Foldery vs Sortbase (formerly Easy Folders)

First, the name: Easy Folders is now Sortbase — same extension, new brand. If you got here searching for either name, you're in the right place.

Both Foldery and Sortbase add folders, prompts and search to AI chat platforms, and both do the basics well. The deepest difference isn't the folder tree — it's what travels with you between models. Foldery folders carry a reusable context: standing instructions, in markdown, loaded in one click into every new chat you start from that folder, on any supported platform. One context, every model. Sortbase doesn't have an equivalent; its answer to cross-model work is transferring individual chats, which is a different job — more on that below.

The other structural difference is privacy. Your conversations never leave your device with Foldery — even sync is zero-knowledge — across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. Sortbase syncs through its encrypted cloud backend, the standard model.

This page lays out both sides, including where Sortbase is simply better. Judge for yourself.

Is Sortbase the same as Easy Folders?

Yes. Sortbase is the rebrand of Easy Folders: the same Chrome Web Store listing — its store URL still carries the old easy-folders slug — under a new name and a new domain, sortbase.ai. As of July 2026, the old easyfolders.io site itself carries Sortbase branding. Nothing was discontinued; existing users kept their data and reviews carried over.

The rebrand came with a wider platform list: where Easy Folders covered ChatGPT and Claude, Sortbase now advertises Gemini and Grok as well. Everything on this page compares Foldery against today's Sortbase, not against the old Easy Folders feature set.

One context, every model

This is the core of Foldery, so it deserves more than a table row. Give any folder a context — standing instructions written in markdown: who you are, what the project is, how you want answers. From then on, every new chat you start from that folder begins with that context already injected, whether the chat is on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity. Subfolders can inherit and extend it.

The platforms' own answers to this — Projects, Gems, custom instructions — are each locked inside their own model. Sortbase has nothing equivalent. If you've ever kept a "project brief" note somewhere and pasted it into every new conversation, folder context is that ritual, automated and cross-model.

And it's free — along with all four platforms, the prompt library and full-text search. Foldery's free tier is gated by folder count (10), not by features. For the full picture — including the platforms' native options and the manual way — see how to carry your context across AI models, or the guide.

Where Sortbase wins

Honest concessions, because they're real. Sortbase supports Grok, which Foldery doesn't. Its interface ships in 51 languages; Foldery is English-only for now. And it has the maturity advantage: ~19,000 installs and years of iteration counting its Easy Folders era, versus Foldery launched in 2026 by one independent developer. We think small has its own advantages — bug reports go straight to the person who wrote the code — but road-tested is road-tested.

Sortbase also has one-click chat transfer between models, which Foldery doesn't. It deserves its own section, because it's often framed as the answer to cross-model work — and it solves a different problem than folder context does.

Chat transfer vs. folder context: different jobs

Sortbase's chat transfer moves a past conversation into another model, carrying the discussion with it. One chat, one move. It shines when you started in the wrong model, hit a limit, or want a second opinion on an existing thread. Foldery has nothing like it, and if that's your daily pain, Sortbase wins this one.

Foldery's folder context isn't about moving what you already said — it's a reusable source of truth you can start any new chat from — one click, on any platform. You maintain the context once; it follows you everywhere. If your pain is re-explaining your project to every model every morning, transfer doesn't solve that — context does.

They're different jobs. Neither tool does both.

Two meanings of "encrypted sync"

Both products can sync across devices, and both say "encrypted" — but they mean different things.

Sortbase syncs your data through its cloud backend, encrypted. That's the standard model most software uses, and there's nothing wrong with it — but it does not advertise zero-knowledge or end-to-end encryption.

Foldery is local-first: your conversation content never leaves your device, sync or no sync — messages simply aren't synced. What does sync is your organization — folder structure, chat titles, prompts, folder context — and all of it is encrypted on your device with a key derived from a passphrase only you hold, before anything is uploaded. Our servers store ciphertext they cannot decrypt: a zero-knowledge model, the same approach password managers like Bitwarden use. The honest flip side: if you lose your passphrase, your synced data is permanently inaccessible. Not even we can recover it. Local data on your device is unaffected.

Switching from Easy Folders

Foldery imports Easy Folders backups directly, so switching doesn't mean rebuilding your folders by hand:

• In Easy Folders: Settings → Backup Folders & Bookmarks to export a JSON backup.
• In Foldery: click Import in the sidebar, select Easy Folders, and upload that file. You'll see a preview of what will be imported before anything is applied.

Folders, subfolders and chat assignments for ChatGPT and Claude come across; folder colors are mapped to the nearest of Foldery's twelve. Two honest caveats: bookmarks have no Foldery equivalent, so they aren't imported — and Foldery's free tier allows up to 10 folders, so if your tree is bigger than that, you'll want Pro to keep all of it.

If you're on a current Sortbase install and its backup format has changed since the rebrand, send us a sample export and we'll make the import handle it.

And if you ever switch away from Foldery, everything exports to open JSON, on the free tier. No lock-in in either direction.

The honest bottom line

If your world includes Grok, you want chat transfer, or you value a localized, road-tested extension with the biggest install base, pick Sortbase — it's a mature product and the rebrand didn't change that.

If you keep re-using the same context across models, use Perplexity, or want the architecture where the vendor can't read your data rather than promises not to — that's what Foldery is built around, and its free tier includes all of it except unlimited folders and sync.

The cheapest way to decide is to run Foldery alongside Sortbase for a week: installing is free on both, the Easy Folders import takes a minute, and your data stays portable either way.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sortbase the same as Easy Folders?

Yes. Sortbase is the new name of the Easy Folders extension — the same Chrome Web Store listing, now rebranded. As of July 2026, the old easyfolders.io site carries Sortbase branding, and the product lives at sortbase.ai. Same product, new name.

What happened to Easy Folders?

Easy Folders rebranded to Sortbase in 2026. It wasn't discontinued: the extension, your data and the Chrome Web Store listing continue under the new name. Alongside the rebrand, Sortbase now advertises Gemini and Grok support in addition to ChatGPT and Claude.

Does Sortbase support Perplexity?

No. As of July 2026, Sortbase supports ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok. Foldery supports ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. If Perplexity is part of your daily workflow, that's Foldery; if Grok is, that's Sortbase.

Can I import my Easy Folders data into Foldery?

Yes. Export a JSON backup from Easy Folders (Settings → Backup Folders & Bookmarks), then in Foldery click Import → Easy Folders and upload the file. You'll see a preview before anything is applied. Folders, subfolders and chat assignments come across; colors are mapped to Foldery's palette.

Is Foldery's sync really zero-knowledge?

Yes. Your conversation content never leaves your device at all — messages are not synced. What does sync (folder structure, chat titles, prompts, folder context) is encrypted on your device with a key derived from a passphrase only you hold. Foldery's servers store ciphertext they cannot decrypt.

Is Foldery free?

Yes. All four platforms, folder context, the prompt library, full-text search and JSON export are free, up to 10 folders — no card, no account. Pro unlocks unlimited folders and end-to-end encrypted sync, available as a one-time lifetime purchase or a subscription.