Awesome Rename Tools

A curated list of file renaming tools, libraries, and resources for batch renaming, metadata-based organization, and filename cleanup.

Commercial tools are labeled with Paid. Older or weakly maintained projects are labeled with Stale or Legacy where that status materially affects adoption.

Contents

• AI-Powered Renaming
• Command Line Tools
• Desktop Applications - Cross-platform
• Desktop Applications - Windows
• Desktop Applications - macOS
• Desktop Applications - Linux
• Web-Based Tools
• Media and Metadata-aware Tools
• File Manager Integrations
• Development Tools
• Browser Extensions
• Mobile Apps
• Enterprise Solutions
• Resources

AI-Powered Renaming

Tools that inspect file contents and generate names automatically.

• Renamer.ai - AI-powered document and file renaming for desktop and web workflows with folder automation. Free Paid.
• Riffo.ai - AI-driven file renaming and organization for macOS and the web. Free Paid.

Command Line Tools

Tools for batch renaming files from the terminal.

• brename - Go-based batch renamer with regex support, undo records, and collision checks. Free.
• detox - Filename sanitizing utility for stripping unsafe characters and transliterating messy names. Free.
• edir - Bulk rename tool that lets you edit a file list in your text editor with preview and git-aware moves. Free.
• F2 - Cross-platform renaming tool with dry runs, variables, EXIF support, and conflict handling. Free.
• massren - Batch rename tool that opens filenames in your text editor and applies the edited result. Free.
• mmv - Classic Unix tool for moving, copying, linking, or renaming files with wildcard source and target patterns. Free.
• nomino - Rust batch renamer with regex patterns, sort-based numbering, JSON maps, and dry-run mode. Free.
• PowerShell Rename-Item - Built-in Windows command for scripted renaming with pipeline and regex support. Free.
• rename (Perl and util-linux) - Classic regex-driven mass renamer available in multiple Linux variants. Free.
• rename.ul (util-linux) - util-linux implementation of rename with behavior that differs from the Perl variant. Free.
• renamer - Node.js renaming tool with plugin support and flexible input handling. Free.
• renameutils - POSIX utility suite including qmv, qcp, imv, icp, and deurlname for interactive and editor-based renaming. Free.
• rnr - Rust-based regex renamer with dry-run mode, backups, and recursive directory support. Free.

Desktop Applications - Cross-platform

Graphical renaming tools that work across more than one desktop operating system.

• Advanced Renamer - Batch renaming app with multiple rule types and good metadata extraction support. Free.
• Flut Renamer - Flutter-based batch renamer for desktop and mobile platforms with metadata and EXIF insertion. Free.
• Metamorphose - Older cross-platform GUI renamer with regex support and extensive actions. Free Legacy.
• Szyszka - Rust and GTK4 renamer with combinable rules and good performance on large file sets. Free.

Desktop Applications - Windows

Graphical renaming tools built for Windows users.

• Ant Renamer - Lightweight Unicode-aware batch renamer with common transformation rules. Free.
• Bulk Rename Utility - Feature-rich Windows renaming tool for very large batches of files. Free.
• PowerRename - Microsoft PowerToys renaming utility with regex, preview, and shell integration. Free.
• ReNamer - Rule-based Windows renamer with presets and multi-step transformations. Free Paid.

Desktop Applications - macOS

Native or macOS-first renaming tools.

• A Better Finder Rename - Finder-integrated batch renamer with rich metadata and camera-oriented rules. Paid.
• Name Mangler - Native macOS renamer with fast batch processing and many metadata fields. Paid.
• NameChanger - Simple macOS batch renamer with regex support and drag-and-drop workflow. Free.
• Renamer - Multi-step batch renamer with workflows and presets for macOS and Windows. Paid.

Desktop Applications - Linux

Linux-focused GUI renaming tools and file manager helpers.

• GPRename - GTK-based batch renamer for files and directories with replace, insert, and enumerate functions. Free.
• KRename - KDE renaming tool with EXIF and ID3 plugins, undo support, and scripting features. Free.
• Thunar Bulk Renamer - Built-in bulk rename interface for the Thunar file manager. Free.

Web-Based Tools

Browser-based tools for quick renaming jobs.

• WebRename - Pattern-based renaming with real-time preview in the browser. Free.

Media and Metadata-aware Tools

Tools that rename files using embedded media metadata or media databases.

• beets - Music library manager that tags and renames audio files with MusicBrainz and AcoustID. Free.
• ExifRenamer - macOS app for renaming photos from EXIF metadata such as capture date and camera details. Free.
• ExifTool - Industry-standard metadata utility for renaming and organizing files across hundreds of formats. Free.
• FileBot - Movie and TV renamer that matches files to online databases and fetches metadata. Paid.
• Mp3tag - Audio tag editor that can rename and move files from metadata templates. Free Paid.
• MusicBrainz Picard - Cross-platform GUI music tagger with scripting and MusicBrainz-based renaming. Free.
• node-exif-renamer - CLI tool for renaming photos from EXIF data. Free Stale.
• PhotoRenamer - Windows photo organizer with metadata-driven naming and duplicate detection. Free.
• tinyMediaManager - Movie and TV organizer with metadata fetching and configurable renaming. Free.
• TV Rename - Windows TV episode manager focused on clean naming and show organization. Free.
• XnView MP and XnConvert - Image management and conversion tools with batch renaming and EXIF-aware tokens. Free.

File Manager Integrations

Rename features built into file managers or tightly integrated with them.

• Directory Opus Advanced Rename - Advanced rename module for Directory Opus with wildcards, regex, metadata, and scripts. Paid.
• Double Commander Multi-Rename - Built-in multi-rename tool for the Double Commander file manager. Free.
• GNOME Files Batch Rename - Template-based batch rename built into GNOME Files. Free.
• macOS Finder Batch Rename - Built-in Finder feature for replace, add, and format renaming templates. Free.
• Total Commander Multi-Rename Tool - Built-in batch renaming tool for Total Commander. Paid.

Development Tools

Renaming tools that are specific to codebases, projects, or developer workflows.

• gorename - Go refactoring tool for type-safe identifier renaming across codebases. Free.
• Unity Mulligan Renamer - Unity asset renamer for batch updates inside game projects. Free Stale.

Browser Extensions

Extensions that organize downloaded files or rename them at the browser edge.

• RegExp Download Organizer - Chrome extension for sorting downloads into folders and renaming them by rule. Free.

Mobile Apps

Renaming tools that work directly on mobile devices.

• Bulk Renamer - Android batch renamer for common rename operations on-device. Free.
• Flut Renamer - Android app version of the cross-platform Flut Renamer project. Free.
• Renamer - Batch file renamer - iOS batch renamer with cloud storage integration. Paid.

Enterprise Solutions

Commercial or automation-oriented tools used in larger document and workflow pipelines.

• Hazel - Rule-based macOS automation tool for renaming and moving files as they arrive. Paid.

Resources

Documentation, learning material, and communities for better file naming and renaming workflows.

• Data Management Best Practices - Stanford guide to organizing and managing research files.
• PowerShell Rename Cmdlets - Official Microsoft documentation for PowerShell file operations.
• Regular Expressions for File Renaming - Interactive regex tester and learning resource.
• r/DataHoarder - Community discussions about storage, organization, and file management.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.

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