Real folders
Boxes are ordinary folders on your desktop. Quit Bento and everything is still exactly where Finder expects it.
A desktop organizer for Mac
Your desktop, beautifully boxed.
Bento sorts the files on your Mac’s desktop into glass boxes in one click, then keeps them sorted as new screenshots and downloads arrive. It learns the folders you already use, reads your screenshots so you can find them by what’s in them, and never deletes a thing.
Coming soon · Planned launch price $5 · macOS 14 or later
Tidied Oct 26 · 9:41 AM
22 files sorted into 4 boxes
6 screenshots named by what’s in them
0 deleted · folders stay where they are
Every move logged · one step to undo
Undo TidyDone
A live demo, running in your browser. The app does the same thing on your real desktop, with real folders.
how it works
One click today. Tidy every day after.
1 · look
It reads the room
Bento looks at what’s on your desktop and the folders you already keep, like screenshots filed by month. You see the plan before anything moves.
2 · tidy
Everything flies into boxes
Each box is a normal folder you can open in Finder. Finder’s desktop icons step aside while Bento runs and come back the moment it quits.
3 · keep
New files sort themselves
Take a screenshot or save a download and it lands in the right box a second later, newest first, ready to drag into Slack, Mail or a chat.
your folders, your way
It learns how you already file things.
If you keep screenshots in month folders, or second-screen captures in their own folder, Bento notices and keeps doing it your way. Folders it creates follow your naming style, lower-case or Title Case.
screenshots / by monthYour folder177 files · 4 new months
second-displayYour folder134 files
screen-recordingsYour folder13 files
documentsYour folder1 file · kept as a copy
Stay where they are6 folders
pricing
Pricing pagescreenshots · Today 9:12 AMMonthly $12 · Yearly $96 · Team seats from $9
Competitor pricing tablescreenshots · Yesterday 4:40 PMPro $15/mo billed yearly, pricing for teams
Q4 pricing proposaldocuments · Oct 21, 11:02 AMNew pricing tiers for Q4: Starter, Pro, Team
the intelligence
Find any screenshot by what’s in it.
Bento reads the words in your screenshots and PDFs right on your Mac, using Apple’s Vision framework. Every box shows what a file is about, and ⌃⌥⌘F finds “that pricing table from Tuesday” in a second. On Macs with Apple Intelligence, it names your newest screenshots with Apple’s on-device model too. No account, no API keys, nothing uploaded.
the details
Small things that add up to a calm desktop.
Quick Look built in
Click a file and press Space to preview it. Arrow keys browse the box, Return opens, drag it anywhere.
Drop to file
Drag files from anywhere onto a box and they’re filed, by month if that’s how you keep it.
Glass, Frosted or Solid
Boxes blur your wallpaper and darken themselves on bright spots so labels stay readable.
Room for widgets
Boxes keep clear of your desktop widgets and remember where you put them on each display.
Keyboard first
⌃⌥⌘T tidies, ⌃⌥⌘Z undoes, ⌃⌥⌘F searches. No Accessibility permission needed.
safe by design
Built to be trusted with your files.
Bento moves files. It doesn’t delete them, rename your folders or send anything anywhere.
- Never deletes. When two files share a name, it keeps both, like Finder does.
- One step to undo. Every move is written to a plain journal on your Mac, so Undo Last Tidy puts things back exactly.
- Put Everything Back. One button returns your desktop to how it was before Bento.
- Finder’s icons always come back, when Bento quits and even after a crash.
- Private. No account, no analytics, no network. Text is read on your Mac and stays there.
"from": "Screenshot 2026-10-26 at 9.12.04 AM.png",
"to": "screenshots/2026-10/Screenshot 2026-10-26 at 9.12.04 AM.png",
"box": "screenshots"
pricing
One price. No subscription.
Bento for Mac
Coming soon
$5$12planned launch price
- One payment, every 1.x update included
- Use it on all your own Macs
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon and Intel
- 14-day refund, no questions
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questions
Good questions, short answers.
Does Bento ever delete my files?
No. It only moves files into folders on your desktop, and it never overwrites anything: when names clash it keeps both. The only way a file goes to the Trash is if you choose Move to Trash yourself, and Finder’s Put Back still works.
Does it need the internet, an account or an AI subscription?
No. Sorting uses plain rules and the folders you already have. Reading text in screenshots uses Apple’s Vision framework on your Mac. If your Mac has Apple Intelligence, Bento can use Apple’s on-device model for titles, and it works fine without it.
What happens to Finder’s desktop icons?
While Bento runs, its boxes take their place, and anything that stays loose shows in an On Desktop box. When Bento quits, Finder’s icons come back. You can also keep Finder’s icons visible with one switch.
Can I undo a tidy?
Yes. Undo Last Tidy (⌃⌥⌘Z) puts the files back where they were, and Put Everything Back undoes everything Bento has ever moved.
Which Macs does it run on?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel. Apple Intelligence titles need macOS 26 on an Apple silicon Mac with Apple Intelligence turned on.
What if it’s not for me?
Email within 14 days for a full refund. Then choose Put Everything Back in Settings and delete the app; your desktop is as it was.