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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 rename using multiple methods on a large amount of files. The 13 different methods enables you to change the names, and timestamps of files in one go. The files can also be copied or moved to new locations based on information in the files.
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Advanced Renamer - Windows and macOS - Batch file renaming

Batch file renamer for Windows and macOS. Quickly rename photos, music, videos, documents, and folders using metadata, patterns, and flexible batch rules.
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Thank you for sharing this information about Advanced Renamer. It sounds like a very useful tool for managing large amounts of files and folders. The ability to manipulate names and timestamps in one go is indeed a valuable feature.
 
Advanced Renamer 4.11
Mar 31, 2025
  • Fixed an issue where the menu bar would have the wrong height when starting the program with menu in super compact mode
  • Script: Re-added the item.GPSExists property
  • Fixed move method, when moving in backwards mode and using Move To value longer than filename length
  • Fixed not being able to change filename and timestamp in a single batch
  • Could not load Norwegian language file
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.12
Jun 10, 2025
  • Upgraded regular expression engine for use in renaming methods
  • Replace method: Named group substitution is now supported in regular expressions (e.g., (?<name>.*) and ${name})
  • Program is now less likely to crash when config file is corrupted
  • Fixed an edge case bug in List Replace method
  • Fixed large file support in ExifTool integration
  • Improved reading XMP metadata from MP4 files
  • ExifTool field names sometimes showed up in lists where they were not supported
  • Will no longer show error "Extension changed" when new name is blank
  • Disc and DiscCount metadata now correctly recognized for MP3 files
  • Item details would sometimes show the same fields multiple times
  • Additional metadata fields is now supported for MP4 files: AudioFormat, AudioChannels, AudioSampleType, AudioSampleRate, CompressionID, CompressionName, BitDepth, XResolution, YResolution
  • More robust handling of MP4 files with corrupted data
  • Added support for extracting metadata from some older QuickTime .mov files
  • Fixed an issue reading GPS metadata from image and video files, when formattet in a certain way
  • Improved MKV file metadata support
  • Added support for metadata fields AudioFormat, AudioChannels, and AudioSampleRate for AVI files
  • Import from CSV did not remember the last used column index for original filename
  • Fixed name collision rule "Append image sub second"
  • When using name collision rule "Append image sub second", the rule will now be applied to all items in the list with the same name
  • Improved performance for JPEG files containing long XMP Extended metadata
  • MacOS: Item preview panel will now use embedded thumbnails for JPEGs for better performance
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.13
Jun 25, 2025
  • When new filename already exists, the program will now give the option to move or rename the existing target files
  • New export Window: Export to TXT, CSV, and JSON files
  • Fixed Timestamp method for use with folders on Windows
  • Will give an error when starting a renaming batch and there are no methods added
  • The program is now less likely to crash when analysing corrupted MP4 files
  • Support for reading metadata from .ivf files
  • Support more tags from .wav, .ogg, .webp, and .aiff files
  • Alias metadata fields, Channels -> AudioChannels and SampleRate -> AudioSampleRate added for better compatibility
  • Improved reading of metadata from .ogg, .ogv, and .mp3 files
  • Show a summary of error codes in the pre batch window
  • Changed implementation of Copy batch mode to preserve timestamps and file attributes on file copy
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.17 - 26. september 2025
+ List method and List Replace method can be opened in a new window
+ Added search functionality to Script method, List method, and List Replace method, when shown in a separate window
+ Added search to item list in main window
* UI update for recent methods. Is now in a submenu of the load button instead of a dropdown
* Scripting: The values item.newModifiedDate and item.newCreatedDate can now be updated from script
+ Added method app.formatDate(date, format) to scripting method
+ Settings: Added options to always use strict mode in scripts
+ Item details: Added Copy Tag to right click menu
+ New option in list right click: Unmark items with errors. Also updated logic behind remove items with errors
* Fixed an issue where dates of folders could not be changed on Windows
* When the main menu was in super compact mode, the show thumbnails button didn't work
* Multi select support in columns window
* Faster load time for Exiftool at startup
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.18 - 15. oct 2025
