AutoPhotoSort - Organize Your Photos by Date

• Tired of messy photo libraries? AutoPhotoSort is a simple Python tool designed to automatically organize your photos into folders based on the year and month they are taken.
• Supported formats = '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.nef', '.mov', '.mp4', '.avi'

Project Structure

AutoPhotoSort/
├── data/
│   ├── input/
│   └── output/
├── src/
│   ├── AutoPhotoSortLogo.png
│   └── sorter.py
├── autophotosort.py
├── autophotosort_gui.py
├── AutoPhotoSort start.bat
├── README.md
└── requirements.txt

Dependencies

• Pillow (PIL): For image processing and EXIF data extraction.

You can install the dependencies using pip:

pip install -r requirements.txt

How to Use AutoPhotoSort

1. Installation:

   Open your terminal in the AutoPhotoSort project directory. Run the following command to install the necessary Python library:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Prepare Your Photos:

   Place the photos you wish to organize into the data/input directory within the project folder.

3. Run the AutoPhotoSort Script:

   In the same terminal, execute the autophotosort.py script:

   python autophotosort.py

4. Find Your Sorted Photos:

   Once the script finishes, your photos will be sorted into folders by year and month within the data/output directory. For example, photos taken in November 2024 will be in a folder named 2024 November.

GUI Application

This project now includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for easier interaction.

How to Run the GUI

1. Run the AutoPhotoSort start.bat script: Simply double-click the AutoPhotoSort start.bat file in the project directory.

   • This script will automatically check if Python is installed and guide you to install it if necessary.
   • It will also install the required Python libraries from requirements.txt.
   • Finally, it will launch the autophotosort_gui.py application.

2. Using the GUI:

   • The GUI provides buttons to open and select input and output folders. By default, it is set to data/input and data/output folders in the project directory.
   • Click "Start Sorting" to begin organizing your photos.

Script Details

• src/sorter.py: Contains the core logic for reading EXIF metadata from images and sorting photos into directories.
• autophotosort.py: The main script that sets up input and output directories and calls the photo sorting function for command line interface.
• autophotosort_gui.py: Implements the graphical user interface using Tkinter, providing an easier way to interact with the photo sorting tool.
• AutoPhotoSort start.bat: A batch script that simplifies running the GUI application by checking for Python, installing dependencies, and launching autophotosort_gui.py.

Future Enhancements

• Add command-line arguments for input and output directories.
• Implement error handling and logging.
• Add support for more image formats and metadata types.