Sift is a tactile, gesture-driven file triage application for GNOME. Inspired by the simplicity of "swiping" interfaces, it allows you to quickly organize, trash, or skip through your files with smooth animations and keyboard-first power.

• Gesture-Driven Organization: Swipe left to trash, right to organize, up to skip, and down to handle later.
• Rich Previews: Native document and image previews using GTK4 and Adwaita.
• Keyboard Power: Fully navigable via keyboard shortcuts for high-speed triage.
• Recent Folders: Smart history of your source and destination folders.
• Smooth Animations: High-performance UI with tactile feedback and Adwaita-consistent styling.
• Accessibility: Built with screen readers and keyboard accessibility in mind.

• Python 3.10+
• GTK 4 & Libadwaita
• PyGObject

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/frephs/sift.git
   cd sift

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Register the app locally (optional, for quick dev):

   python3 install_local.py

You can use the provided Makefile for common shortcuts:

make setup      # Configure build
make compile    # Build app
sudo make install # Install to system

Alternatively, use meson directly:

meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr/local
sudo meson install -C builddir

Launch the app from your GNOME Activities overview or run:

python3 sift/main.py

• A: Trash
• D: Organize (move to destination)
• W: Skip
• S: Later
• Ctrl + Z: Undo last trash action

Sift is built using:

• Python & PyGObject
• GTK 4 & Libadwaita
• Vanilla CSS for custom branding and animations.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.