phomv

phomv is an independent software publisher distributing its work through GitHub, where it maintains a focused catalog of one package aimed at a common digital photography workflow problem. The publisher's sole product, also named phomv, is a photo organization tool that automatically sorts image collections into a structured directory hierarchy based on EXIF metadata embedded in the files. The tool arranges photos into a YYYY/YYYY_MM/YYYY_MM_DD folder layout, meaning that images are grouped first by year, then by year and month, and finally by the exact year, month, and day on which they were captured. This approach falls squarely into the file management and digital asset organization category of software, a segment commonly used by photographers, archivists, and everyday users who accumulate large volumes of images from cameras and smartphones. Typical use cases include consolidating scattered photo libraries into a consistent chronological structure, preparing collections for backup or archival, deduplicating and tidying folders exported from multiple devices, and establishing a predictable naming convention that makes browsing and retrieval straightforward without relying on proprietary photo management applications. Because the organization is driven by EXIF metadata rather than file names or modification dates, the resulting structure reflects the actual capture time of each image, which is particularly useful when merging collections from different sources. The publisher's presence on GitHub indicates an open development model typical of small utility projects, where source code is publicly available and users can inspect, download, and adapt the software to their own workflows. With a catalog consisting of a single focused package, phomv represents the category of lightweight, single-purpose utilities that solve one well-defined task reliably.