

Invoice.pdf
Tax_2025.xlsx
Statement.pdf

PDFs and paperwork

Invoices, tax forms, bank statements. Rules you can still understand when tax season hits.

ExportsRendersDrafts

Project overflow

Exports, renders, drafts — the files that pile up mid-project. Move them without losing track.

How it works

Local-only privacy

Your files never leave your Mac. No account, no uploads, no ‘we take privacy seriously’ blog post.

No background agent

Forma runs when you ask, not behind your back. No daemon, no menu bar icon, no silent surprises.

Sandboxed

App Store approved, no full-disk access. Forma only touches the folders you explicitly grant.

Pricing

One price. You own it.

No account. No cloud. No “Pro tier” that unlocks the features you actually need. A Mac app. Yours.

$29

One-time purchase

  • Preview every move before it runs
  • Pay once, keep it forever
  • Runs locally on your Mac. macOS 15+
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FAQ

Common questions

No. Forma only moves files — never deletes. You review every move before it happens, and you can undo the recent batch if something was wrong.

Something else? hello@formafiles.com

Need a full walkthrough? Read our organization guides.