File Renamers

We’ve all been there: A downloads or documents folder filled with important documents named with no rhyme or reason. Luckily, these apps are all about managing file and folder names, with many allowing you to rename files and folders in bulk! This should allow you to finally bring some order to your chaotic folders filled with important documents (or cat pictures; we won’t judge).

  1. Dolphin File Manager icon
     196 likes

    Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility). Supports FTP, SCP and other protocols. Highly configurable.

    80 Dolphin File Manager alternatives
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 1
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    Dolphin File Manager screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Split-screen view
    2.  Tree view
    3.  File preview
    4. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    5.  Network protocols
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  File Tagging
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Portable
    12.  Dark Mode
  2. Bulk Rename Utility icon
     177 likes

    Bulk Rename Utility: A Powerful Tool for Batch File Renaming

    Introduction

    In today's digital age, we often find ourselves managing a large number of files. Renaming them individually can be a tedious and time-consuming task. However, with the right tools, this proces.

    78 Bulk Rename Utility alternatives
    The main screen of the application 1.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The main screen of the application 2.
    Dark Mode
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    The JavaScript Editor

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Batch processing
    3.  Support for regular expressions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Batch Editing
    8.  Portable
    9.  Dark Mode
  3. FreeCommander icon
     388 likes

    FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock.

    113 FreeCommander alternatives
    FreeCommander screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    FreeCommander screenshot 1
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    Top FreeCommander Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Folder Size
    3.  Dual Pane Support
    4.  Explorer-like
    5.  Batch Rename Files
    6.  Portable
    7.  Built-in viewer
    8. TeraCopy icon  Teracopy integration
    9.  Directory sync
    10.  Support for Unicode
    11.  Comparing folders
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
  4. File Explorer icon
     230 likes

    Manage files effortlessly with a graphical interface offering offline access, dark mode, ad-free usage, and zip support, optimized for Windows.

    126 File Explorer alternatives
    File Explorer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Windows Compatible
    2.  Built-in Image viewer
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Supports Zip files
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Bundled with Windows
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Graphical User Interface
    11.  Virtual Disk
    12.  File Storage
  5. Thunar icon
     140 likes

    Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean, intuitive, and customizable. Thunar is fast and responsive with a good start up time and directory load time.

    86 Thunar alternatives
    Thunar screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Custom Actions
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Batch Rename Files
    10.  File Tagging
    11.  Integrated Search
    12.  Thumbnail preview
  6. TagScanner icon
     143 likes

    TagScanner is a multifunction program for organizing and managing your music collection. It can edit tags of mostly state-of-the-art audio formats, rename files based on the tag information, generate tag information from filenames, and perform any transformations of the text...

    57 TagScanner alternatives
    Edit tab

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Filename patterns
    Advanced tag editing
    +9
    Amazon tags

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  File Tagging
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Portable
    4.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Info & Tracklist rtf files w/t 1 click
    10.  Rename folders & files by storable presets
    11.  Tagging
    12. Discogs icon  Discogs Integration
  7. Advanced Renamer icon
     90 likes

    Batch rename files and folders in a snap. Perfect for any kind of file renaming including music and photo files. Preview your files before renaming and undo erroneous renaming jobs.

    74 Advanced Renamer alternatives
    Basic layout (dark mode)

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Basic layout (light mode)
    Now supported on MacOS!
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    Columns can be personalized

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Tag based
    4.  Change File Dates
    5.  Timestamps
    6.  Portable
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  File Tagging
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Built-in viewer
    12.  Ad-free
  8. FileBot icon
     110 likes

    FileBot is the ultimate tool for organizing and renaming your movies, tv shows or anime, and music well as downloading subtitles and artwork. It's smart and just works.

    28 FileBot alternatives
    Rename episodes

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Define your own episode format with any kind of media info for your episode format
    Reverse rename files using internal history
    +2
    Fetch list of episodes

    FileBot Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Automatic file renaming
    7.  Computation and verification of hashes
    8.  Checksums verification
    9.  Bulk Hashing
    10.  SHA256
  9. ReNamer icon
     163 likes

    ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc.

    69 ReNamer alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rules dialog
    Insert meta tags
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    Rules: Insert, Delete, Remove, Replace

    ReNamer Features

    1.  Batch processing
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for regular expressions
  10. Ant Renamer icon
     90 likes

    Ant Renamer is a free (really free, i.e. the source code is available) program that makes easier the renaming of lots of files and folders by using specified settings. It supports Unicode names.

    73 Ant Renamer alternatives
    Files list, classic style

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Actions, under Windows XP
    Playing with unicode names in various languages
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    Log, under Windows Vista

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Portable
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Batch Editing
    6.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Support for regular expressions
    10.  Meta tag analyzer
    11.  Support for Unicode
  11. ranger icon
     57 likes

    Terminal file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. The secondary task of ranger is to psychically guess which program you want to use for opening particular files.

    37 ranger alternatives
    ranger screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    ranger screenshot 1
    ranger screenshot 2
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    ranger screenshot 3

    ranger Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Console-based
    3.  Multi Column View
    4.  Vim Key Mapping
    5.  Tui
    6.  Miller columns
  12. Keep It Shot icon
     4 likes

    Keep It Shot is a Mac app that utilizes AI to automatically provide descriptive names for your files. It also creates an offline, fully private, and extremely fast search index for locating your screenshots using simple keywords.

    53 Keep It Shot alternatives
    Keep It Shot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Setapp
    Keep It Shot screenshot 1
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    Keep It Shot screenshot 3

    Keep It Shot Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  AI-Powered
  13. ScreenshotMagic icon
     6 likes

    Say goodbye to cluttered desktops: Screenshotmagic is a Mac app that utilizes AI to automatically provide descriptive names for your images.

    54 ScreenshotMagic alternatives
    ScreenshotMagic screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    ScreenshotMagic Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  AI-Powered
  14. F2 icon
     10 likes
    • F2 helps you organise your filesystem through batch renaming so that your files and directories can have a consistent naming scheme.
    74 F2 alternatives
    F2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top F2 Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Variables
    4.  Revert changes
    5.  Import CSV Data
    6.  Support for regular expressions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Batch processing
    9.  Conflict resolver
    10.  Cross-Platform
    11.  Auto Indexing
    12.  Golang
  15. Rename My TV Series icon
     45 likes

    Easy to use application to assist you in Renaming your TV Show files based in TheTVDB.com data. The new TheTVDB API v2 has been implemented in this new version. Dark Theme is supported for macOS and Linux. macOS application is 64 bit and signed.

    5 Rename My TV Series alternatives
    macOS normal theme

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    macOS dark theme (Mojave/High Sierra)
    Linux normal theme (Mint)
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    Linux dark theme (Mint)

    Rename My TV Series Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Batch Rename Files
    5.  Portable
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Works Offline