diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
index f984b935..f09589a0 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/ArgumentBean.java
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ public class ArgumentBean {
 
 			if (resolveFolders && file.isDirectory()) {
 				if (recursive) {
-					files.addAll(listFiles(file));
+					files.addAll(listFiles(file, FILES));
 				} else {
-					files.addAll(filter(getChildren(file, FILES), NOT_HIDDEN));
+					files.addAll(getChildren(file, FILES));
 				}
 			} else {
 				files.add(file);
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/FolderWatchService.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/FolderWatchService.java
index 245f7644..f518047e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/FolderWatchService.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/FolderWatchService.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public abstract class FolderWatchService implements Closeable {
 					// start watching newly created folder
 					if (watchTree) {
 						try {
-							commitSet.addAll(listFiles(file));
+							commitSet.addAll(listFiles(file, FILES));
 							watchFolder(file);
 						} catch (IOException e) {
 							debug.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
index b370b73c..d78ec41e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static java.util.Arrays.*;
 import static java.util.Collections.*;
 import static net.filebot.Logging.*;
 import static net.filebot.media.XattrMetaInfo.*;
+import static net.filebot.util.FileUtilities.*;
 import static net.filebot.util.StringUtilities.*;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ import net.filebot.WebServices;
 import net.filebot.format.AssociativeScriptObject;
 import net.filebot.media.MediaDetection;
 import net.filebot.similarity.SeasonEpisodeMatcher.SxE;
-import net.filebot.util.FileUtilities;
 import net.filebot.web.Movie;
 
 public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 	}
 
 	public Object executeScript(String input, Map<String, ?> bindings, Object... args) throws Throwable {
-		return executeScript(input, asList(getArgumentBean().getArray()), bindings, FileUtilities.asFileList(args));
+		return executeScript(input, asList(getArgumentBean().getArray()), bindings, asFileList(args));
 	}
 
 	public Object executeScript(String input, List<String> argv, Map<String, ?> bindings, List<File> args) throws Throwable {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 	}
 
 	public String detectSeriesName(Object files, boolean anime) throws Exception {
-		List<File> input = FileUtilities.asFileList(files);
+		List<File> input = asFileList(files);
 		if (input.isEmpty())
 			return null;
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 	}
 
 	public List<String> getMediaInfo(Collection<?> files, String format) throws Exception {
-		return cli.getMediaInfo(FileUtilities.asFileList(files), format, null); // explicitly ignore the --filter option
+		return cli.getMediaInfo(asFileList(files), format, null); // explicitly ignore the --filter option
 	}
 
 	public Object getMediaInfo(Map<String, ?> parameters) throws Exception {
@@ -453,12 +453,12 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 	private List<File> getInputFileList(Map<String, ?> parameters) {
 		Object file = parameters.get("file");
 		if (file != null) {
-			return FileUtilities.asFileList(file);
+			return asFileList(file);
 		}
 
 		Object folder = parameters.get("folder");
 		if (folder != null) {
-			return FileUtilities.listFiles(FileUtilities.asFileList(folder), 0, false, true, false);
+			return listFiles(asFileList(folder), 0, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 		}
 
 		return emptyList();
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 		Map<File, File> files = new LinkedHashMap<File, File>();
 		if (map != null) {
 			for (Entry<?, ?> it : map.entrySet()) {
-				List<File> key = FileUtilities.asFileList(it.getKey());
-				List<File> value = FileUtilities.asFileList(it.getValue());
+				List<File> key = asFileList(it.getKey());
+				List<File> value = asFileList(it.getValue());
 				if (key.size() == 1 && value.size() == 1) {
 					files.put(key.get(0), value.get(0));
 				} else {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellMethods.java
index 73877f8d..e92424d7 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellMethods.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import static java.util.Collections.*;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.*;
 import static net.filebot.MediaTypes.*;
 import static net.filebot.media.XattrMetaInfo.*;
+import static net.filebot.util.FileUtilities.*;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ public class ScriptShellMethods {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> listTree(File self, int maxDepth) {
-		return FileUtilities.listFiles(singleton(self), maxDepth, false, true, true);
+		return FileUtilities.listFiles(singleton(self), maxDepth, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFiles(File self) {
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ public class ScriptShellMethods {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFiles(File self, Closure<?> closure) {
-		return getFiles(singletonList(self), closure);
+		return getFiles(singleton(self), closure);
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFiles(Collection<?> self) {
@@ -133,14 +134,14 @@ public class ScriptShellMethods {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFiles(Collection<?> self, Closure<?> closure) {
-		final List<File> roots = FileUtilities.asFileList(self.toArray());
+		List<File> roots = FileUtilities.asFileList(self.toArray());
 
