Image File Organizer Script

Here is a Python script for organizing image files into folders based on their file type or creation date. You can choose your preferred organization method by changing the mode variable.

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import os
import shutil
from datetime import datetime

# Configuration
source_folder = '/path/to/your/images'  # Change this to your image directory
destination_root = '/path/to/organized/images'  # Where to organize the files
mode = 'date'  # Options: 'date' or 'type'

# Supported image formats
image_extensions = {'.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif', '.bmp', '.tiff', '.webp'}

def get_file_creation_date(path):
    # Use last modified date as fallback
    timestamp = os.path.getmtime(path)
    return datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')

def organize_by_date():
    for filename in os.listdir(source_folder):
        if not any(filename.lower().endswith(ext) for ext in image_extensions):
            continue
        
        file_path = os.path.join(source_folder, filename)
        date_folder = get_file_creation_date(file_path)
        target_folder = os.path.join(destination_root, date_folder)
        os.makedirs(target_folder, exist_ok=True)
        shutil.move(file_path, os.path.join(target_folder, filename))
        print(f"Moved {filename} to {target_folder}")

def organize_by_type():
    for filename in os.listdir(source_folder):
        ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1].lower()
        if ext not in image_extensions:
            continue
        
        target_folder = os.path.join(destination_root, ext[1:])  # remove dot from extension
        os.makedirs(target_folder, exist_ok=True)
        shutil.move(os.path.join(source_folder, filename), os.path.join(target_folder, filename))
        print(f"Moved {filename} to {target_folder}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if not os.path.exists(source_folder):
        print(f"Source folder does not exist: {source_folder}")
    elif mode == 'date':
        organize_by_date()
    elif mode == 'type':
        organize_by_type()
    else:
        print("Invalid mode. Use 'date' or 'type'.")

How to Use:

1. Replace /path/to/your/images with the folder containing your images.

2. Replace /path/to/organized/images with the folder where you want to organize images.

3. Set mode to 'date' to sort into folders by creation date (e.g., 2025-05-18), or 'type' to sort by file type (e.g., jpg, png).

4. Run the script.

Let me know if you’d like to add features like duplicate checking, file renaming, or EXIF-based sorting.