Magic File Renamer Alternatives for Linux

Magic File Renamer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Kid3, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Magic File Renamer and 13 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Magic File Renamer are F2, Simplest File Renamer, KRename and FileRenamer.

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  1. Kid3 icon

    Kid3

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    If you want to easily tag multiple MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, FLAC, MPC, MP4/AAC, MP2, Speex, TrueAudio, WavPack, WMA, WAV and AIFF files (e.g. full albums) without typing the same information again and again and have control over both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags, then Kid3 is the program you...

    63 Kid3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
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    • Kid3 is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Magic File Renamer.

    • Kid3 is Free and Open SourceMagic File Renamer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kid3 is LightweightMagic File Renamer is not according to our users
  2. F2 icon

    F2

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Simplest File Renamer icon

    Simplest File Renamer

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    Rename your files directly or with your favorite text editor, making use of all your 1337 keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Simple to use interface - that's all there is.
     
  5. KRename icon

    KRename

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    KRename is a powerful batch renamer for KDE. It allows you to easily rename hundreds or even more files in one go. The filenames can be created by parts of the original filename, numbering the files or accessing hundreds of informations about the file, like creation date or Exif...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Files page
     
  6. FileRenamer icon

    FileRenamer

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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
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  7. Métamorphose icon

    Métamorphose

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    Métamorphose is a batch renamer, a program to rename large sets of files and folders quickly and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    Picker panel, Vista
     
  9. EXIF ReName icon

    EXIF ReName

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    EXIF ReName is a program to name the pictures after the date and time the picture was taken.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    EXIF ReName screenshot 1
     
  10. F2Utility icon

    F2Utility

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    An easy and effective batch file rename tool. Rename multiple files at once using a wide range of tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Smart File Renamer icon

    Smart File Renamer

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    Batch rename files and folders on Windows, Mac and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Smart File Renamer
     

  13. vimv

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    vimv is a terminal-based file rename utility that lets you easily mass-rename files using Vim. It lets you leverage the power of Vim, for example use visual selection to delete a prefix from all files or use search and replace to match patterns.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  14. Rename Tool icon

    Rename Tool

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    A portable file rename tool. File rename tool can rename, lowcase, upcase large numbers of files. It's a quick and powerful tool written in C with extended regular expression supporting for searching and substituting pattern strings in filenames.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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