-		List<File> files = FileUtilities.listFiles(roots);
+		List<File> files = FileUtilities.listFiles(roots, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 		if (closure != null) {
 			files = DefaultGroovyMethods.findAll(files, closure);
 		}
 
-		return FileUtilities.sortByUniquePath(files);
+		return files;
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFolders(File self) {
@@ -156,14 +157,14 @@ public class ScriptShellMethods {
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getFolders(Collection<?> self, Closure<?> closure) {
-		final List<File> roots = FileUtilities.asFileList(self.toArray());
+		List<File> roots = FileUtilities.asFileList(self.toArray());
 
-		List<File> folders = FileUtilities.listFolders(roots);
+		List<File> folders = FileUtilities.listFolders(roots, HUMAN_ORDER);
 		if (closure != null) {
 			folders = DefaultGroovyMethods.findAll(folders, closure);
 		}
 
-		return FileUtilities.sortByUniquePath(folders);
+		return folders;
 	}
 
 	public static List<File> getMediaFolders(File self) throws IOException {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
index e5963e1d..002b622e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/MediaBindingBean.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.SortedSet;
-import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import com.cedarsoftware.util.io.JsonWriter;
@@ -992,9 +990,9 @@ public class MediaBindingBean {
 	public File getInferredMediaFile() {
 		if (getMediaFile().isDirectory()) {
 			// just select the first video file in the folder as media sample
-			SortedSet<File> videos = new TreeSet<File>(filter(listFiles(getMediaFile()), VIDEO_FILES));
+			List<File> videos = listFiles(getMediaFile(), VIDEO_FILES, CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
 			if (videos.size() > 0) {
-				return videos.iterator().next();
+				return videos.get(0);
 			}
 		} else if (SUBTITLE_FILES.accept(getMediaFile()) || ((infoObject instanceof Episode || infoObject instanceof Movie) && !VIDEO_FILES.accept(getMediaFile()))) {
 			// prefer equal match from current context if possible
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/media/MediaDetection.java b/source/net/filebot/media/MediaDetection.java
index 5285a2fd..2de30784 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/media/MediaDetection.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/media/MediaDetection.java
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ public class MediaDetection {
 		Set<Integer> collection = new LinkedHashSet<Integer>();
 		List<File> nfoFiles = new ArrayList<File>();
 		if (file.isDirectory()) {
-			nfoFiles.addAll(filter(listFiles(file), NFO_FILES));
+			nfoFiles.addAll(listFiles(file, NFO_FILES));
 		} else if (file.getParentFile() != null && file.getParentFile().isDirectory()) {
 			nfoFiles.addAll(getChildren(file.getParentFile(), NFO_FILES));
 		}
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/AttributeTool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/AttributeTool.java
index 6ee865ec..4ad7d0d4 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/AttributeTool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/AttributeTool.java
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ class AttributeTool extends Tool<TableModel> {
 			return model;
 		}
 
-		List<File> files = filter(listFiles(root), VIDEO_FILES, SUBTITLE_FILES);
-		files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
+		List<File> files = listFiles(root, filter(VIDEO_FILES, SUBTITLE_FILES), HUMAN_ORDER);
 
 		for (File file : files) {
 			Object metaObject = xattr.getMetaInfo(file);
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/ExtractTool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/ExtractTool.java
index 04041dbe..8144b60b 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/ExtractTool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/ExtractTool.java
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ class ExtractTool extends Tool<TableModel> {
 		}
 
 		// ignore non-archives files and trailing multi-volume parts
-		List<File> files = filter(listFiles(root), Archive.VOLUME_ONE_FILTER);
-		files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
-
+		List<File> files = listFiles(root, Archive.VOLUME_ONE_FILTER, HUMAN_ORDER);
 		List<ArchiveEntry> entries = new ArrayList<ArchiveEntry>();
 
 		try {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/MediaInfoTool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/MediaInfoTool.java
index 9e8ae26f..582c70d6 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/MediaInfoTool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/MediaInfoTool.java
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ class MediaInfoTool extends Tool<TableModel> {
 			return new MediaInfoTableModel();
 		}
 
