Free pyRenamer Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to pyRenamer for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Linux alternative is KRename, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to pyRenamer and 18 are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to pyRenamer are Simplest File Renamer, F2, Métamorphose and FileRenamer.

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  1. KRename icon
     20 likes

    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...

    83 KRename alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  2. F2 icon
     11 likes
    • 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
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  3. Métamorphose icon
     25 likes

    Batch tool for renaming files and folders with preview, undo, unlimited customizable operations, recursive subdirectory support, regular expressions, metadata handling, full unicode compatibility, multilingual filename management, and multi-platform use.

    69 Métamorphose alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
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  4. FileRenamer icon
     7 likes

    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!.

    81 FileRenamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Thunar Bulk Renamer included in the default installation of the XFCE Desktop Environment as part of the Thunar file manager and available as a stand-alone installation in others. It saves the configuration between sessions, and has a very simple to use GUI interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
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  6. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. GPRename icon
     12 likes

    GPRename is a complete batch renamer for files and directories and is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence version 3.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. EXIF ReName icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. F2Utility icon
     4 likes

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. A cross-platform file and folder mass renamer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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