Name Mangler Alternatives for Windows

Name Mangler is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Bulk Rename Utility. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try ReNamer or Ant Renamer. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Name Mangler and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Name Mangler are Advanced Renamer, F2, Rename Master and FileRenamer.

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Name Mangler alternatives are mainly File Renamers but may also be Exif Renamers or Mp3 Tag Editors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Name Mangler.
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Name Mangler is designed to make it super easy to rename batches of files—anywhere from a few to tens of thousands—in one quick operation.

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Name Mangler alternatives page was last updated Mar 25, 2025
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  1. Bulk Rename Utility icon

    Bulk Rename Utility

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    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.

    80 Bulk Rename Utility alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The main screen of the application 1.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

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    The UI makes middle east treaty negotiations look simple

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    Bulk Rename Utility icon

    • Bulk Rename Utility is the most popular Windows alternative to Name Mangler.

    • Bulk Rename Utility is the most popular free alternative to Name Mangler.

    • Bulk Rename Utility is Free Personal and ProprietaryName Mangler is Paid and Proprietary
    • Bulk Rename Utility is LightweightName Mangler is not according to our users
  2. Advanced Renamer icon

    Advanced Renamer

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    Advanced Renamer is a program for renaming multiple files and folders at once. By configuring renaming methods the names can be manipulated in various ways.

    77 Advanced Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Advanced Renamer 4.10

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    3.  Tag based
    4.  Portable
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  File Tagging
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    12.  No registration required

    Advanced Renamer VS Name Mangler

     

    • Advanced Renamer is the most popular Mac alternative to Name Mangler.

    • Advanced Renamer is Free Personal and ProprietaryName Mangler is Paid and Proprietary
    • Advanced Renamer is LightweightName Mangler is not according to our users
  4. ReNamer icon

    ReNamer

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    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.

    72 ReNamer alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window

    ReNamer Features

    1.  File Renaming
    2.  Batch processing
    3.  Batch Rename Files
    4.  Portable
    5.  Support for regular expressions

    ReNamer VS Name Mangler

     
  5. Ant Renamer icon

    Ant Renamer

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    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.

    75 Ant Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    Files list

    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.  No registration required
    10.  Support for regular expressions
    11.  Meta tag analyzer
    12.  Support for Unicode

    Ant Renamer VS Name Mangler

     

    • Ant Renamer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Name Mangler.

    • Ant Renamer is Free and Open SourceName Mangler is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ant Renamer is LightweightName Mangler is not according to our users
  6. 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.
    76 F2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    F2 screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Optimal performance

    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

    F2 VS Name Mangler

     

    • F2 is the most popular Linux alternative to Name Mangler.

    • F2 is Free and Open SourceName Mangler is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Rename Master icon

    Rename Master

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    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.

    73 Rename Master alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Rename Master screenshot 1

    Rename Master Features

    1.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Portable

    Rename Master VS Name Mangler

     
  9. 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!.

    68 FileRenamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    FileRenamer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Multiple languages

    FileRenamer VS Name Mangler

     
  10. Flexible Renamer icon

    Flexible Renamer

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    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.

    70 Flexible Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Flexible Renamer screenshot 1
    Flexible Renamer screenshot 2
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 8.4, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Flexible Renamer Features

    1.  MP3 / ID3 Renaming
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Tagging

    Flexible Renamer VS Name Mangler

     
  11. 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.

    68 Simplest File Renamer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Simplest File Renamer Features

    1.  File Renaming
    2.  Batch Rename Files
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline

    Simplest File Renamer VS Name Mangler

     
  12. 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.

    73 EXIF ReName alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    EXIF ReName screenshot 1

    EXIF ReName Features

    1.  RAW Photo Editors
    2.  Multiple languages

    EXIF ReName VS Name Mangler

     
  13. 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.

    62 Métamorphose alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    Picker panel, Vista
    Discontinued

    The last update was on April 24th, 2011.

    Métamorphose Features

    1.  Batch Rename Files

    Métamorphose VS Name Mangler

     
  14. Namexif icon

    Namexif

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    Namexif is a free software to rename photos by date and time based on EXIF.

    68 Namexif alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Window

    Namexif VS Name Mangler

     
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