Sorted
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Sorted turns a messy Mac into a searchable private file library. It reads files locally, tags them with AI, and even spits out a Tax Pack for your accountant.
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Sorted is trying to fix the part of Mac life nobody brags about: the pile of files, scans, and duplicates sitting in random folders. The app launches today on Product Hunt, and its pitch is simple enough. Drop in files or point it at watch folders, and it starts turning the mess into a private, searchable library.
The heavy lifting happens on the Mac itself. Sorted can read PDFs and images with OCR, spot duplicates, apply local AI tags, and follow custom rules to route high-confidence matches automatically. That last bit matters. It is not just a search box with delusions of grandeur; it is also trying to tidy as it goes.
Search is built around meaning rather than filenames, and the app also lets users chat with documents and get cited answers back. If something looks uncertain, it can be reviewed before it sticks, and anything can be undone. There is also an export designed as a clean Tax Pack for an accountant, which tells you exactly which kind of chaos this product is aiming at.
The pricing is blunt: one-time $9.99. No subscription fog, no cloud-first sermon, just a local tool for people who want their Mac files organized without handing the job to another online service.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is the rare AI product that sounds useful instead of theatrical. Keeping everything on the Mac and charging once for it feels almost rebellious now, which says less about Sorted than about how tired everyone is of paying rent to software. The bigger win here is boring trust: local files, local tags, local cleanup, less drama.
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