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· 1 week ago

Buy if you're a Mac user who wants set-and-forget rules for sorting, renaming, and archiving files — it's cheap, mature, and community-loved. Skip it if you're on Windows, want AI sorting, or need vendor-grade support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 13 public sources; several snippets truncated, so quote fidelity is partial.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo product security evidence in sources

Pricing

$42 one-time

Hazel 6

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo

Best for

  • Mac power users
  • Paperless document hoarders
  • Download-folder wranglers
  • Solo professionals

Not for

  • Windows or Linux users — Hazel is Mac-only
  • Anyone wanting AI-based file sorting
  • Teams needing SLAs or staffed support
  • Buyers allergic to building rules by hand

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Major-version upgrades cost extra unless you bought recently

medium

License covers a single machine

medium

Requires Full Disk Access — sweeping permissions over your files

medium

Solo developer: no SLA or phone support; update cadence questioned by users

Pros and cons

Pros

  • One-time $42 license — no subscription
  • Free trial before you pay
  • Praised as file automation for the rest of us
  • Long track record — reviewed since 2007
  • Strong Mac productivity community following

Cons

  • Mac-only; no Windows or Linux version
  • No AI sorting — every behavior is hand-built rules
  • One-man company; support is forums, not a staffed helpdesk
  • Users report rules hanging after upgrades
  • Some long-time users disappointed with upgrade pricing

Sources & method

- 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x6security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $42 one-time

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. One-time price, no subscription
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Praised as automation for the rest of us
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep rules engine, decades of refinement
  • Support quality: 3/5. Solo dev; forums and KB only
  • Security posture. No product security evidence in sources
  • 5/5 G2 rating 2 reviews
  • $42 Starting price Hazel 6, one-time license
  • No Free tier Free trial available
  • 1 Team size One-man company

Pricing

Hazel 6

$42 one-time

  • Rules-based Mac file automation
  • Single-machine license
  • Free trial available

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on 13 public sources; several snippets truncated, so quote fidelity is partial.

$42 one-time Mac file automation from a one-man shop. Buy for rules; skip for Windows or AI sorting.

Methodology

Based on 13 public sources; several snippets truncated, so quote fidelity is partial.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. AppFitsMe — Hazel capabilities and pricingappfitsme.com
    review
  2. Noodlesoft homepage — free trialnoodlesoft.com
    official
  3. About Noodlesoft — one-man companynoodlesoft.com
    official
  4. How to purchase an upgrade for Hazel 6noodlesoft.com
    official
  5. Hazel license typesnoodlesoft.com
    official
  6. FilesDesk vs Hazel — AI vs Rulesfilesdesk.app
    review
  7. Hazel for Windows: alternatives in 2026mudry.tech
    review
  8. MacSales — Hazel for the rest of useshop.macsales.com
    review
  9. Ars Technica Hazel review (2007)arstechnica.com
    review
  10. Is Hazel Worth It? — r/macappsreddit.com
    review
  11. Rules delay/hangs since upgrade — forumsnoodlesoft.com
    official
  12. Upgrade pricing thread — forumsnoodlesoft.com
    official
  13. Gridinsoft URL safety checkgridinsoft.com
    security

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