MoveMe

A lightweight macOS menu bar app to quickly move and rename files from the Finder using a keyboard-driven workflow.

Select files in the Finder, press Ctrl+Shift+S, pick a destination, and optionally let a local AI suggest a filename that matches the folder's naming convention.

Features

Fast file moving

• Ctrl+Shift+S or right-click > Services > "Deplacer via MoveMe" to open the panel
• Terminal-style path picker with two modes: folder navigation and fuzzy search
• Create new folders on the fly when a path doesn't exist yet
• Undo any move within 5 seconds (toast notification + Cmd+Z)

AI-powered renaming

• After choosing a destination, MoveMe analyzes the existing filenames in the target folder
• A local LLM (via Ollama) suggests a name that follows the folder's naming convention
• The suggestion is editable — modify it or ignore it entirely
• Works with any naming pattern: numbered sequences, date prefixes, category tags, snake_case, etc.
• File content is extracted (PDF, images, Office docs) to inform the suggestion
• No data leaves your Mac — everything runs locally

Quick Look

• Press Shift+Space or click "Examiner" to preview the selected files without leaving the panel
• Uses the native macOS Quick Look (QLPreviewPanel)

Privacy & focus

• Runs entirely in the menu bar (no Dock icon)
• The panel stays in the foreground while open and closes automatically when you click away
• No network calls, no telemetry — the only external dependency is Ollama (optional)

Multilingual

• Full English and French UI with live switching (no app restart required)
• Language selector in Preferences > General, defaults to English

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
• Ollama (optional, for AI renaming)

Installation

From source

git clone https://github.com/theokleman/MoveMe.git
cd MoveMe
bash build.sh
cp -r .build/MoveMe.app /Applications/
open /Applications/MoveMe.app

First launch

1. macOS will ask for Accessibility permission — grant it in System Settings
2. Open Preferences from the menu bar icon to add destination folders
3. (Optional) Install Ollama and configure a model in the IA tab

Usage

Move files

1. Select one or more files/folders in the Finder
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+S
3. Navigate to a destination using the path picker:
   • Type to search across all configured folders
   • Use arrow keys to navigate, Tab to confirm
   • Type a path that doesn't exist to create new folders
4. Press Enter to confirm

Rename with AI

If Ollama is running, MoveMe will automatically suggest a rename after you choose a destination:

• The input field is pre-filled with the current filename
• While the AI thinks, a green indicator shows <model> suggests a name...
• When the suggestion arrives, the field updates (unless you've already started typing)
• Press Enter to move and rename, or Esc to cancel everything

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+Shift+S	Open MoveMe panel
Enter	Confirm selection / Move / Rename
Esc	Cancel / Close panel
Tab	Toggle between picker and confirmation
Shift+Space	Preview file (Quick Look)
Cmd+Z	Undo last move (within 5s)

Configuration

Open Preferences from the menu bar icon:

• General — How it works, keyboard shortcut, launch at login, UI language (English/Français)
• Folders — Add/remove destination folders (your home folder is added by default)
• AI — Configure the Ollama model for renaming suggestions

Ollama setup

1. Download and install Ollama
2. Pull a model: ollama pull gemma2:9b (or any model from the library)
3. In MoveMe Preferences > AI, enter the model name and click "Enregistrer"
4. The app validates that Ollama is running and the model is available

Models that work well: gemma2:9b, qwen3.5:9b, mistral:7b, llama3.1:8b.

Building

# Debug build
swift build

# Release build + .app bundle
bash build.sh

build.sh compiles the release binary and assembles .build/MoveMe.app. It does not install, launch, or touch any system permission. To install:

cp -R .build/MoveMe.app /Applications/
open /Applications/MoveMe.app

If you are iterating on the code, dev-build.sh runs the full development cycle in one go: kill the running app, rebuild, reset the Accessibility TCC entry (since each rebuild changes the binary signature), reinstall to /Applications/, and relaunch.

Architecture

Sources/
  AppDelegate.swift              # Entry point, hotkey, menu bar, permissions
  MoveMeApp.swift                # @main enum
  Models/
    DestinationFolder.swift      # Folder configuration model
    UndoableAction.swift         # Undo tracking (source/destination URLs)
  Services/
    FileMoverService.swift       # File move/rename with collision handling
    FinderBridge.swift           # AppleScript bridge to get Finder selection
    SettingsStore.swift          # UserDefaults persistence
    ActionUndoManager.swift      # 5-second undo window with countdown
    OllamaService.swift          # Ollama HTTP client (generate, isAvailable)
    FileContentExtractor.swift   # Text extraction (PDF, images, Office docs)
    NamingAnalyzer.swift         # LLM-based naming suggestion
    Localization.swift           # AppLanguage + L10n runtime FR/EN dictionary
  Utilities/
    PanelController.swift        # Panel lifecycle, move/rename orchestration
    QuickLookHelper.swift        # QLPreviewPanel bridge
  Views/
    MovePanel.swift              # Main UI (header + path picker + confirmation)
    RenameView.swift             # Rename UI (inputs + AI loader + buttons)
    PathPickerInputView.swift    # Terminal-style path navigation/search
    PathTextField.swift          # Custom NSTextField with keyboard interception
    SettingsWindow.swift         # Preferences (General, Folders, AI tabs)
    SuggestionPanel.swift        # Floating NSPanel (non-activating, borderless)
    UndoToastView.swift          # Undo notification with countdown

License

MIT