Changelog

What changed in Sorty

Follow Sorty's latest changes and browse the history of stable releases for the Mac folder organizer.

Latest releaseJuly 11, 2026

Sorty 1.2.0

Safer organization, honest progress, and a smoother install

The refreshed 1.2.0 build adds cloud and external storage, AI clarification, richer generation stats, measured progress, stronger Finder integration, and a reliable path from download or Sorty 1.1.2 to a working app.

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Sorty 1.2.0 promotional image showing the rebuilt macOS welcome screen and faster, cleaner, more reliable Sorty headline.

New

Cloud and external-storage organization, AI clarification before Improve, expanded copyable generation stats, Finder diagnostics, sensitive-action protection, and privacy-safe paths.

Improved

Measured image-analysis progress, clearer live file movement, stronger OpenRouter and cloud reliability, refined storage controls, lower background rendering cost, and a smaller universal download.

Fixed

Fresh-download installation and launch, in-app updates from 1.1.2, Finder extension and volume actions, image-analysis feedback, cross-volume storage safety, and main-window recovery.

Release history

Previous stable releases

Sorty 1.1.2

Added

  • Preview learnings capture for accepted placements, manual moves, rejections, and rename feedback.
  • Deeplink automation coverage for exclusions, scans, storage routes, and case-insensitive host matching.
  • Settings search and focus-target tests across Help, Rules, and deeplink aliases.
  • Dedicated Finder Integration and Xcode Project agent guides.
  • Faster debug builds with update and linker deduplication skipping.
  • A git information injection toggle for rapid development loops.
  • More precise folder watcher snapshots after in-app file operations.
  • Detection and filtering for internal file moves and Sorty-generated file system events.
  • Hover effects, haptics, and glass background support in the About window.
  • Smoother shimmer effects and progress indicators.

Changed

  • Streamlined the analysis view into a cleaner, distraction-free interface.
  • Simplified the folder and file preview by removing legacy destination and validation overlays.
  • Removed redundant vision batching and OCR language settings.
  • Reworked the duplicate-files empty state with a clearer call to action.
  • Improved onboarding spacing, scaling, and truncation.
  • Refreshed Help and Support actions with compact controls, hover feedback, and haptics.
  • Renamed the learnings impact metric from Rejected to Reverted.
  • Simplified releases around one universal app artifact.
  • Updated the copyright year to 2026.
  • Improved CI validation coverage and history view defaults.
  • Allowed all Sparkle update channels and refined the About window appearance.

Removed

  • Sorting Lab and AI Console.
  • Manual rename steering and the rename summary.
  • Quick Rename mode in favor of the unified organization flow.

Fixed

  • Learnings are now captured before preview plan mutations.
  • Folder watcher snapshots now prevent missed automation events during organization.

Sorty 1.1.1

Added

  • A Delete All Data option for wiping usage history, watched folders, and local caches.

Changed

  • Reset All Settings now returns directly to onboarding.
  • Custom AI provider endpoints now add a missing URL scheme automatically.

Fixed

  • A potential crash when changing AI configurations rapidly.
  • Production code-signing entitlement issues.
  • Completion checkmark rendering and missing menu bar mascot assets in release builds.

Sorty 1.1.0

Added

  • Reusable, AI-powered naming presets.
  • Conflict handling for overwrite, skip, or keep-both decisions.
  • A one-click installer for the Sorty command-line tool.
  • Sparkle updates for installing new releases in the app.
  • Privacy mode for obscuring paths and API keys while sharing your screen.

Changed

  • Introduced a new visual identity and glass design system.
  • Redesigned onboarding with a simulated demo and guided walkthrough.
  • Reorganized settings into focused AI, automation, and system sections.
  • Added reasoning badges to explain suggested file moves.
  • Improved semantic duplicate detection and directory scanning performance.

Fixed

  • Folder watcher memory leaks during long-running sessions.
  • Communication delays between Finder and the main app.
  • Missing background organization notifications.

Sorty 1.0.6

No detailed release notes were published for this maintenance update.

Sorty 1.0.5

No detailed release notes were published for this maintenance update.

Sorty 1.0.4

No detailed release notes were published for this maintenance update.

Sorty 1.0.3

No detailed release notes were published for this maintenance update.

Sorty 1.0.2

Fixed

  • Made history persistence tests deterministic by isolating their settings storage.

Sorty 1.0.1

Fixed

  • System notifications now consistently display the Sorty app icon.

Sorty 1.0.0

Features

  • AI-powered organization with OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, Ollama, GitHub Copilot, and Apple Foundation Models.
  • A learnings profile that adapts suggestions to your organization preferences.
  • Custom AI personas for different workflows.
  • Image understanding through vision-capable AI providers.
  • Finder integration for organizing folders from the context menu.
  • Workspace health tools for clutter, duplicates, and cleanup suggestions.
  • An interactive preview for reviewing every proposed move.
  • Full undo through organization history.
  • Watched folders for automatic background organization.
  • Command-line tools and deeplinks for scripts and automations.
  • Menu bar controls and keyboard navigation.

Requirements

  • macOS 15.1 or later.
  • An API key for your preferred provider, or Apple Intelligence for on-device AI features.