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Sortio Changelog

What is new in Sortio. Release notes for the desktop app and the marketing site.

Latest version: v8.21.0, released 2026-06-09. Download it here or see full release notes on GitHub.

v8.21.0

2026-06-09

Get Sortio covered by your company

  • Using Sortio for work? A new prompt drafts a ready-to-send request to your manager for a Sortio Team license, or you can set up a team yourself.
  • Stability and polish improvements.

v8.20.0

2026-06-08

LM Studio support for local AI

  • Local Model now lets you choose an engine: Ollama or LM Studio. LM Studio runs open-weight models on your machine through an OpenAI-compatible local server.
  • Sortio auto-detects a running LM Studio server (default localhost:1234) and lists your loaded models; a Server URL field covers non-default ports.
  • Same privacy and cost story as Ollama: everything runs on your machine, nothing is sent to Sortio or any cloud, zero credits consumed, works fully offline.
  • Sorting, Spaces, and Automations all work with an LM Studio model. Setup guide at getsortio.com/docs/local-models.

v8.19.0

2026-06-08

Configurable backup size limit and backup fixes

  • The pre-sort safety backup cap (previously fixed at 500 MB) is now adjustable in Settings, with 0 for no limit. Undo works regardless of this setting.
  • Fixed: pre-sort backups now correctly include files in subfolders. Previously, sorting with "Include Subfolders" on could silently skip the backup.

v8.18.0

2026-06-06

Automations that run themselves, plus a redesigned Spaces page

  • A Space can now auto-run its automations whenever files are added to its folder, watched in the background, with one-click Undo on every run.
  • Three clear triggers: run automations manually, when you open a Space, or whenever files are added.
  • Spaces page redesigned with a focused command bar and organized tabs (Automations, Contents, Auto-tag).
  • Safety guard: Sortio now refuses to organize, watch, or move files out of system or root folders (like C:\Windows\System32, /System, or your home folder root).

v8.17.1

2026-06-05

Data-safety fixes for sorts and automations

  • Re-running a sort or automation no longer appends " (1)" to files that are already in the right place.
  • File moves and renames can never overwrite a different file that shares a name. Sortio keeps both files instead of replacing one.
  • Automation Rename actions now run reliably.
  • Removed the non-working Copy and Delete actions from the automation builder.

v8.17.0

2026-06-04

Sortio now speaks 6 languages

  • Choose your interface language in Settings: English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, German, or Spanish.
  • A separate content-language setting controls the language the AI uses for new folder names and sort feedback.
  • Rule pack import works end to end again, and imported rules show up in Automations.
  • Automation templates support fallback defaults like {file.exif.datetime|Other}, so files missing a field no longer stop the whole run.

v8.16.1

2026-06-02

Subscription display fix

  • Fixed a bug where your plan could show as "Free" after reopening the app following some time away, even with an active subscription. Sortio now refreshes your session automatically.
  • Added a quick one-tap "How did you find Sortio?" prompt after onboarding.

v8.16.0

2026-05-31

Content-aware sorting and a clearer preview

  • When your prompt needs what is inside your files, Sortio offers to analyze contents and sorts automatically once it is ready, with a clear "reading your files" indicator.
  • Redesigned sort preview shows files in a nested folder tree, so you can see the structure at a glance and skip individual files or whole folders.
  • If your own AI (BYOK or Ollama) errors, you get a guided recovery panel instead of a raw error.
  • Fixed a freeze when selecting certain folders, plus clearer plan-accurate cost display and post-sort suggestions to turn a sort into a reusable automation.

v8.15.2

2026-05-28

Consistent folders across large multi-batch sorts

  • Large sorts that fan out across multiple AI calls now reuse the folder choices made by earlier batches instead of inventing near-identical parallel folders.
  • Sorts of larger folders (around 500+ files) end up with fewer, more meaningful folders and flatter, more stable hierarchies.

v8.15.1

2026-05-28

Zotero integration

  • Sort PDFs into Zotero collections: Sortio extracts citation metadata (title, authors, date, DOI, journal), classifies each PDF into the right collection, and creates Zotero items with linked-file attachments.
  • Authenticate with a paste-the-key flow using a key from zotero.org/settings/keys; slash-style targets create properly nested subcollections.
  • Fixed per-file dates being dropped from sort prompts, which made date-organized sorts collapse into "Unknown_Date" buckets.

v8.15.0

2026-05-27

On-change automations

  • Rules assigned to a Space with the "On file change" trigger now run automatically when a file is added or modified in the watched folder.
  • Fixed the onboarding screen reappearing every time you opened the app.

v8.14.0

2026-05-26

OpenRouter support

  • Bring your own OpenRouter key to sort with Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, and more through a single account.
  • Local Model and Bring-Your-Own-Key sorts now run entirely on your chosen engine, so your files never pass through Sortio Cloud.
  • Fixed an upgrade prompt that could appear when a personal key hit its own provider's limit.

v8.13.2

2026-05-18

Billing and settings fixes

  • Manage Subscription now navigates correctly without reloading the entire app.
  • Fixed a server error when opening Manage Billing (Stripe customer portal).
  • Account is now the first tab when opening Settings.

v8.13.1

2026-05-17

Privacy controls in Settings

  • New Privacy panel in Settings: telemetry, analytics, and marketing email opt-in toggles, plus a data-export request flow.
  • Edit your profile name in Account Settings.
  • Subscription emails: an auto-renew acknowledgement on signup and a pre-renewal reminder for annual plans.

v8.13.0

2026-05-16

Delete account from Settings

  • Settings now has a Delete Account option. Typing your email confirms; deletion removes your account and associated data. Files on your computer are not affected.
  • Community automations on the Discover page are now a Pro feature; Pro users keep one-click import.

v8.12.1

2026-05-12

Hero copy refresh and watch-folder reliability fixes

  • Updated download links across the site to v8.12.1.
  • Watch folder reliability improvements on macOS Sonoma and Sequoia.
  • Hero subhead now reads "each file" instead of "each PDF" because Sortio handles any file type.

v8.12.0

2026-05-01

Vertical landing pages and FAQ rich snippets

  • Shipped five new vertical landing pages: law firms, real estate, small business back office, consultants, engineering, and personal archivists.
  • Baked vertical FAQPage JSON-LD into the static build so rich snippets appear for vertical queries.
  • Sitemap regenerated to include the new landing pages.

v8.11.0

2026-04-15

AI Rule Builder

  • New AI Rule Builder generates reusable sorting rules from a natural-language description.
  • Run a rule once and reuse it forever, without consuming AI credits per file.
  • Recommended for archives over 5,000 files. The rule runs locally and scales without AI calls.

v8.10.0

2026-03-20

Knowledge Graph indexing for Spaces

  • Sortio now extracts entities (people, organizations, dates, dollar amounts) from your files and indexes them per Space.
  • Use {entity.organization}, {entity.date}, and other tokens in automation rules.
  • Knowledge Graph indexing runs on your device.