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I Automated the Boring Stuff on My Mac

Aditya Thakkar — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:20:41 +0000

My disk kept getting full. I'd be in the middle of something and suddenly my Mac would tell me I'm out of space.

Then I'd spend 30 minutes hunting for what's eating it - old Docker images, node_modules folders, random video files.

So I automated it.

What I did

floma new "analyze disk space in ~/Documents, save the results to an Excel sheet and email me that sheet"

Now I get an email every week with an Excel breakdown of what's using space. I can see it coming before it becomes a problem.

How it works

Install https://getfloma.com:

brew tap getfloma/floma && brew install floma

Then describe what you want. It figures out the steps, creates a workflow, and you can schedule it to run automatically.

The cool part is it chains everything together - analyzes the disk, creates the spreadsheet, and emails it. All from one command.

Other things I use it for

Slack notifications for important files:

floma new "zip all of the loose files in Documents relating to contracts and slack the zipfile to #legal"

Weekly backup reminders:

floma new "check if backups folder was modified in the last 7 days, if not email me a reminder"

Each one takes 2 minutes to set up. The Slack and email integrations work out of the box.

Everything runs locally. Free tier works, but the Personal tier ($4.99/month early bird pricing) is worth it for scheduled workflows.

getfloma.com

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Aditya Thakkar — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:44:50 +0000

I Built a CLI Tool to Automate My Repetitive File Tasks (100% Local) - DEV Community

I got tired of doing the same file tasks over and over - compressing PDFs, organizing downloads,...

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I Built a CLI Tool to Automate My Repetitive File Tasks (100% Local)

Aditya Thakkar — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:43:34 +0000

I got tired of doing the same file tasks over and over - compressing PDFs, organizing downloads, backing up folders. So I built Floma, a CLI that lets you automate this stuff using plain English.

How it works

Instead of googling bash commands, just tell it what you want:

floma new "compress PDFs in Downloads older than 30 days"

It uses AI to figure out the steps and runs them. You can schedule it to run automatically or just run it once.

Why local-first?

Everything runs on your machine. Your files never leave your computer, no API keys needed, works offline. I just really didn't want another cloud service.

What can it do?

File stuff (find, move, copy, compress, remove duplicates)
PDF work (merge, split, extract text)
Image processing (resize, compress, convert formats)
Send notifications (email, Slack)
Schedule anything to run daily/weekly/monthly

Real examples I use

# Clean up my downloads automatically
floma new "move files older than 7 days from Downloads to Archive"

# Daily backup
floma new "zip my Documents folder every day at 6pm"

# Batch resize screenshots
floma new "resize all PNGs in this folder to 800px width"

Try it

It's free to start:

brew tap getfloma/floma && brew install floma

floma new "your task here"

Link: https://getfloma.com

What repetitive file tasks do you wish you could automate? I'm actively building this and would love to hear what would actually be useful.