+ Added support for searching commands by name through a new search field
+ Folder panel: Configure list of favorite folders
+ Right click menu on certain UI elements to quickly change UI related settings
* The Insert Tag window and the Tag Pattern window has been merged into one window
* Fixed some issues with email tags: Did not support names containing comma (,). Also fixed issue with the FromEmail tag not working
* Progress bar in batch progress window was too wide for the window
* Updated JavaScript engine to a newer version
* Fixed <RSubstr> tag being off by one when second parameter is a search pattern instead of a numeric value
+ Added row move buttons to list replace method when shown in a separate window
* When loading a method list with more than 500 methods, the program will now show a message and only load the first 500 methods, instead of crashing
+ Properly read framerate from .mkv files and .mp4 files
+ Read audio bitrate from QTFF based file formats, like .mp4, .mov, and .m4a
+ Added two new tag modifiers :multiply and :divide
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.24 - 4. August 2026
+ Metadata: Added native support for PDF files
+ Script Method: Added method app.readFilePdf(filename) to extract all content from PDF files as text
* Improved reading metadata for Panasonic RAW files (.RW2)
* Improved reading Exif metadata when file contains unknown fields or malformed data
+ Settings: Option to preserve file timestamps when copying files in batch mode
+ Settings: Export keyboard shortcuts to a CSV file
* Timestamp method: Fixed created timestamp sometimes off by one hour on macOS
* Timestamp method: Fixed issue when timestamp fields are blank when using relative date and time
* Command palette: Now sorted alphabetically
+ Settings: Choose to show individual UI panels in the right instead of the left of the main window
+ UI: Methods panel can now be collapsed to show more of the item list
- Settings: Menu Position value "Auto" is no longer available. New default is "Top of list"
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.25 - 1. september 2026
* Improved First Use window while eliminating the select language window for first time users
* Main window: Add option to change main toolbar position in the main toolbar right click menu
* List: When adding files using regular expressions pattern, the pattern is now evaluated case insensitive
+ List: Added "Mark by condition", "Unmark by condition", and "Remove by condition" to right click menu
+ List: Thumbnail grid view mode
+ Tags: Added <RWord:Index> tag for returning a word from the end of a string. <RWord:1> will return the last word, <RWord:2> will return the second last word.
* Tags: <Word> and <RWord> now have an additional option parameter to override the system wide word separator setting. <Word:1:1:-> will return the first word only using a hyphen (-) as the word separator.
* Tags: Show tag category with right click menu
* Main window: Methods panel is now showing short instructions on how to get started, when the panel is empty
* Main window: Show status for pair renaming and name collision rule when menu is in super compact mode
* Main window: Some items from the main toolbar in the Tools category has been moved to a dropdown menu
+ Main window: Added help buttons to method panels
* Settings: Quick change of panel position configuration through main window right click menu
* Metadata: When using pair renaming, all files in the pair will be searched for metadata when the metadata field for the master file is empty
* Active method header will show with a slightly different color
* Show more information in the pre batch window
* Updated some icons for better visibility in dark mode
* Various UI improvements
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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Advanced Renamer 4.26 - 1. october 2026
* Method lists are now called Batch Projects
+ Added Project Project settings window
* UI: Reorganized the main toolbar to make room for functionality related to Batch Project
* Tags: Reorganized some tags into new categories: Default, Advanced, File size, Checksum has become Filename, Number, Data, File info
* Main window: All panel headers now have a right click menu to quickly change various UI settings
+ Main window: Dragging a .aren file to the main window will load the method list instead of adding it to the item list
+ List: Columns can now be dragged to a new location in the list and in the customize columns window
+ Batch method: Copy/Paste configuration between methods of the same type
+ New case method: Added two new options, "Apply Lowercase first" and "Ignore words in all caps", available for some configurations
* Batch method condition: Pattern can now be a list of values when match type Equals, Contains, Starts with, or Ends with is used
+ Batch method condition: Any metadata field can be used as a condition field
* UpDown arrow buttons in methods now behave more predictably
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Version log (ver. 4) - Advanced Renamer

Complete log of changes in Advanced Renamer version 4
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