# Noodlesoft Hazel

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/hazel/

6 people recommended Noodlesoft Hazel in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Mac users rely on it to automate file organization and cleanup, though some find a simple script can do similar work.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable and polished over years (2 comments in the sample): "That took maybe one evening to get an MVP and a week of casual updates to make it pretty." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48005779)) "This organization system has been rock solid for me for over a decade." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48286113))

## Other automation apps people recommend

- [Hammerspoon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hammerspoon/): 55 recommend, 5 mixed, 4 criticize
- [Shortcuts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-shortcuts/): 37 recommend, 17 mixed, 33 criticize
- [Tasker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tasker/): 7 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize
- [SafeClaw](https://hackerapproved.com/p/safeclaw/): 5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.noodlesoft.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Noodlesoft Hazel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hazel/ (6 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.