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ReNamer is a very powerful and flexible file renaming tool, which offers all the standard renaming procedures, including prefixes, suffixes, replacements, case changes, as well as removing contents of brackets, adding number sequences, changing file extensions, etc. For advanced users there is support for Regular Expressions and a PascalScript. Advanced Renamer is a program for renaming multiple files and folders at once. By configuring renaming methods the names can be manipulated in various ways. It is easy to set up a batch job using multiple methods on a large amount of files. The 14 different methods enables you to change the names, attributes, and timestamps of files in one go. First, let's look at how to rename multiple files in File Explorer or Windows.

Flexible Renamer v8.4

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Language	Translator
English/Japanese	Naru
Deutsch	Stefan
Traditional Chinese	rexx
Simplified Chinese	SamWong
Spanish	Elena Lozano & F. C. A.
Portuguese-brazilian	Luís Henrique
Italian	Emiliano Bina
French	Pascal FLEUTOT

Title	Flexible Renamer
Copyright	Naru
Target OS	Windows XP(SP2~)/Vista/2008/7 iNOT supported to Windows 95/98/Me/NT4 iNOT tested on Windows Server 2003
License Type	Freeware
Copying/Reproduction	Free
Introduction	UNICODE file/folder renaming utility, which can use Wildcard or Regular-Expression, Tag-information (MP3, EXIF) and script (vbs/js).
Features	lExplorer-like user interface. lUNICODE strings (Japanese/Chinese/Korean/German/French, etc.) supported (New!!) lWildcard or Regular-Expression (Perl Compatible) for substitution of file name. lMultiple file-filter, Real-time preview, Undo. lSub-directories process-able recursively. lDesigned for processing a large quantity of files. lCopy (Move) & Rename to another folder. lDistribute into the folder by using relative path. lConsecutive numbers to every classified group (folder, date, tag). lSaving search/replace settings by Preset function.
Functions	lRename (Copy/Move/Create shortcut/Create hardlink) object (file/folder). ØInsert a Number or a String(the file's Timestamp/Folder name) ØRemove a Number or a String(Shortcut to, Copy (n) of, [n], (n)), Supported 8.3 Format ØTranslate Letters (upper/lower-case, capitalize) ØReplace String ØOther flexible rename using pattern matching. ØDirect-editing of target name. ØExtending function by script (New!!) lRename (Copy/Move) using tag information. ØID3(MP3/WMA/APE/MPC/OGG), EXIF, IPTC, Document(MS-Office(also 2007)/PDF), HTML ØFile-property information (Added tags by Shell Extensions are also available) (New!!) ØExtending function by script (New!!) lModify object (file/folder) attributes and time-stamps. ØSpecify date/time, Shift, Random generate, Make the Same. lCreate numbered object(sized file/folder)

