hazel mit Homebrew Cask installieren

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Projektgeschichte

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.

Adoptionsgeschichte

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.

Wie es verwendet wird

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.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

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.

Zeitleiste

• 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.

Quellen

• 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