Features — BatchRename

Core

17 Renaming Methods

Chain any combination of methods into a single multi-step rule stack.

✏️ Insert

Add text at any position — start, end, before/after a keyword, or at a specific character index.

report → report_final
IMG_001 → 2024_IMG_001

🔁 Replace

Find and replace any substring. Supports plain text or regular expressions (Pro).

photo copy 2 → photo_copy_2

✂️ Remove

Strip characters, a range of characters, prefix, suffix, or matched text.

IMG_001_FINAL_v2 → IMG_001_FINAL

📏 Truncate

Limit file names to a maximum character length from start or end.

Very_Long_Filename_Here → Very_Long

🔤 Case

UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case, camelCase, snake_case.

my file name → My File Name

🔢 Series

Append sequential numbers with custom start, step, and zero-padding.

photo → photo_001, photo_002…

📅 Date/Time

Add creation, modification, or EXIF date/time in any format to the file name.

IMG_001 → IMG_001_2024-06-15

🏷️ Photo Tag Pro

Embed EXIF metadata: camera model, lens, aperture, shutter, ISO, GPS.

IMG_001 → iPhone15Pro_f1.8_ISO100

🎵 Music Tag Pro

Embed ID3/iTunes tags: artist, album, title, track number, year, genre.

track01 → Artist - Album - Title

🎬 Video Tag Pro

Embed video metadata: resolution, codec, duration, frame rate, bitrate.

clip → clip_1080p_H264

📄 PDF Tag Pro

Embed PDF properties: title, author, subject, keywords.

document → AnnualReport2024_JaneSmith

📁 File System Tag Pro

Embed file size, extension, creation/modification dates, or folder name.

report → report_2024-04-19_4MB

#️⃣ Hash Pro

Append MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 hash of file contents for integrity verification.

archive → archive_a3f8c2d1

🔐 Encrypt / Decrypt Pro

AES-256 encrypt or decrypt file names for secure archiving workflows.

secret_doc → [encrypted string]

🧮 Formula Pro

Write custom rename patterns using variables, metadata tokens, and functions.

<%photo:Model%>_<%Date YYYY-MM-DD%>

🔍 Regex Replace Pro

Full PCRE regular expression find-and-replace with capture group support.

(\d{4})-(\d{2}) → $2/$1

📋 Extension

Change, add, or remove file extensions independently from the base name.

document.TXT → document.txt

Pro

Formula Engine

Write powerful dynamic rename patterns using metadata tokens, date formatting, and number series.

Use <%token%> syntax to build any rename pattern:

                    # Photo renaming with EXIF data
                    <%photo:Model%>_<%Date
                        YYYY-MM-DD%>_<%NumberSeries start:1 digits:3%>
                    → iPhone15Pro_2024-06-15_001.jpg

                    # Music library
                    <%music:©ART%> - <%music:©alb%> - <%music:trkn%>. <%music:©nam%>
                    → The Beatles - Abbey Road - 01. Come Together.mp3

                    # Clean original name + counter
                    <%FileName%>_<%NumberSeries start:100
                        step:+2%>
                    → report_100.pdf, report_102.pdf …

                    # PDF document naming
                    <%pdf:Author%>_<%pdf:Title%>_<%Date YYYY%>
                    → JaneSmith_AnnualReport_2024.pdf
                

Pro · Metadata Tags

Supported Metadata Tags

Extract rich metadata from your files and build it directly into the new file name.

📷 Photo (EXIF)

🎵 Music (iTunes/ID3)

🎬 Video

📄 PDF

📁 File System

Plans

What's included

All add-ons are one-time purchases — no subscriptions.

Feature	Free	Encode & Encrypt	Smart Renaming	Metadata Tags
Insert, Replace, Remove, Truncate	✓	✓	✓	✓
Case conversion	✓	✓	✓	✓
Series numbering & Date/Time	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rule Studio templates (basic)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Live preview & diff highlighting	✓	✓	✓	✓
Full undo/redo (CMD+Z)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Inspector panel	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recursive folder scanning	✓	✓	✓	✓
MD5 / SHA hashing	—	✓	—	—
AES-256 encrypt/decrypt names	—	✓	—	—
Full regex support	—	—	✓	—
Formula templating engine	—	—	✓	—
EXIF photo metadata tags	—	—	—	✓
ID3/iTunes music tags	—	—	—	✓
Video metadata tags	—	—	—	✓
PDF property tags	—	—	—	✓
Price	Free	$4.99	$4.99	$4.99

All Features Bundle unlocks all three add-ons for $9.99 — best value.