Most avid computer users will have discovered the Windows has a very limited feature-set when it comes to renaming files. Basically you can manually rename one file at a time, and nothing more. Bulk file renaming is not an option. If you want to rename an entire album of MP3 files, or perhaps an entire MP3 collection, a photo collection, and so forth, then I am sure you’ve already decided that doing it manually is also not an option. A bulk file renamer is required, and a free one would be even better. Right?
I’ve been looking around for a good file renamer. There is one built into a fantastic Windows Explorer replacement program that is called Directory Opus. DO is a great piece of software for Windows, converting its pathetic file explorer into a powerful beast! But DO is relatively expensive for many computer users, so if you’re just looking for a file renamer here are some options.
- Bulk Rename Utility:
Bulk Rename Utility has evolved through a series of user-requests, one-off requirements, and general enhancements. Some of the features provided by Bulk Rename Utility include: - I’ll list more as and when I discover them…
– Very easy to use
– Rename files, folders or both
– Remove or change a filename
– Perform string substitution
– Change the case of filenames
– Remove characters or words
– Remove digits or symbols
– Append or prepend text
– Append dates in many formats
– Append the parent folder’s name
– Auto-number files with flexible rules
– Automatically preview the new names
– Sort the file details by any column
– Group configurations into “favourites”
– “Bulk Rename” Explorer extension
– Directory recursion - process subdirectories too!
– Rename files from an input text-file list
– Create an “Undo” batch file
– Log activity to a text log file
– Change file and folder date/time-stamps (created, modified, accessed)
– Change file/folder attributes (hidden, readonly, archived)
– Small memory footprint
– Settings retained between sessions
– True 32-bit application
– Written wholly in Visual C++
– Application is totally free!
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