NameChanger3.4.3

This is a great renaming app made even greater by the price (free!). The one feature it's missing that keeps it from being a full 5-star rating for me is an "undo" feature. I sometimes have to batch rename files temporarily to run another tool that processes based on the filename, then undo that renaming scheme once done. I have another renaming app in use that can do this, but I otherwise prefer the UI of NameChanger. and would love to be rid of that other one.

Great! Very easy to handle, all basic renaming options, free

BEWARE: I have been using NameChanger since 2015 without issue. Downloaded version 3.4.3 and started getting error message "The file 'Renames.sqlite' couldn’t be opened" when app is opened andf when ever I rename a batch of files. The file renaming works but error message is very annoying. Tried going back to previous version but it no longer works so stuck with buggy version 3.4.3. From other posts, it appears that this problem has been going on for a few years (2016) so developer doesn't appear to have any interest in fixing. Too bad.

I've been using NameChanger for close to 10 years, now (it's been out that long, right?). It was recommended to me by an IT Manager who knew more about Macs than Steve Jobs! It's an amazing little tool - little, but powerful and useful. It WILL save you tons of time and effort!!!

Really liked the software. Lightening fast and works as advertised. If you’re trying to add a number and other info it can make you do two steps to change the file with can be a little hassle, but it’s not too bad. Make sure you hide the .jpg or .tiff or .docx or whatever so you don’t mess up you file. Thanks guys, nice work.

sometimes buggy on 10.13-10.14, but does its job most of the time

Changing to title case does not work correctly. For example all those spellings for "of the" etc. still remain capitalized which is incorrect.

This is a great renaming app made even greater by the price (free!). The one feature it's missing that keeps it from being a full 5-star rating for me is an "undo" feature. I sometimes have to batch rename files temporarily to run another tool that processes based on the filename, then undo that renaming scheme once done. I have another renaming app in use that can do this, but I otherwise prefer the UI of NameChanger. and would love to be rid of that other one.

I am a digital scrapbooker and have thousands of files I organize and sometimes reorganize to get the most user friendly arrangement of these files. NameChanger has been invaluable for doing this. What could take days and/or an in-depth knowledge of some other method, takes a very short period of time. The only feature I would like to see added is "undo the last change".

Amazing! Its free and has great functionality.

Cool app

Very useful utility at an incredible price.

Simple and powerful app for renaming files. I found a bug in v 2.3.3 and contacted the developer. He replied within 5 hours with a download link for the 3.0 beta where the bug has been fixed. PERFECT :-)

Says what it does and does what it says. Great app!

+ Native Mac App (no bad port) + Simple but very clear UI + A lot of space for the file table with the 2 columns original name and rename preview -- When you run your batch the strings/formulas in "Original Text" and "Rename Text" are cleared! Bad interaction design! Often you want to repeat the same temporary find/replace task on another batch or only slightly alter it on the same or another file batch. Very bad if it just disappears! That should be for the user to decide. After the batch ran, the focus shall be to the recently focused input field (find or replace field) with the cursor at the recent position. Then one can easily add/remove more characters, or use "CMD-A" and BACKSPACE to clear, the fields should also have a "clear input" icon (X) at the right of the input field. ~ You can save (CMD-S) and manage presets as so called "Renames" in the main menu. ~ File suffixes are not treated differently: a double click in the filename select the filename including the suffix. The default OS X behavior is to select the whole filename without the dot and the suffix, if you want the full name you use CMD-A or CMD-SHIFT-RightArrow. But there is the option to hide the suffix. Thus you either focus on renaming the file with or without suffix. The option to show the suffix (to affirm the filetype to you in a mixed type list) but to not rename it is not possible. Showing the file icons would improve this feature lack. - NameChanger does not check whether an added file is already in the batch list, simply adds it as another instance. ~ Keyboard access: - TAB order: TAB cycles from "Original Text" to "Rename Text", fine so far, but then not into the table area, but into the less important toolbar, from there back to "Original Text", the table area is completely omitted from keyboard input. Shortcuts if focus in table area: + Enter selects the entire string, another enter takes the changes, ESC drops the changes. Standard compliant! - No shortcut to remove a file entry from the batch list (Backspace, CMD-Backspace, not even the Windows-esque DEL works) - No multi step renaming. But I would not expect that from a free app. With presets you can quickly run complicated consecutive replacements.

I've been relying on NameChanger since 2008, and I'm pleased to find it's working fine on Yosemite (10.10.1). I'm deducting half a star from my rating because the developer's website shows no change since its Mavericks update.

Quickly did its primary job. And its it free without Ads. Very easy to use. Not suitable perhaps for complex tasks such as files renaming by EXIF and photo data.

Perfect! Does exactly what you'd hope for, easy to understand and use. So nice that you can right-click and rearrange the top icons. Amazing bit of kit, this!

