organize images by date

🗂️ EZ Organizer – ComfyUI Workflow

Created by Me – a filmmaker & AI workflow designer. This smart tool automatically organises your image files by date, sorting them into a clean folder structure (Year/Month/Day). Perfect for taming chaotic photo archives, camera dumps, or any folder full of untitled images – all with one click.

🧩 Overview

This workflow uses my custom ImageDateOrganizer node to:

Scan a source folder (and optionally its subfolders) for image files.

Read the date created or EXIF date from each image.

Copy or move the files into a structured hierarchy: Year/Month/Day/ .

Limit the number of files per day (to avoid overcrowded folders).

Remove empty old folders after the operation.

Everything is packed into a single custom node – clean, fast, and foolproof.

1️⃣ Required Models & Prerequisites

No AI models are needed – this workflow works entirely based on file metadata (dates).

⚠️ Installation Required: This workflow uses my custom ImageDateOrganizer node. You must install it first:

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git clone https://github.com/saeedkhalili/ComfyUI-Saeed-managers

Place the cloned folder inside your ComfyUI custom_nodes/ directory and restart ComfyUI.

3️⃣ How It Works (One‐Click Photo Organisation)

Set source folder – enter the path to the folder containing your images (e.g., C:/Users/.../Camera Dump/ ).

Choose operation – select move (files are moved to the new structure) or copy (files are duplicated).

Set optional limits – decide whether to scan subfolders ( recursive ), choose the calendar system ( Gregorian or Jalali ), and set a maximum number of files per day (to avoid huge folders).

Toggle cleanup – enable remove_empty_old_folders to automatically delete empty source folders after the operation.

Run – the node processes all images, reads their dates, and organises them into a neat folder structure.

A summary string is output, showing how many files were processed and where they were moved/copied.

6️⃣ Advanced Settings (Optional)

ParameterDescriptionsource_folder The path to the folder you want to organise (e.g., C:/Pictures/Unsorted/ ). recursive If true , the node will scan all subfolders inside the source folder. calendar Choose between Gregorian (default) or Jalali (Persian calendar) for date‐based folder names. max_files_per_day Limits how many files can be placed in a single day folder (e.g., 4). Useful for spreading out large batches. operation move – files are relocated; copy – files are duplicated (preserves originals). remove_empty_old_folders If true , any source folders that become empty after moving files will be deleted automatically.

📦 Final Output

After running, your images will be organised into a clean, date‐based folder structure like:

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Year/ └── Month/ └── Day/ └── image1.jpg └── image2.png

The node also outputs a summary string listing the number of files processed and any issues encountered.

Why I built this: As a filmmaker and VFX supervisor, I deal with thousands of reference images, dailies, and camera captures. Manually sorting them by date is a nightmare. This workflow does it in seconds, giving me a clean, searchable archive that makes finding the right shot a breeze. No AI models, no fuss – just pure organisation. I hope it saves you as much time as it saves me! 🗂️✨

📬 Contact: If you’d like to donate, ask a question, or order a custom workflow, reach out to me on Civitai (SaeedKhalili) , visit my website SaeedKhalili.com , or email me at [email protected] . I’m always happy to help fellow creators!