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TidyDrop 1.1.2 Community Preview

TidyDrop keeps one folder organized locally. It does not upload file names,
metadata, content, or usage information.

Important security notice

This Community Preview is not signed with Apple Developer ID and is not
notarized by Apple
. macOS cannot verify the developer identity. Install it only
from this official bugroo/tidydrop GitHub Release.

Do not disable Gatekeeper, remove quarantine attributes, grant Full Disk Access,
or run a remote installation script.

Install

  1. Download TidyDrop-1.1.2-community-preview-macos-universal.dmg below.
  2. Open the DMG and drag TidyDrop.app to Applications.
  3. Try to open TidyDrop once. macOS is expected to block the first launch.
  4. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and select Open Anyway.
  5. Open TidyDrop and allow its background item and selected folder if macOS asks.
  6. Enable background organization and let TidyDrop verify a safe preview run.
  7. Enable automatic organization only after the preview reports zero errors.

The first run and every update start with automatic moving disabled.

Verify the download

Place the DMG and .sha256 file in the same folder, then run:

shasum -a 256 -c TidyDrop-1.1.2-community-preview-macos-universal.sha256

Contributors with GitHub CLI can also verify that GitHub built the DMG from this
repository:

gh attestation verify \
  TidyDrop-1.1.2-community-preview-macos-universal.dmg \
  --repo bugroo/tidydrop

Build provenance confirms origin; it is not Apple notarization and does not by
itself prove that software is safe.

Included

  • Automatic relaunch verification for an already registered background agent,
    bound to the exact active folder and a recent safe run.
  • Clearer native setup progress, contextual controls, last-run feedback, and a
    native application icon.
  • A Community build-6 migration path for macOS ad hoc launch constraints.
  • Protection against selecting /Applications or the installed TidyDrop bundle
    as the active folder.
  • Native AppKit onboarding app.
  • Foundation-only background agent registered with SMAppService.
  • Universal 2 binaries for Apple Silicon and Intel.
  • Dry-run, conservative apply and undo, collision protection, fresh POSIX
    metadata snapshots, bounded logs, and local-only operation.
  • One active folder at a time, defaulting to Downloads.

Known limitations

  • macOS can request Open Anyway or Files & Folders approval again after updates.
  • One folder is active at a time.
  • Intel hardware still requires an installation test on a physical Intel Mac.
  • A small residual TOCTOU interval exists between the last metadata check and an
    atomic rename.