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Install hazel with Homebrew Cask
Automated organisation. Version 6.1.2 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Project history and usage
Hazel is a commercial macOS file-automation utility from Noodlesoft. It watches folders and applies user-defined rules to matching files and folders.
Project history
Noodlesoft developed Hazel around a folder-and-rule model resembling mail rules: users select monitored folders, define conditions, and attach actions. Successive major versions expanded its matching, preview, automation, and file-management capabilities while preserving that core model.
Hazel 5 moved from a System Preferences pane to a standalone application. Noodlesoft continues to maintain the product; its official release notes list Hazel 6.1.2 in February 2026.
Adoption history
Hazel became a long-running macOS automation utility used by power users to organize Downloads, Desktop, document, media, and archival workflows. Direct vendor distribution and Homebrew Cask make it available to both conventional Mac users and package-managed workstation setups.
How it is used
Users add one or more folders, define conditions based on names, dates, sizes, contents, tags, or metadata, and configure actions that Hazel runs automatically when items match.
Typical workflows include cleaning Downloads, filing documents, renaming scans, applying Finder tags, processing media, archiving old items, and managing Trash.
Why package nerds care
Hazel brings persistent, rule-based automation directly to the filesystem without requiring users to maintain a general-purpose script or daemon. Its rules can classify, rename, move, copy, tag, archive, upload, and remove files based on metadata and contents.
Timeline
- 2000s: Hazel emerged as a macOS folder-automation utility.
- 2020: Hazel 5 adopted a standalone application interface.
- 2026: Noodlesoft released Hazel 6.1.2.
Related projects
- Hazel complements Finder tags, Spotlight metadata, AppleScript, Automator, Shortcuts, and shell scripts rather than replacing the Finder itself.
Sources
- Official Hazel User Guide: https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/
- Official Hazel overview: https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/hazel-overview/
- Official release notes: https://www.noodlesoft.com/release_notes
security posture
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hazel. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version6.1.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.noodlesoft.com/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:hazel |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/hazel |
| Homepage | https://www.noodlesoft.com/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.noodlesoft.com/ |
| Source archive | https://s3.amazonaws.com/Noodlesoft/Hazel-6.1.2.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 5f169b65ef2527901119187559c40fd17d693d8db723b738f3b8dbe3ab9f5726 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | hazel |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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