lab421/forel

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File automation for macOS. The open source Hazel alternative for macOS.

Is lab421/forel beginner-friendly?

The maintainers of lab421/forel usually reply to a pull request within 1 day. 2 beginner-friendly issues are open now.

Stars
757
Forks
23
Open beginner issues
2
Indexed issues
26
Avg merge
1d 20h
Merged PRs (30d)
11
Dominant language
Swift
License
GPL-3.0
Last GitHub push
Oct 9, 2026
Latest indexed
Oct 10, 2026
No contributing guide
No code of conduct
Beginner labels
help wanted

How to contribute to lab421/forel

  1. There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
  2. Your contributions will be published under the project's GPL-3.0 license.
  3. Pick one of the 2 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
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  • Add `{quarter}` variable replacement in actions
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

    lab421/forel#88 ·

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  • [Feature Request] Multiline input field for scripts
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 67/100

    lab421/forel#84 ·

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  • Menubar color
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

    lab421/forel#83 ·

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  • German Language Support for Forel
    Open
    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    lab421/forel#82 ·

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  • All file names to lower case
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    help wanted

    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 30/100

    lab421/forel#60 · 1 comment ·

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  • How to Move Files to Folders Named According to Specific Criteria (Date and Time, File Type, File Extension, etc.)
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 18/100

    lab421/forel#59 ·

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  • How to detect if a file is modified (or deleted or a new document)
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    Difficulty 3/5 Half a day Newbie friendliness 25/100

    lab421/forel#50 · 2 comments ·

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  • Crashes on macOS 27 Public Beta
    May be free again Open
    • Is something wrong?
    bug

    lab421/forel#43 · 4 comments · 1 assignee ·

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  • UI suggestion for Watch/Pause
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    lab421/forel#42 · 2 comments ·

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  • Feature requests - Multiple add-on features
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 12/100

    lab421/forel#41 · 1 comment ·

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  • Can't manage protected folders
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 28/100

    lab421/forel#40 ·

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  • Copy rules to another folder
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    • Is something wrong?

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    lab421/forel#39 · 1 comment ·

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  • Feature Request: Date added, time option
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    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

    lab421/forel#38 · 1 comment ·

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  • Feature Request: Schedule Watch folders
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

    lab421/forel#36 · 2 comments ·

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  • [Feature Request] Replace Characters in Filename on rule-match
    Open
    • Is something wrong?
    enhancement

    Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 56/100

    lab421/forel#28 · 4 comments · 1 reaction ·

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