-		List<File> files = filter(listFiles(root), VIDEO_FILES, AUDIO_FILES);
-		files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
-
+		List<File> files = listFiles(root, filter(VIDEO_FILES, AUDIO_FILES), HUMAN_ORDER);
 		Map<MediaInfoKey, String[]> data = new TreeMap<MediaInfoKey, String[]>();
 
 		try (MediaInfo mi = new MediaInfo()) {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/SplitTool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/SplitTool.java
index a10e2652..a257264a 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/SplitTool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/SplitTool.java
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ class SplitTool extends Tool<TreeModel> {
 		int nextPart = 1;
 		long splitSize = getSplitSize();
 
-		List<File> files = listFiles(root);
-		files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
+		List<File> files = listFiles(root, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 
 		List<TreeNode> rootGroup = new ArrayList<TreeNode>();
 		List<File> currentPart = new ArrayList<File>();
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/Tool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/Tool.java
index 29504676..2a5882ad 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/Tool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/Tool.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ abstract class Tool<M> extends JComponent {
 		long totalSize = 0;
 
 		for (File f : files) {
-			totalCount += FileUtilities.listFiles(f).size();
+			totalCount += FileUtilities.listFiles(f, FileUtilities.FILES).size();
 			totalSize += FileUtils.sizeOf(f);
 		}
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/TypeTool.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/TypeTool.java
index ec554e39..76c761f2 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/TypeTool.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/filter/TypeTool.java
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ class TypeTool extends Tool<TreeModel> {
 
 	@Override
 	protected TreeModel createModelInBackground(File root) throws InterruptedException {
-		List<File> filesAndFolders = (root != null) ? listFiles(singleton(root), FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, true, true, true) : new ArrayList<File>();
+		if (root == null) {
+			return new DefaultTreeModel(new FolderNode("Types", emptyList()));
+		}
+
+		List<File> filesAndFolders = listFiles(root, f -> true, HUMAN_ORDER);
 		List<TreeNode> groups = new ArrayList<TreeNode>();
 
 		for (Entry<String, FileFilter> it : getMetaTypes().entrySet()) {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/list/FileListTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/list/FileListTransferablePolicy.java
index b241e1c1..9706561e 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/list/FileListTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/list/FileListTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -82,12 +82,9 @@ class FileListTransferablePolicy extends FileTransferablePolicy {
 				title.accept(getFolderName(files.get(0)));
 			}
 
-			List<File> list = listFiles(files);
-			list.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
-
 			// load all files from the given folders recursively up do a depth of 32
 			format.accept(ListPanel.DEFAULT_FILE_FORMAT);
-			model.accept(list);
+			model.accept(listFiles(files, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/NamesListTransferablePolicy.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/NamesListTransferablePolicy.java
index 40f4b3b5..4998b3fe 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/NamesListTransferablePolicy.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/NamesListTransferablePolicy.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class NamesListTransferablePolicy extends FileTransferablePolicy {
 			loadTorrentFiles(files, values);
 		} else {
 			// load all files from the given folders recursively up do a depth of 32
-			listFiles(files).stream().sorted(HUMAN_ORDER).map(FastFile::new).forEach(values::add);
+			listFiles(files, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER).stream().map(FastFile::new).forEach(values::add);
 		}
 
 		model.addAll(values);
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/Preset.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/Preset.java
index fde9834f..4d14a4de 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/Preset.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/Preset.java
@@ -84,13 +84,7 @@ public class Preset {
 			}
 		}
 
-		List<File> files = listFiles(getInputFolder());
-		if (filter != null) {
-			files = filter(files, filter);
-		}
-		files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
-
-		return files;
+		return listFiles(getInputFolder(), f -> f.isFile() && filter.accept(f), HUMAN_ORDER);
 	}
 
 	public AutoCompleteMatcher getAutoCompleteMatcher() {
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/subtitle/SubtitleDropTarget.java b/source/net/filebot/ui/subtitle/SubtitleDropTarget.java
index e9287333..3702b7fa 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/subtitle/SubtitleDropTarget.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/subtitle/SubtitleDropTarget.java
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ import java.awt.dnd.DropTargetEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ abstract class SubtitleDropTarget extends JButton {
 		@Override
 		protected DropAction getDropAction(List<File> selection) {
 			// accept video files and folders
-			return filter(input, VIDEO_FILES, FOLDERS).size() > 0 ? DropAction.Accept : DropAction.Cancel;
+			return filter(selection, VIDEO_FILES, FOLDERS).size() > 0 ? DropAction.Accept : DropAction.Cancel;
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -177,8 +175,7 @@ abstract class SubtitleDropTarget extends JButton {
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			List<File> files = filter(listFiles(selection), VIDEO_FILES);
-			files.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
+			List<File> files = listFiles(selection, VIDEO_FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 
 			if (files.size() > 0) {
 				handleDownload(files);
@@ -252,13 +249,10 @@ abstract class SubtitleDropTarget extends JButton {
 			}
 