ØNew Feature

nImprovement

lBug-Fix

2011/03/06 v.8.4	ØWindows 7 SP1 (Update File Property at TagRename) lApplication error occurs when the character is deleted on the boundary of % lApplication error occurs when quitting the application on a certain environment lApplication error occurs when hovering over the vertical scroll bar in the form lApplication error occurs when searching files at TagRename lA message like 'Invalid parameters' is shown entering search-setting lFolder in the folder tree may be hidden after rename l'*' tag generates only 0 to 8(NOT 9) numbers
2010/10/10 v.8.3	ØWindows 7 Taskbar Progress ØWindows 7 Taskbar List nInitialize the rename setting when terminating abnormally last time (Deal with a problem of terminating abnormally even if reactivating when terminating abnormally) nNega-Color arrangement lWon't launch after closing it in case of minimizing lFile Property is not retrieved in case of the extension is upper-cased letter lFile Property is not retrieved in case of turning ON the Use File Property Info in Specify File mode lDistinguish the upper-cased latter and the lowner-cased letter in wildcard use lThe sorting order in file list is not correct, in case of existing figures in the head of file name
2010/07/11 v.8.2	nUpdate help (Add a link of samples) lDrag&Drop and SendTo is incorrect lFolder tree is not shown correctly in Windows 2000 lWindow position is incorrect when taskbar is top alignment lDo not treat operator * as random number in script mode lUnexpected letter might be searched and replaced in use of specific typical menu or wildcard
2009/10/11 v.8.1	ØWindows 7 (Update File Property at TagRename) nUpdate help (Add an example of script usage) nUpdate Script file as UNICODE format nMultilingual (English/Japanese/Deutsch/Traditional-Chinese/Simplified-Chinese/Spanish/Portuguese-Brazilian/Italian/ French at present) lApplication error might occur when the incomplete regular expression is inputted in particular environment lUnexpected numbering format might be applied when the auto numbering is chosen when the name conflicted
2008/3/09 v.8.0	ØVista ØUNICODE ØStatements and functions(embedded/StrFunc.dll(StrConv/printf)/user defined) of VBScript/JScript ØAdd 'Organize Number Value' and 'Modify Extension' category at rename function list ØMultilingual (English/Japanese/German at present) ØFile Property at TagRename ØOgg(*.ogg) music file format at TagRename ØPDF(*.pdf) file format and Office2007 format at TagRename ØAdded exif tags and multilingualized ØAdded type and extension in Show in group ØShuffle ListHeader->RightClick ØRandum number * ØFileSize : ; ØPositive/Negative Lookahead/Lookbehind-search by RegExp library (boost::regex v4) ØCreating shortcut and hardlink nAdd EditFilename(F2) and RefreshFoldertree(F5) in the menu nResetting window layout nHide folder tree nFile size is shown with thousand separator nSort filename by number like WinXP/Vista nAdd numbering options on the form (AdvancedRename/TagRename) lProblem of wasting a lot of time in operation depends on the environment is corrected (Wasting time at the folder-tree in case of the compressed folder exists) lGrouping setting is disabled when the another folder is selected at TagRename lLose of history at rename function list lExtension didn't change by Upper-Case of rename function list lF5 key(refresh folder tree) don't work when the foldr tree focused lTrackNumber of WMA may be obtained as -1
2003/5/25 v.7.3	ØSupport ID3v2.4 nCan specify the hexadecimal numbering to rename nCan select 'Recycle Bin' for operation to perform nRefresh the folder tree by F5-Key nWhen it sent from the menu 'Send to', the sent item was added to the list without depending on the last setting nThe folder under searching was displayed on the status bar lFixed the problem that the '%' is included in file name, the result of rename becomes strange lThe Delete key was not effective by direct edit lFixed the problem to which an icon display position when dragging the file becomes strange lCannot sort from the contents of the displayed tag lIn the case of APE format, the track number <ID3.TrackNumber> was outputted to the number of an actual tag plus one lSome the setting item of TagRename are described by win.ini (Unnecessary description)
2003/3/15 v.7.2	ØCan indicate the contents of the specified tag by the list (How to Use - *TagRenameTips- *Tag indication) ØCan select 'Sequential Generate' menu, in case of timestamp modification nSupports JFIF lConvert 'can't' to 'Can'T' by Capitalizing lGarbage will be displayed if the tag is not defined by <ID3>
2003/2/23 v.7.1	nOutputs <ID3.TrackNumber> in two-digit nSave the status of show maximized nCut the left space of <ID3> lIn the case of mp3, the track number <ID3.TrackNumber> was outputted to the number of an actual tag plus one l<EXIF.OriginalTime> may be unable to be recognized depending on the form of a file lIt will be connected with other tag character sequences when the character is filled with <ID3> at 30 characters
2003/2/10 v.7.0	ØAdd the mode to select files in windows explorer by drag & drop ØAbout the folder list, 'the standard reference result for Windows' was adopted instead of 'the indent display of a sub folder' Xplan 3 5 5. ØAdded the function of distribution into the generated folder (How to Use - *RenameTips- *Distribution into the generated folder) ØAdded the function which assigns consecutive numbers to every classified groups (folder, date, tag) (How to Use - *RenameTips- *Show in groups) ØCan select 'Rename', 'Move&Rename', 'Copy&Rename' for operation to perform ØCan launch from 'Send to' menu (NT/2000/XP Only) ØAdd the tag(t) which means file title ØAdd the tag(e) which means extension ØAdd the APE format (*.ape, *.mpc, *.mp+) at the music-type of TagRename nThe screen layout of the task pane was compacted a little nSave the selection of the typical menu nSave the settings of the 'Target Object' nSave the scroll status of the task pane lEven if added to a favorite, it might not be displayed on a menu lFixed the probｌem of disappearing the item of the typical menu lWhen the color depth is less than 256, the legibility of the text suffers lWhen <EXIF.OriginalTime> is specified on 'TagRename', new name is displayed like '$y$m$d-$H$M$S'
2002/12/24 v.6.1.5	nFollow the time format set up with the regional options lFixed the malfunction of adding bracket () at typical menu 'Insert AnyString(Timestamp)'
2002/10/29 v.6.1.0	ØCan select 'Specify DateTime', 'Shift', 'Random Generate', 'Make the Same' menu, in case of timestamp modification ØAdd the 'Remove N letter at Nth letter from Start(End)' function into typical menu ØAdd the tag(F) which means folder name of parent folder nCurrent page (Rename, TagRename, Attribute, EmptyObject) was held nPrevented from specifying time on an access day (only date) lThe width of a list item will be initialized each time at starting lFixed the malfunction of adding numeric at typical menu 'Insert AnyString(Timestamp)' lAn access day cannot set up correctly by 'Attribute' lThe collapse button of folder tree is disappears when renaming folder
2002/10/15 v.6.0.0	ØAdded the 'TagRename' function which can use tag information, such as ID3(MP3), EXIF, IPTC, MS-Office, and HTML nStarting was made quick a little nA setup (Search for, Replacfe with, History) was held for every 'Search Mode' nCan select 'Retry' menu, in case of failure of rename lUnnecessary control might be displayed by typical rename menu lAlthough folder has not been selected, a folder is created, by 'Copy&Rename'
2002/10/10 v.5.4.3	ØAdd the 'DateTime' function into typical menu nModifyed the timestamp format nUpdate folder tree by F5-key nVersionNumber displays on the title bar lAn access day cannot set up correctly by 'Attribute'
2002/9/16 v.5.4.0	ØAdd the 'Copy&Rename' function with the 'Rename' button ØAdd the 'FolderName + Number' function into typical menu nCan input start number and step in case of repetition of file name lWhen a selection folder is deleted, folder reference is performed infinite lWhen the size exceeding 1GB is specified at 'NumberedObject', it is not displayed correctly lThe file name after substitution will go out by about 130 characters lIn case of 'FolderName at Head', extension dot'.' overlaps lIn case of 'Translate Letters' with the folder, the result becomes strange
2002/8/08 v.5.3.0	ØSupport editing replaced name directly (Select File, and Click or F2-Key) ØAdd the multiple file-filter by wildcard ØAdd the continual duplication function of file/folder at 'NumberedObject' ØAdd the 'Remove N letter' functions into typical menu ØSupport folder context menu ØAdd the function of favorites nCan select 'Skip', 'OverWrite', 'AutoNumbering' menu, in case of repetition of file name nImproved something related to key-in (Focusing movement with TAB-Key, Shortcut-Key addition) nRename 'EmptyObject' to 'NumberedObject' accompanying by functional addition lFixed the problem of force attaching dot'.' in rear of folder lWhen the '%x' and the like is included in file name, which was converted to date selfishly lFixed the malfunction of using () at typical menu 'Replace String' lFixed the malfunction of dropping the file or the folder lThe sort possible header was indicated with also a state where it cannot sort lWhen at the hogehoge and the hogehoge hoge latter is selected, tree indication becomes strange
2002/6/26 v.5.2.0	ØAdd the 'Insert FolderName' function into typical menu ØAdd the tag(f) which means folder name nKeep the setting of the file-sorting nSort of the file was designated as like the XP nCan turn off the file-sorting lFixed the problem which cannot refer to the network folder correctly lFixed the malfunction of adding numeric at typical menu 'Insert AnyString(Timestamp)' lFixed the problem where the background of the icon becomes gray color lFixed the problem where tree indication becomes strange when selecting system folder with 95,98
2002/5/29 v.5.1.0	ØAdd the 'Insert Timestamp' functions into typical menu nSupport recursive depth lFixed the malfunction of timestamp-renaming
2002/5/05 v.5.0.0	ØEnglish support

