AI-powered PDF Sorter

Spent the past few days building something I actually needed: a tool that automatically sorts/organizes messy PDFs.

Anyone who's dealt with receipts, invoices, or contracts knows the pain. Hundreds of files named scan.pdf scattered across folders. Sorting them manually takes hours.

So I scoped and built PDF Sort - a desktop app (Rust + Svelte) that uses Vision AI to read scanned documents, categorize them, and organize everything into clean, date-stamped folders.

This isn't about replacing humans. AI handles the pattern recognition (vendor names, dates, document types). Humans approve the output. When the AI isn't confident, it asks for help (with a timeout so you're never stuck waiting).

The tech involves: -

• Vision AI to "read" scanned documents (even when OCR fails)
• Machine learning that learns from your existing folder structure. Eg. if you have "VCA Animal Hospital," it knows to file "VCA Hospital" there instead of creating a duplicate
• Multi-provider support (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini) using OpenAI SDK endpoints
• Privacy-first: Documents processed locally, API calls go directly to your chosen provider

This is the type of AI augmentation I've been implementing professionally at scale: eliminating repetitive tasks (180+ hours/year saved in one recent project) while keeping humans in control of strategic decisions.

Built because I needed it, sharing because others might too.