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GitHub stars, forks and contributors refresh from the public API on every page load. Download figures are configured only when they have been verified.
Mouzi exists so that ordinary computer users can keep their file system organized without giving a cloud service visibility into everything they download. It is free software in both senses, MIT licensed and priced at zero, developed in public.
source: GitHub API
source: GitHub API
source: GitHub API
Across GitHub, SourceForge and independent software directories.
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source: locale files in repo
source: Windows, Linux
Mouzi has attracted attention beyond GitHub through community discussions, independent coverage and word of mouth.
r/software
130+ upvotes
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46k views
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A public launch thread where users discussed local-first Downloads automation and compared Mouzi with cloud organizers.
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r/coolgithubprojects
66k views
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Shared among developers browsing open-source tools, with follow-on posts in related communities.
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Episode 671: Windows Without Windows
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Mouzi was featured as an episode pick: a silent tray app that keeps Downloads tidy with local rules.
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Mouzi v0.1.3 — Free Download
Listed in the OlderGeeks freeware directory, where Windows users discover small local utilities without store accounts or cloud sign-ups.
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View listingThese are only a few of the public mentions. Many more threads, shares and write-ups have helped people find Mouzi, and more keep appearing. Thank you to everyone who posted, linked, mirrored or talked about the project.
Feature direction comes from public GitHub issues: folder pickers, history filtering, recursive watching and more are all user requests tracked in the issue tracker. Translations into 10 languages were contributed by the community.
Downloads folders are a common delivery point for scams and malware, including fake-invoice remote-access payloads. Mouzi's rule-based sorting helps users notice files that do not belong, and the project maintains a verifiable release pipeline documented in the security docs.
Current recurring costs are modest: domain, build minutes and testing hardware. The dominant cost is maintainer time, currently unpaid, spent on development, issue triage, documentation and release engineering.
Additional funding would directly enable: