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Fighting the macOS File System: How I built a cross-platform organizer in Python

The Problem

I wanted a tool like Hazel, but free, open-source, and cross-platform. I didn't want my bank statements uploaded to the cloud just to be organized.

The Solution: SmartSort AI

I built a local-first Python daemon that watches your folders and uses OCR to sort files intelligently.

Challenge 1: The "Two Pythons" Problem

(Explain how Anaconda and System Python fought on your Mac and how you fixed it).

Challenge 2: Windows vs Mac Builds

(Show your GitHub Actions YAML file).

The Result

It's fully open source.
Repo: [LINK TO YOUR GITHUB]
Website: [LINK TO YOUR WEBSITE]

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