The best instruments for mass-renaming files in Windows, macOS and Linux

Windows

Conductor

Standard file manager Windows is able to rename a group of files, but without any frills. Select multiple files and click "Rename" in the tab "Home". After that, rename the files and press Enter. As a result, they will have the same name and will be numbered in order.

Total Commander

This versatile file manager supports mass file renaming, moreover, you can create an incredibly flexible templates names. Total Commander can be expanded by means of add-ons that make group renaming even more functional.

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advanced Renamer

Advanced Renamer - an advanced tool that can rename many files in any way. The app is free for non-commercial use.

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Siren

Siren renames files based on patterns created by you. At first glance, the template creation process seems to be quite difficult, but with the help of built-in wizard is not difficult.

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Bulk Rename Utility

Bulk Rename Utility interface does not cause much excitement. In addition, the application does not have the Russian language. But with the problems it copes with a bang.

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Rename Master

Rename Master allows you to rename files on multiple criteria, add and delete symbols and number the files in the order you want.

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macOS

Finder

File Manager macOS is equipped with a built-in tool for batch renaming. Just select the files you want, right click and select "Rename".

NameChanger

Simple and free application that has the necessary capabilities to rename large numbers of files.

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Name Mangler

Name Mangler is different good functionality, but for it will have to pay 19 dollars. Supports custom regular expressions and metadata from files.

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Better Rename

Better Rename costs 19.95 dollars, but it is able to arbitrarily change the text encoding, position, reduction in file names. Supports work with images and photos in RAW format, as well as music files.

This is the most advanced application for bulk renaming on a Mac. It is especially pleasant for photographers and those with large music collections.

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Linux

Sunflower

Sunflower - a great and versatile file manager, able to compete with such advanced counterparts like Total Commander and Double Commander. In addition, it supports and mass renaming of files.

Set Sunflower and settings look for item "Modules". Turn on the module "Advanced renaming." Then select the desired files and run "Improved rename", which is located in the "Tools" menu.

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Thunar Bulk Renamer

Thunar Bulk Renamer is part of the Thunar - XFCE file manager environment. This is a very simple tool to mass-rename that supports all the features you need, up to rename music files according to their tags.

To install Thunar Bulk Renamer, run the command sudo apt-get install thunar thunar-media-tags-plugin

KRename

KRename designed for the KDE desktop environment, but works in other shells. This application is the most feature-rich of all the alternatives presented. It copes with both the documents and with images and music.

To install KRename, run the command sudo apt-get install krename

GPRename

A similar tool for the GNOME desktop. GPRename allows you to rename files, change their names and register to add numbering. Replacing the file names can be case sensitive or regular expressions.

To install, run the command sudo apt-get install gprename

pyRenamer

This application is very similar to GPRename, with the only difference being that it is more and supports tags in pictures and music.

To install pyRenamer, run the command sudo apt-get install pyrenamer

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