Why File Renamer?

• Instant preview before you rename.
• Undo All your renaming.
• Add Numerical and Alphabetical sequence to file names. You can also renumber file names. Incremental and Decremental Sequence.
• Insert and delete text at beginning, end, at any character position and before / after some text.
• Find / Search and Replace Text in file name. You can choose part of file name to search.
• Add System Date ( Created, Modified and accessed) in the file names.
• Rename digital photos using their EXIF and IPTC Tags. Like Date picture taken, camera model, Maker and IPTC data like Author, Description, Copyright information. More than 40 IPTC tags supported.
• Change File Name case to lower case, upper case or proper case.
• Remove, Add and Rename File Extension.
• Reverse File Name.
• Swap file name parts. For Example John-Smith to Smith-John
• Remove Characters like remove all unwanted characters from file name. For Example Remove not windows supported characters from file names.
• Add File Name component like folder name or full path into file name.
• Rename MP3 files using ID3 tag information like Artist, Album, Year, Genre, Title, Comments, Track Number, Composer.
• You can save more than one renaming action in a rule file and apply it in single click.
• Command line support. You can apply your saved renaming rule from command line.
• List Renamer to rename files using a external file list in excel or csv file.
• Use Profile to save all your frequent application settings.
• Remove spaces from file names
• Compatible with (32 or 64 bit) Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2003

Testimonials

'Winsome File Renamer made a very large project very quick, I found the interface to be very intuitive. I utilized Winsome File Renamer to rename 10 thousand PDF documents along with the 100s of folder names they were stored in. Winsome File Renamer saved me many hours of work! '

- Billy Champlin.

My experience with using File Renamer is very positive. I use File Renamer in the process of converting my large collection of vinyl records to CD. It's not often that I find a shareware program worth registering, but I registered this one and am very glad I did. It saved me hours of work. Great job, guys!

- Ray Siminas.