SortiQ is a desktop file organizer that identifies files by their actual content type (magic bytes) rather than their file extension. A .docx masquerading as a .zip? A .jpg that's actually a .png? SortiQ sees through that.
Built with Tauri v2 (Rust backend + web frontend).
Reads the first bytes of every file and matches them against a database of known signatures (infer crate). Falls back to extension-based guessing (mime_guess), then a UTF-8 text heuristic. No misidentified files.
Each rule has a match pattern (MIME type glob) and a destination folder. Rules are evaluated top-down; the first match wins.
image/* → Images
application/pdf → Documents/PDFs
text/plain → Documents/Text
application/zip → Archives
* → Others
Pattern format: type/subtype where * matches any value.
image/*— all imagesapplication/pdf— exact match*— catch-all (must be last)
Quick one-click rule sets:
| Preset | Rules |
|---|---|
| Media | image/*, video/*, audio/* |
| Documents | application/pdf, text/plain, application/msword, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| Developer | text/javascript, text/html, text/css, application/json |
| Clean All | image/*, video/*, audio/*, application/*, text/* |
Preview the full sort operation without moving a single file. See exactly where each file would land before committing.
Every sort operation is logged to sortiq.log in the target folder. The Undo button reads that log and moves every file back to its original location.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+S |
Save rules |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
Sort now |
Escape |
Close presets panel |
File → Read magic bytes → infer crate → MIME type
↓
Match against rules (top-down)
↓
Move to destination folder
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Log to sortiq.log (for undo)
The detection pipeline:
- Magic bytes —
infercrate reads the file header and returns a MIME type - Extension fallback — if magic bytes don't match,
mime_guessguesses by extension - Text heuristic — if both fail, checks if the file is valid UTF-8 text
Download the latest installer from Releases:
| File | Type |
|---|---|
SortiQ_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe |
NSIS installer (recommended) |
SortiQ_1.0.0_x64_en-US.msi |
MSI installer |
sortiq.exe |
Portable — no installation required |
- Rust (stable toolchain)
- Node.js v18 or later
- Tauri v2 system dependencies
- On Windows: Microsoft Visual Studio Build Tools or Visual Studio with C++ workload, and WebView2 (included in Windows 10+)
git clone https://github.com/hernataramadhan79-bit/sortiq.git
cd sortiq
npm install
npx tauri buildThe compiled binary will be at src-tauri/target/release/sortiq.exe.
Installers are generated to:
src-tauri/target/release/bundle/msi/SortiQ_1.0.0_x64_en-US.msisrc-tauri/target/release/bundle/nsis/SortiQ_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe
Run the app in development mode with hot-reload:
npm run devThe dev server starts at http://localhost:1420 and the Tauri window opens automatically.
sortiq/
├── src/ # Frontend (HTML + CSS + JS)
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── style.css
│ ├── app.js
│ └── logo.png
├── src-tauri/ # Rust backend
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── main.rs # Entry point
│ │ ├── lib.rs # Tauri commands
│ │ └── core/
│ │ ├── config.rs # Rule data model + YAML serialization
│ │ ├── detector.rs # Magic byte MIME detection
│ │ ├── logger.rs # Sort operation logging (for undo)
│ │ ├── organizer.rs # File organization engine
│ │ ├── mod.rs
│ │ └── walker.rs # Recursive file tree walker
│ ├── tauri.conf.json
│ ├── Cargo.toml
│ └── icons/
├── .github/workflows/ # GitHub Actions CI/CD
├── package.json
├── LICENSE # MIT
└── README.md
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Vanilla HTML, CSS, JavaScript (no framework) |
| Backend | Rust with Tauri v2 |
| Dialog | tauri-plugin-dialog |
| MIME detection | infer (magic bytes) + mime_guess (extension fallback) |
| Serialization | serde + serde_yaml |
| Build tool | Tauri CLI (npx tauri build) |
Q: Why not just sort by file extension?
A: Extensions lie. A .docx is actually a .zip. A .js file could be anything. Magic bytes tell the truth.
Q: Can I undo a sort?
A: Yes. Every sort writes a log file (sortiq.log) in the target folder. The Undo button reads that log and restores every file.
Q: Does it handle nested folders?
A: No — it only sorts files in the selected folder (non-recursive). Subdirectories are left untouched.
Q: Can I have multiple rule sets?
A: Each folder has its own rules.yaml. You can configure different rules for different folders.
MIT — use it, modify it, share it freely.