Bulk Rename Utility — The Complete Guide: Rename Thousands of Files to a Naming Convention
Bulk Rename Utility is a Windows tool that renames many files and folders in a single operation. On an engineering project it saves hours: bring drawings into line with a naming convention, number site photos by the date they were taken and tidy up result files from many runs.
Bulk Rename Utility
TGRMN Software
Rename thousands of files at once by rules, numbering and EXIF data — free for private use at home only.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Text editing in names — add, remove and replace parts of a name.
- Numbering and case — sequential numbers and upper or lower case changes.
- Regular expressions — complex rules for those who know them.
- Dates and EXIF — names based on file dates or camera data.
- Subfolders and undo — work on a whole tree, with the option to undo.
Who may use it for free
The free version is allowed for private use at home only. Use inside a business or company, or for any commercial purpose, requires a paid commercial licence. The vendor also offers home and academic licences. In an engineering office, then, you need to buy a licence.
Related tools
A file renamer included in Microsoft’s utility pack — PowerToys. A two-pane file manager — Double Commander. To sort photos before renaming them — FastStone Image Viewer.
Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft
A set of Windows utilities — on-screen OCR, screen ruler, bulk rename, window layouts and colour picker.
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Double Commander
Double Commander team
Two-pane file manager in the Total Commander style — batch rename, archives, content search and FTP.
Get it from the vendorEverything
voidtools
Instant file search by name across the whole PC — find the latest revision of a drawing buried in project folders.
Get it from the vendorFastStone Image Viewer
FastStone Soft
An image browser and editor with side-by-side compare, batch convert and rename and annotation — free for personal and educational use.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
A very powerful tool for bringing order to file names. For home use it is free; for work in a company you need a commercial licence.