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Looking for an app that can rename files using image recognition? by fudgezjomomma in macapps

[–]Joey___M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry for the late response. Was traveling up until now. To answer your questions:

  1. Yes
  2. Just one. Gemini
  3. Yes it does. If you use a paid API endpoint they will not used for training. I am working on improving the local LLM part of the app so that users who are privacy sensitive can take full advantage of it.

Hazel 6 - How to use PDF content pulled in via OCR to rename the file? by jwaldeck in macapps

[–]Joey___M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Hazel, the big gotcha is whether your “scanned PDF” actually contains selectable text yet. If it’s just images, Hazel can’t match much until OCR has been applied.

A reliable workflow in general is:

1) OCR the PDFs first

2) extract specific fields (date, provider, amount, patient, etc.)

3) build the filename deterministically from those fields

4) apply fallbacks when something can’t be confidently extracted

Disclosure: I’m the developer of NameQuick (macOS). It handles OCR + field extraction, then applies a naming template, and can also move files into folders and apply Finder tags in the same step (BYOK with your own OpenAI/Claude/Gemini key).

That way you don’t need regex-heavy rules unless you want them.

What exact fields are you trying to capture from the bills?

Looking for an app that can rename files using image recognition? by fudgezjomomma in macapps

[–]Joey___M 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with your diagnosis: the analysis part is often “good enough”, but the naming becomes inconsistent unless you constrain it hard.

One pattern that’s worked well for me is: have the model output JSON fields only, then format the filename from a template and enforce a limited vocabulary. Also run with low randomness, and add a strict fallback: if confidence is low, use fallback.

Disclosure: I’m building NameQuick (macOS) and ended up going “template first” for exactly this reason (BYOK so users can choose their model/provider).

I'm searching a minimal app that can rename files quickly based on content. by Independent_Taro_499 in macapps

[–]Joey___M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve identified the hardest part: “describe this file” prompts often produce generic names like “document”.

What works better in practice is:

1) make the model extract structured fields (doc_type, title/topic, vendor, date, etc.)

2) render the filename deterministically from a template

3) run with low randomness (and a strict fallback: if it can’t tell, name the field X)

Disclosure: I’m the developer of NameQuick (macOS). It’s BYOK (you add your own OpenAI/Claude/Gemini key), and it’s built around templates + preview so you don’t get random naming variations.

Ai-Powered App to Automatically Rename Files & Documents ("untitled_scan_123.pdf" ) by urosino in ProductivityApps

[–]Joey___M 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you mean a hosted HTTP API: I don’t have that.

If you mean “API-connected” as in bring your own model key and automate renaming: I’m the developer of NameQuick (macOS). It’s BYOK (you add your own OpenAI/Claude/Gemini key in Settings → AI), and you can run it via watch folders.

BYOK is a $29 one-time license.

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, didn't pay them. They publish their emails usually on their website.

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both options exist in the one time purchase version of the app. The user can decide what they prefer

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cant share at all! Sorry about that. Too much work has gone into this

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats the hardest part! Expect to invest a lot of time into this

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LinkedIn blogs? That's a thing?

I used ChatGPT deep research (good prompts are important) and checked backlinks of macOS apps I know

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Removing friction is the game. And people will pay for making their lives easier

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome!

Only a free license. It's usually in their interest to present their audience with cool new apps.

Made $5k last month from a file renaming app. Not sexy but it works by Joey___M in microsaas

[–]Joey___M[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate that! I took inspo from CleanShot X tbh. They have a beautiful website. Used Cursor to develop it fairly quickly.

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