Easy File Renamer vs File Renamer

Easy File Renamer batch-renames files and folders on macOS, Windows, and the web using configurable rules. It previews proposed names before applying changes to disk. System Renamer provides 12 named rules, including text replacement, prefixes, numbering, case conversion, and extension changes. Rule stacks can be saved and reloaded as macros for repeat jobs. Media Renamer builds photo and video names from date, camera, dimensions, filename, and sequence tokens. Music Fixer reads and updates common audio tags, edits album art, and loads an exported iTunes Library XML file. Cloud File Renamer is a free browser companion for supported cloud accounts, while the desktop application does not scan cloud accounts itself. The trial permits adding files and previewing names, but registration is required to perform a rename. The add-files list holds 1,500 items; larger jobs use folder indexing. The maker says desktop files stay on the user’s computer and installers are digitally signed. Plans start at $39.99 a year.

File Renamer is a free desktop application for batch renaming files on Linux and Windows. It is described as Free, Libre, Open Source Software under the GPL-3.0 license, with a free plan priced at free. Its documented workflow covers listing files, previewing changes, and viewing renamed files. The project wiki provides portable installation instructions for Linux and Windows and says this method needs no root or administrator permission. It also documents installation through pip with `pip install io.github.flossapps.file-renamer`, followed by the `file-renamer` command to start the app. Portable installation is reported as tested with Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, Ubuntu Desktop, and Windows 11. Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS requires `libxcb-cursor0`. Other desktop systems, including macOS, may work through pip but are untested.