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Name Mangler (was File List) is an Easy-to-use batch file re-namer.
If you need to rename several files at once, this is the application you have always been looking for. Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports the following renaming tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.
Moreover, you can combine all of these using the Advanced renaming mode, which even comes with some extra features, such as conditional statements, nested counters,
If you need to rename several files at once, this is the application you have always been looking for. Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports the following renaming tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.
Moreover, you can combine all of these using the Advanced renaming mode, which even comes with some extra features, such as conditional statements, nested counters,
What's New
Version 2.5.1:
New Features:
- File renaming operations that will remove filename extensions now generate a confirmation prior to the action taking place.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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| Downloads:34,646 |
| Version Downloads:843 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:12 Apr 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $10.00 |
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Name Mangler (was File List) is an Easy-to-use batch file re-namer.
If you need to rename several files at once, this is the application you have always been looking for. Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports the following renaming tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.
Moreover, you can combine all of these using the Advanced renaming mode, which even comes with some extra features, such as conditional statements, nested counters, and more.
But Name Mangler is more than just one versatile renaming utility - it's an infinite number of task-specific renaming utilities: Name Mangler's Droplets make it ridiculously easy to store configurations and use those repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. Just drop your files on them.
If you need to rename several files at once, this is the application you have always been looking for. Name Mangler is a batch file renamer that supports the following renaming tasks: Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions); Number Sequentially; Change Case; Set Extension; Add Prefix/Suffix; Remove/Insert Characters.
Moreover, you can combine all of these using the Advanced renaming mode, which even comes with some extra features, such as conditional statements, nested counters, and more.
But Name Mangler is more than just one versatile renaming utility - it's an infinite number of task-specific renaming utilities: Name Mangler's Droplets make it ridiculously easy to store configurations and use those repeatedly for different, alternating purposes. Just drop your files on them.
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Tommy_b reviewed on 06 Apr 2011
I've been using it since it first came out.
Makes things so incredibly easy when trying to batch rename a bunch of stuff. And the advanced use examples/templates have been enormously helpful to in crafting more complex renaming actions as I have no clue about regular expressions.
And, gotta say, it's kinda neat to have the Finder window open where your files to be renamed are, click the button in Name Mangler so it executes the changes, and then watch all the file names change right before your eyes in a split second! (OK, yeah, I'm still easily awed by the wonders of simple computing.)
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Thyx reviewed on 02 Apr 2011
My major issue is/was that I need some more help to cope with just another RegEx dialect.
I haven't used it a lot, due to my limited needs … and then came the green-ink competitor kinda free with the bundle. So, guilt's the occasion, not the reason for this review.
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azazel- reviewed on 07 Feb 2011
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logfile.s123.uvwxyz.txt
All I really need is the middle part of the file name s123 and the extension .txt. The file name could be easily generated searching for the regular expression .*(d*).* and replacing it with 1 turning it into 123.txt
Unfortunately this software can not do that. It doesn’t make use of 1 in the replace string. Instead it just ignores the and writes a single digit 1.
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Textfile-name: logfile.s123.uvwxyz.txt
Advanced 1:
[concatenate
[findRegularExpression
"^D*" in
[findRegularExpression
"D*$"
in replace with ""
] replace with ""
]"."
]
Gives: 123.txt
(strips all non-digits from the name)
Advanced 2:
[concatenate
[findRegularExpression
"^w*." in
[findRegularExpression
".w+$"
in replace with ""
] replace with ""
]"."
]
Gives s123.txt
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If the prefix and suffix (i.e., everything outside that middle part you want to keep) don't contain any further digits, one way to easily work around the greediness issue is to use the following query/replacement combo:
- query: [^d]*(d*)[^d]*
- replacement: $1
With the example you gave, this will indeed work--here's a screenshot: http://manytricks.com/sandbox/screenshots/macupdate-2010-12-09.png
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Anyway, I'm afraid MacUpdate's comment system seems to have stripped the backslashes from my previous reply. Please refer to the screenshot for the actual query/replacement combo.
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Now is an easy and fast job with Name Mangler. I'm very happy and satisfied. Tanks!
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Big-Mac-XXL reviewed on 15 Jul 2010
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Clakes reviewed on 02 Jun 2010
As someone noticed in competitor's board, it's a one trick pony.
True.
But in this case (and in most of the software I love) being a one-trick pony means "does that thing I want it to do / does it the best and most flexible way / does it in style".
Look no further.
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truthhurts reviewed on 26 Mar 2010
One minor feature I'd love to see added is a way to store frequently used regex patterns. It does save the last one used, but I don't recall seeing any way to save several, like BBEdit for example.
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Kobrasio reviewed on 25 Mar 2010
You can launch it 25 times before you have to shell out.
You can stick with 2.0 or use a FREEWARE.
Search macupdate for free renamer.
You can also search for another shareware which have much more features and works easier.
Try all before you pay 10 bucks for it!
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Anyone who donated for 2.0 gets a free 2.1 license, so those who supported the program get the update for free. Those who used 2.0 before and didn't donate are being asked to pay for this version -- just as they were asked to pay for all prior versions.
The main difference this time is that there's a nag screen that starts appearing after 25 uses -- no functionality is lost. If you've batch renamed files 25 times, clearly you find our product valuable.
-rob.
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Drdul reviewed on 23 Mar 2010
The $10 price is less than the price of similar apps, and IMO is a deal. I happily purchased a licence.
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Flobipro rated on 21 May 2012
Brandonjp rated on 08 Jun 2011
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craigfin74 rated on 12 Apr 2011
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Capitan rated on 24 Mar 2011
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Fae rated on 07 Jan 2011
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craigfin74 rated on 18 Dec 2010