Rule Discovery
Rule Discovery is a community marketplace where users can browse, vote on, import, and publish reusable sorting rule collections called "rulepacks" organized by industry verticals like Legal, Students, Developers, Designers, and more.
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What is Rule Discovery?
Rule Discovery transforms Sortio from a personal tool into a community platform. Instead of building sorting rules from scratch, you can browse a library of professionally-created and community-contributed rulepacks designed for specific use cases. Lawyers can import legal document organizers, students can use study material sorters, developers can grab code file organizers—all ready to use instantly. You can also share your own rules to help others.
How It Works
The Discover tab in Sortio shows all available rulepacks organized by category. Each rulepack contains multiple rules that work together for a specific workflow. You can preview the rules before importing, see how many people have used them, and read descriptions of what they do. When you import a rulepack, Sortio automatically adjusts the paths for your system—a rule designed on Windows works perfectly on Mac and vice versa. Community engagement through voting helps surface the best rulepacks.
Key Capabilities
- Browse rulepacks by industry: Legal, Students, Developers, Designers, Photography, Finance, General
- Preview rules before importing to understand exactly what they do
- One-click import adds rules to your library with path resolution
- Vote on rulepacks to help others discover the best ones
- Get notified when imported rulepacks are updated by creators
- Publish your own rules to help others in your industry
- Staff picks highlight professionally curated, high-quality packs
- Cross-platform compatibility with automatic path translation
Getting Started
Open Sortio and navigate to the Discover tab
Browse rulepacks by category or search for specific workflows
Click on a rulepack to preview its rules and see details
Click "Import Rulepack" to add the rules to your library
Find your new rules in the Rules tab, ready to use
Vote on rulepacks you find useful to help others discover them
Use Cases
New Law Firm Setup
Import the Legal Document Organizer rulepack and immediately have rules for sorting contracts, pleadings, correspondence, and client files
Student Semester Start
Import the Student Study Materials pack to automatically organize lectures, assignments, research papers, and notes by course
Developer Onboarding
Get the Developer Workspace Organizer to sort code files, documentation, and project assets across multiple languages
Photography Workflow
Import Photo Library Manager to organize shots by date, separate RAW files, and manage edited exports
Team Standardization
Share a custom rulepack across your team so everyone organizes files the same way
Configuration Options
Browse Filters
Filter rulepacks by vertical (Legal, Students, etc.), sort by popularity, downloads, or newest
Staff Picks
View curated collections of high-quality, verified rulepacks recommended by the Sortio team
Search
Search rulepacks by name, description, or tags to find exactly what you need
Update Notifications
Get notified when creators update rulepacks you've imported so you can apply improvements
Best Practices
- Preview rules before importing to ensure they match your workflow
- Start with Staff Picks for professionally curated, high-quality packs
- Vote on packs you find useful to help the community
- Check for updates periodically to get creator improvements
- Customize imported rules to better fit your specific needs
- Consider publishing your own rules to help others in your industry
Frequently Asked Questions
How many rulepacks can I import?
Free users can browse and preview all rulepacks but cannot import. Standard users can import 3 rulepacks. Pro users have unlimited imports. You can always upgrade if you need more.
Will imported rules work on my system?
Yes. Rulepacks use placeholder paths like {DOWNLOADS} and {DOCUMENTS} that automatically resolve to your actual system folders. A rule created on Windows will work perfectly on Mac and vice versa.
Can I modify rules after importing?
Absolutely. Imported rules become part of your personal library and you can edit, customize, or delete them like any other rule. Your changes won't affect the original rulepack.
How do I publish my own rulepack?
Click "Publish Rulepack" in the Discover tab, select which of your rules to include, add a title and description, and submit. All submissions go through content moderation to ensure quality.
What happens when a rulepack creator updates their pack?
You'll see a notification badge on the Discover tab. You can view the update notes and choose to apply the update, which will sync the latest rule definitions while preserving any personal customizations you've made.
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