Better File Rename Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Better File Rename for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Bulk Rename Utility. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Bulk Rename Utility or Ant Renamer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Better File Rename and loads of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Better File Rename are ReNamer, Rename Master, F2 and Simplest File Renamer.

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  1. Batch utility for Windows enables advanced file and folder renaming using customizable rules, date/time stamps, EXIF and ID3 tags, case conversion, wildcards, batch processing, preview changes, command-line options, and requires a license for business use.

    84 Bulk Rename Utility alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  2. Ant Renamer icon
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    Free, open-source tool for bulk renaming files and folders, with Unicode support, rule-based modifications, EXIF and MP3 tag integration, regular expressions, case changes, extension edits, randomization, list input, preview of changes, and no content alteration.

    78 Ant Renamer alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  3. Efficiently batch rename files or folders using customizable rules, real-time preview, EXIF and GPS-based metadata extraction, music and video tag integration, undo ability, command line automation, dark theme, and support for regular expressions or JavaScript.

    80 Advanced Renamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. ReNamer icon
     168 likes

    Batch rename files and folders using prefixes, suffixes, extensions, case modifications, and bracket removal. Supports RegEx, PascalScript, custom rule sets, Unicode, and meta tags including ID3, EXIF, OLE, AVI, MD5, CRC32, and SHA1. Ideal for large batch tasks.

    76 ReNamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Does not have as many options, like replacing parts of the name at the end.

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    • ReNamer is Freemium and ProprietaryBetter File Rename is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Rename Master icon
     19 likes

    Rename Master is a freeware utility designed to rename multiple files with a just few clicks. Anyone that has worked with websites, file archives, or collections of music, videos, or pictures has probably spent way too much time renaming hundreds of files.

    77 Rename Master alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. F2 icon
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    • F2 helps you organise your filesystem through batch renaming so that your files and directories can have a consistent naming scheme.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Rename your files directly or with your favorite text editor, making use of all your 1337 keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. FileRenamer icon
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    Renaming files or folders can be very cumbersome, especially if you want to rename a high number of files. But it is not necessary to click on every single file individually, make some changes just to take the same procedure at the next file!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Flexible Renamer is a powerful file/folder renaming utility,that supports Wildcards and Regular-Expressions. It offers a Window Explorer style interface with UNICODE support and large variety of renaming options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Rename-It! icon
     7 likes

    Rename-It! can rename in seconds multiple files, that can be in different folders. It is incorporated in the Windows Shell (via Explorer's context menu).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Batch file renaming utility offering instant preview, 15 renaming categories, EXIF and ID3 metadata support, drag-and-drop, multi-step actions, reusable presets, regular expressions, droplets for automation, text file import, and conflict resolution.

    57 A Better Finder Rename alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  12. PowerRenameExt is a cross-platform bulk renaming tool conceived as a powered-up version of Microsoft's PowerRename tool (part of the PowerToys suite), with extra added functionality such as the ability to use functions in order to compute the replacements, which in turn...

    48 PowerRenameExt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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