Thanks for this app. Does it support regular expressions in the replacement text? I would like to preserve some of the original content in the file names, and it varies from file to file, so being able to use regular expressions in the outputted names would be useful (such as %1, %2, etc.), but it doesn't seem to work. I'm not tremendously familiar with regular expressions, so perhaps I'm doing it incorrectly…

Fantastic App,its just did what i want....thanks to all the team, and thanks again to keeping it as freewae

Fast, reliable, and free!

Great program, with a lot of options. However, version 2.3.2. on my PPC sometimes crashes on open. I did find that drag-n-drop of files results in a random order, only an issue if you are going to do a sequential renumber. They can be easily rearranged or use the "Add" button to keep them straight. Aside, the developer says the app is for Intel/PPC and 10.6 or later; OS 10.6 is Intel only so version 2.3.3 will not work on PPC (I verified this by trying it).

Absolute what I needed when rearranging and updating my myriad(s) of photos. Thanks.

I don't know how many time it saved my life!!! Hehe nah, well actually some... Anw, it really have almost any naming mode you can imagine, very stable, has nice features and it just works!. Still, the interface can be improved to get an extra "ease of use" feeling.

I also miss Capitalization of words, btu for basic renaming it shines.

Love it for it's ease of use and nice price! This may be a one-trick pony, but it's a great trick!

Excellent application. Had a need the other day to remove x-many #s from the front of several handfuls of files amid a folder of hundreds. Sorted in Finder to stick the numbered files up top. Selected those, dragged onto the application. Tweaked the manipulation until the preview showed what I wanted. Let it run: perfect result.

The only features I find lacking are the ability to manipulate case (upper/lower case, InterCaps, Capitalize Words) and that you should be able to make minor edits to items in the preview/target name list on the right. I often find myself having to set up one or more additional searches to deal with just a few stray characters. In all other respects this is one fine renaming program.

As of Feb 2011, it works great and renamed all of the files needed. It's free and considering it hasn't been updated in nearly a year and a half, it's a reflection of the programmer quality. THANKS for the app and it is FREE!!!

For my simple needs, this program is simply the easiest, best I've found. I know there are a number of such programs out there that probably do a very fine job; but I've often found the interfaces somewhat perplexing. (It's probably me, not them, that is the source of that problem.) At any rate, I love this program and cannot recommend it enough.

What a blessing this app is. I needed to rename a photoshoot as a sequence, with zeroes likethis 001, 002, 003 etc, as otherwise my image gallery online will mess up the sequence like; 1, 10, 11, etc. Nice work! Thanks!!!

I use this almost daily with digital photo rolls. The speed is excellent, and the ability to instantly see what the resulting change will be as you type is very useful. Like I said I use this almost daily, which is why I wish the settings I set under options would be saved in the preferences. Its a little bothersome to have to constantly redo my settings each time I launch the application. Having the last used replace method selected by default would be an awesome addition as well. Otherwise a great app!

Wonderful little thing! Could I request a feature to print or copy to clipboard a list of contents/file names.

Be nice if it could change the case of names or append a series of numbers using Services or such like.

This is an awesome free utility. i use this to rename file names too long to see on my Philips DivX player which has a 14 character limitation. Its especially great for trimming the length of already lengthy file names. its quick and easy. thanks to the dev!

Great little tool. Easy to use, reliable and free. Thank you.

Looks good, but really could do with support for regular expressions.

Still love this app! One more request, though. Instead of hiding the 'Check all' and other funtions under the 'Options' toolbar button, can we have them as draggable items to add or delete from the toolbar direct? That'll save having to open the separate 'Options' menu to select these very handy functions, making the use of NameChanger even more enjoyable. Five stars - and if and when my suggestion has been incorporated, you'll get six. :)

Incredibly useful and functional utility. I've added it to my Finder's toolbar for quick access.

Love this little app! I tried several others, but they're all more cumbersome. Five stars from me! One small feature request, if I may: can we have a button to clear all listed filenames in one fell swoop? That'd save having to select them all and then to hit the '-' button.

Excellent utility. Lets me work around GraphicConverter not understanding the m4v (AppleTV) extension. Feature request: (Unexpected behavior, though) When you add a folder, it should do *something* to it, rather than just dim the Rename button.

This is great and fast. I liked to use R-Name but NameChanger is my fav now. Maybe you can add these options in a future update : - add/remove characters from start/end or before extension - change characters to lowercases/uppercases/capitalized words - add/replace/remove extension Thx for this free jewel!

Awesome. Very straight forward UI and superbly fast. Best renaming app I've tried so far, and that includes non-free ones.

simple and effective without the bloat of some of the others - does what i want it to do

This is a truly great app. I use it all the time. Thanks.

Finally! A sensible, easy to use bulk-name-changing application. Great job, looking forward to future updates.