# FileOrganizer Roadmap

This document outlines the roadmap for FileOrganizer, including planned features, improvements, and future directions.

## Current Version: 0.1.0

### Core Features

- [x] Basic file organization by type
- [x] Duplicate file detection
- [x] Command-line interface
- [x] Basic test coverage
- [x] Documentation

## Upcoming Features (Next 3-6 Months)

### High Priority

- [ ] **Enhanced File Organization**
  - [ ] Support for more file types
  - [ ] Custom organization rules
  - [ ] File renaming patterns
  - [ ] Support for symbolic links

- [ ] **Improved Duplicate Detection**
  - [ ] Fuzzy matching for similar files
  - [ ] Image similarity detection
  - [ ] Audio fingerprinting
  - [ ] Video comparison

- [ ] **Performance Improvements**
  - [ ] Parallel processing for large directories
  - [ ] Caching of file hashes
  - [ ] Progress tracking for long operations

### Medium Priority

- [ ] **User Interface**
  - [ ] Interactive TUI (Text-based User Interface)
  - [ ] Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  - [ ] Web interface

- [ ] **Cloud Integration**
  - [ ] Google Drive
  - [ ] Dropbox
  - [ ] OneDrive
  - [ ] AWS S3

- [ ] **Advanced Features**
  - [ ] File previews
  - [ ] Batch operations
  - [ ] Undo functionality
  - [ ] File metadata editing

### Low Priority

- [ ] **Plugin System**
  - [ ] Custom organization plugins
  - [ ] File format support plugins
  - [ ] Export/import plugins

- [ ] **Machine Learning**
  - [ ] Smart categorization
  - [ ] Content-based organization
  - [ ] Duplicate detection using ML

## Long-term Vision (6+ Months)

### Cross-Platform Support
- [ ] Native Windows support
- [ ] Native macOS support
- [ ] Linux package repositories

### Enterprise Features
- [ ] User management
- [ ] Audit logging
- [ ] Role-based access control
- [ ] API for integration with other tools

### Community and Ecosystem
- [ ] Plugin repository
- [ ] Templates for common workflows
- [ ] Community-contributed rules and plugins

## Version History

### v0.1.0 (Current)

- Initial release with basic file organization and duplicate detection
- Command-line interface
- Basic documentation

## How to Contribute

We welcome contributions to help implement these features! Please see our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines on how to contribute.

## Feature Requests

Have an idea that's not on the roadmap? Open an issue to discuss it with the maintainers!

## Release Schedule

We aim to release new versions approximately every 2-3 months, with patch releases as needed for bug fixes.

## Support

For support, please open an issue on GitHub or join our community forum.

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*This roadmap is subject to change based on user feedback and community contributions.*
