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All the latest features, improvements, and fixes in File Arbor.

Latest · v1.2.0September 6, 2026

Rules that read inside your files

Match on the text inside a PDF, a Word document or a text file — so a scanner's scan_0042.pdf files itself as an invoice. And seven conditions gained an opposite, for the files you want a rule to leave alone.

Earlier releases

v1.2.0

September 6, 2026
LatestBig update
  • NewPro

    Match on what is inside a file

    Two conditions read the text inside PDFs with a text layer, DOCX documents and plain text files. Accents and capitalisation are ignored, so typing bogazici finds Boğaziçi, and the file type comes from the contents rather than the extension, so a document saved with the wrong extension still works. Extracted text is never written to disk.

  • NewPro

    Conditions that say “does not”

    Extension is not, name does not contain, does not match regex, content does not contain — seven conditions now have an opposite, picked from the same list. Several values mean none of them, so one rule can take every file that is not a draft.

  • Improved

    Unsafe patterns are refused, not run

    A regular expression that could hang the app on a large input is tested before it is accepted and rejected with an explanation, instead of freezing the window.

  • Improved

    The installer is about 73% smaller

    Around 29 MB of libraries were being packaged a second time inside the app bundle. The app itself is unchanged.

  • Fixed

    Filename regex now matches what it says

    The classes \D, \S, \W and \B were being inverted, and file names were lowercased before matching, which broke Turkish İ and exact-length patterns. If one of your rules uses those, open it and check the match count before the next run.

v1.1.2

July 18, 2026
Big update
  • NewNew

    Automatic destination folders with tokens

    Use tokens like the date, a part of the filename, or a photo's camera and capture date to build your destination. File Arbor creates and splits the subfolders for each file — for example, sorting photos into Year and Camera folders automatically.

  • NewPro

    Exclude specific folders or files

    Choose folders or individual files to skip. They stay untouched in every mode — manual runs, automatic watching, and scheduled runs.

v1.1.1

June 13, 2026
  • Fixed

    Bug fixes and stability improvements

v1.1.0

June 12, 2026
Big update
  • NewPro

    New rule action: Run command

    Run any command per matching file with {filePath} variables, a built-in test runner and full output history.

  • NewPro

    New rule action: Delete permanently

    Auto-clean folders that grow forever — e.g., delete security-camera recordings older than 60 days.

  • New

    New rule action: Move to Recycle Bin

    Available on Free — declutter safely, with manual recovery from the Recycle Bin.

  • New

    Action history

    See every move and delete in a searchable activity log — know exactly what happened to your files.

  • New

    Buy multiple licenses at once

    Purchase several Pro licenses in a single checkout — ideal for teams and multiple devices.

  • Improved

    Clearer rules & folders UI

    A refreshed interface makes rules and watched folders easier to understand and manage at a glance.

v1.0.6

May 15, 2026
Big update
  • NewPro

    Scheduled Mode: organize folders on a daily schedule

    Pick days of the week and a time — File Arbor handles the rest.

  • New

    Multiple rule conditions

    Combine multiple conditions per rule with AND logic — pinpoint exactly which files to match.

  • Improved

    License activation form is now paste-friendly and auto-formatted

  • Improved

    Error messages now translated in every supported language

v1.0.5

May 2, 2026
  • Fixed

    Fixed a phase propagation bug in organize sessions

  • Improved

    Cleaner installer build names across Windows and macOS

v1.0.4

April 26, 2026
  • Fixed

    Fixed an issue when quitting the app

  • Fixed

    Fixed the macOS release publishing pipeline

v1.0.3

April 13, 2026
Big update
  • New

    Free / Pro license system

    Daily file limit on Free; Pro unlocks everything.

  • New

    Rules redesigned

    Quick and custom rules unified into one filterable list, with live preview and a sticky summary bar.

  • New

    Extension and destination overrides for quick rules

  • New

    Duplicate-and-edit flow for rule templates

  • Improved

    Notifications now show filename and destination, and open the folder on click

  • Improved

    New portal-based tooltip system

  • Improved

    Complete translations for six more languages

v1.0.2

April 1, 2026
  • NewNew

    Multi-language support

    Now available in English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian — with a flag dropdown selector.

v1.0.1

March 30, 2026
  • New

    macOS code signing and notarization

  • Improved

    Universal build for Intel and Apple Silicon

v1.0.0

February 2, 2026
  • New

    File Arbor 1.0 — first public release