Hazel

Version 6.1.2 (Feb 18, 2026)
Note: Hazel 6.1.2 requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
Interface changes:
Fixed tag colors not showing up on Tahoe.
Fixed issues with editing custom table attributes. Should work properly now and keep up with changes if an external table is modified.
Fixed the port field being too small for ssh/scp in the server connection window.
Resume/Pause icon in menu should update properly.
Updated look of popovers on Tahoe.
Fixed some window animations on Tahoe.
Numerous updates to remote server file browser (upload) including:
Updated look to modern OS standards.
Added various features available in regular file dialogs.
Tons of tweaks and fixes.
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Version 6.1.1 (Nov 26, 2025)
Note: Hazel 6.1.1 requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
Interface changes:
Helper and Notifier should have icons now.
Fixed rule search not working when a rule contained certain conditions.
Fixed crash related to rule syncing.
Core changes:
Fixed delay in processing files.

Version 6.1 (Nov 6, 2025)
Note: Hazel 6.1 requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later.
New Features
Glass look for Tahoe.
Added menu icons on Tahoe.
New folder options to tell Hazel how do deal with cloud-only files.
Interface changes:
Preview is now done in the background so as to not lock up UI.
Fixed lack of scrollbar when bringing up text replacement popover.
Popups in actions that are used to select a file/folder should now all have a "Show in Finder" option.
Years in date formats now default to 4 digits.
Fixed width of folder pane becoming too wide and unable to be resized down.
Fixed rule rows' +/- buttons not laying out properly when window is wide.
Fixed crash in rule status.
Numerous tweaks/fixes/workarounds for Tahoe.
Core changes:
Fixed getting wrong version of OCR text in cases where rules in the same ruleset use different OCR options.
Fixed rare case where preview may show different results than when actually run.
Misc fixes.

Version 6.0.4 (Feb. 20, 2025)
New Features:
Added support for Brave and Vivaldi browsers. You should find entries for them in the "Add App Folder" menu.
Apple/JavaScripts can now export custom list attributes. This can be useful in having a script generate a list which can then be set as tags on a file.
Interface changes:
Fixed paused status of folders not being shown correctly in the menubar item menu.
Fixed bug where using the key equivalent to focus on the search field would not work if there was text in the search field already.
Bringing up the "Add Smart Folder" menu should no longer indefinitely hang the app if Spotlight itself is blocked.
Preview should now update when rule options are changed.
Fixed issue where Rule Status was highlighting the wrong fields.
Fixed various layout issues with the Rule Status window.
Functions available in the Finder extension contextual menu are now also available in the menubar item menu, in case you need to disable the Finder extension.
Fixed rare issue where things would hang if menu key equivalents were used.
Other tweaks.
Core changes:
Fixed text recognition for files with rotated pages.
Fixed issue where the wrong version of text (intrinsic vs OCRed) was being used in rulesets with a mix of text recognition options, like a rule always using text recognition and another rule with the option to not use it.
Misc fixes.
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Version 6.0.3 (Nov. 14, 2024)
Interface changes:
Fixed various crashes and hangs.
Core changes:
Fixed using custom list attributes with a dynamic tag.
Fixed "Open" action bringing the app to front even if the option is unchecked.
Moving files should be more reliable when moving from cloud drives.

Version 6.0.2 (Oct. 31, 2024)
New features:
New text recognition option to use text recognition even if the file already has searchable text. Using text recognition "as needed" is still the default.
Interface changes:
Fixed issue which would sometimes cause rules to not load.
Misc. tweaks.

Version 6.0.1 (Oct. 25, 2024)
Interface changes:
When in preview mode, content field is now legible in dark mode.
Minor tweaks.
Core changes:
Some test code was left in which ended up disabling text recognition. This has been removed and text recognition should now work properly.

Version 6.0 (Oct. 23, 2024)
Note: Hazel 6.0 requires macOS 12 (Monterey) or later.
New Features
Added ability to specify password to read encrypted PDFs. Accessible via new rule options. Button is next to the note button.
You can revert files processed by Hazel via Finder's contextual menu. Note that this only reverts attributes on the file and will not undo effects on other apps/locations, like Music, Photos, copies to other locations or servers, etc.
Added list custom attributes which allow you to match and store lists of items and then reassign them to other lists. Useful for things like copying tags between files.
Support for locked files. Can now match against whether a file is locked or not. Also, a new action has been added to lock or unlock files.
Added action to pause for a set amount of time.
The number token in match patterns can now match numbers with thousands separators and decimals. You can likewise format numbers with the thousands separator. Any decimal values read in will be passed on to the output.
Added formatting option to set the maximum length of an attribute. Useful for when you need to keep filenames within a certain number of characters.
Can now reset the counter attribute for a folder via Finder's contextual menu. The option will appear there if the folder currently has a counter from previous rename actions.
Interface changes:
Rule interface now highlights conditions/actions which have errors when saving.
Can now use "is/is not blank" with "Contents". If you turn off text recognition, you can use this to determine if a file has text (i.e. has been OCRed)
Added "Run rules now" as an available item in the toolbar. It is not shown by default but can be added.
Folder options toolbar item now shown by default.
New toolbar icons.
Quick Folders are now under the new "Add App Folder" menu item (under Folders).
"Saved Search" Quick Folders option is gone. Smart Folders are now listed under the new "Add Smart Folder" menu item (under Folders).
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Version 5.3.6 (Oct. 7, 2024)
Core changes:
Fixed deployment issue which causes a crash on macOS 11 (Big Sur) and older.
Tweaked previous fix to moving files which was preventing moves in certain cases.

Version 5.3.5 (Oct. 1, 2024)
Core changes:
Fixed issue resulting in possible loss of files when moving folders with certain ACLs set.

Version 5.3.4 (Apr. 25, 2024)
Core changes:
Fixed throwing away of files on external volumes when the volume does not have its own trash. Should now behave like pre-5.3.3 where such files would end up in the home trash instead of failing outright.