 			// perform a drop action depending on the given files
-			List<File> files = listFiles(selection);
+			List<File> files = listFiles(selection, FILES, HUMAN_ORDER);
 
 			List<File> videos = filter(files, VIDEO_FILES);
-			videos.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
-
 			List<File> subtitles = filter(files, SUBTITLE_FILES);
-			subtitles.sort(HUMAN_ORDER);
 
 			Map<File, File> uploadPlan = new LinkedHashMap<File, File>();
 
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java b/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
index 3ba8c424..8d890d9a 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/util/FileUtilities.java
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 		return f -> !filter.accept(f);
 	}
 
+	public static FileFilter filter(FileFilter... filters) {
+		return f -> stream(filters).anyMatch(it -> it.accept(f));
+	}
+
 	public static List<File> listPath(File file) {
 		return listPathTail(file, Integer.MAX_VALUE, false);
 	}
@@ -455,54 +459,50 @@ public final class FileUtilities {
 
 	public static final int FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH = 32;
 
-	public static List<File> listFiles(File... folders) {
-		return listFiles(asList(folders));
+	public static List<File> listFiles(File folder, FileFilter filter) {
+		return listFiles(singleton(folder), FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, filter, null);
 	}
 
-	public static List<File> listFiles(Iterable<File> folders) {
-		return listFiles(folders, FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, false, true, false);
+	public static List<File> listFiles(File folder, FileFilter filter, Comparator<File> order) {
+		return listFiles(singleton(folder), FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, filter, order);
 	}
 
-	public static List<File> listFolders(Iterable<File> folders) {
-		return listFiles(folders, FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, false, false, true);
+	public static List<File> listFiles(Iterable<File> folders, FileFilter filter, Comparator<File> order) {
+		return listFiles(folders, FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, filter, order);
 	}
 
-	public static List<File> listFiles(Iterable<File> folders, int maxDepth, boolean addHidden, boolean addFiles, boolean addFolders) {
-		List<File> files = new ArrayList<File>();
+	public static List<File> listFolders(Iterable<File> folders, Comparator<File> order) {
+		return listFiles(folders, FILE_WALK_MAX_DEPTH, FOLDERS, order);
+	}
+
+	public static List<File> listFiles(Iterable<File> folders, int maxDepth, FileFilter filter, Comparator<File> order) {
+		List<File> sink = new ArrayList<File>();
 
-		// collect files from directory tree
 		for (File it : folders) {
-			if (!addHidden && it.isHidden()) // ignore hidden files
-				continue;
-
 			if (it.isDirectory()) {
-				if (addFolders) {
-					files.add(it);
-				}
-				listFiles(it, files, 0, maxDepth, addHidden, addFiles, addFolders);
-			} else if (addFiles && it.isFile()) {
-				files.add(it);
+				listFiles(it, sink, 0, maxDepth, filter, order);
+			}
+
+			if (filter.accept(it)) {
+				sink.add(it);
 			}
 		}
 
-		return files;
+		return sink;
 	}
 
-	private static void listFiles(File folder, List<File> files, int depth, int maxDepth, boolean addHidden, boolean addFiles, boolean addFolders) {
-		if (depth > maxDepth)
+	private static void listFiles(File folder, List<File> sink, int depth, int maxDepth, FileFilter filter, Comparator<File> order) {
+		if (depth > maxDepth) {
 			return;
+		}
 
-		for (File it : getChildren(folder)) {
-			if (!addHidden && it.isHidden()) // ignore hidden files
-				continue;
-
+		for (File it : getChildren(folder, NOT_HIDDEN, order)) {
 			if (it.isDirectory()) {
-				if (addFolders) {
-					files.add(it);
-				}
-				listFiles(it, files, depth + 1, maxDepth, addHidden, addFiles, addFolders);
-			} else if (addFiles) {
-				files.add(it);
+				listFiles(it, sink, depth + 1, maxDepth, filter, order);
+			}
+
+			if (filter.accept(it)) {
+				sink.add(it);
 			}
 		}
 	}