The Best 49 Better File Rename Alternatives

  • Namexif

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

    Free Windows

  • Wildrename

    WildRename is a multi-file renaming application with simple user interface helps you build and perform many file renaming operations one-by-one or in batches.

    Free Windows

  • Métamorphose v2

    Métamorphose v2 is a batch renamer, a program to rename large sets of files and folders quickly... Created by Ianaré Sévi.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • 1-4a Rename

    A file renamer which renames many files at once. Has Undo, you can preview changes instantly & use STAR TREK stardate/startime. Tons of functions! Perfect for .jpg, .mp3, digital camera files.

    Free Windows

  • Freename

    When you use Freename to rename a bunch of files, it will send a text file with all filenames to your text editor. At that point, you can use all available tools of your text editor to change the filenames into whatever you want them to be.

    Free Open Source Windows

  • Transnomino

    A batch rename utility for the Mac. Rename many files at once, simple, powerful... and it's free.

    Free Mac

  • vimv

    vimv is a terminal-based file rename utility that lets you easily mass-rename files using Vim.

    Free Mac OS X Linux

  • File Renamer

    File Renamer is a bulk renaming tool on Mac to rename your thousands of files in few clicks with more than 40 possible renaming rules. Easy to use and powerful user interface with built in preview to see new names before you apply changes.

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows

  • Magic File Renamer

    Magic File Renamer (MFR) is a powerful multiple file renamer and ID3 tag setter. With MFR you can change names, dates and attributes for files and folders instantly.

    Commercial Windows

  • Rename Expert

    With Rename Expert you can quickly and easily rename files and folders. The program offers a variety of useful features to create meaningful names. For instance, you can automatically rename files using metadata (e.g.

    Commercial Windows

  • EXIF ReName

    EXIF ReName is a program to name the pictures after the date and time the picture was taken. The program can do this: Rename picture files that contain EXIF-data. EXIF information is created by the camera when the picture is taken.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • shootShifter

    shootShifter helps to redate and rename complete folders of images based on the EXIF-data or finder-dates. With the preview-timeline its quite easy to synchronize...

    Commercial Mac OS X