BatchRename (pro) - help you easily rename a bunch of files and folders within just a few clicks. You can define all kinds of renaming rules, especially, rename MP3 files with ID3 Tags and rename photos using EXIF data. Also, you can use BatchRename to batch convert and adjust your photos.
(Features marked with * are for BatchRename Pro only).
How to add files and folders to the file list You can add files from different folders to the file list and rename them all together in a batch, there's no limitation on this.
How to use BatchRename's windows shell context menu* After you installed BatchRename Pro, a new shell menu item "BatchRename files" will be added to the Windows shell context menu. After selecting some files in your windows explorer, right-click on the files and select "BatchRename files", then BatchRename Pro will open and the files you just selected will be added on the file list and ready for renaming.
You can also switch on/off this shell menu feature using the "ShellMenu" checkbox on top of BatchRename window.
(*This feature is available in BacthRename Pro only)
Typing some characters in this edit box, the files that do not contain those characters will be filtered out. For example: if you type "net", the files which name do not include "net" will be filtered out from the FileList. You can also use * as wildcard character in the filter, for example: "*.jpg", means only list files with an extension name of "jpg". By checking the checkbox "Case", the files filter will be case sensitive.
By selecting the "Quickview" checkbox, the quickview preview box will open, if a picture file or media file is selected on the file list, the content preview will be displayed in the preview box.
QuickView function allows you to view or play the selected file if it's one of the following types:
In this QuickView window, you can also view the file's detail properties which could be used to rename the file, including Windows shell details info, EXIF data (if it's a digital camera generated photo), image property (if it's a picture file), and MP3 ID3 Tag info (if it's a MP3 file):
Renaming rules and renaming commands In BatchRename, each item listed on the favorite renaming rules list is a renaming rule, you can also use use the renaming rules builder to build a renaming rule and save it to the favorite renaming rules list. Each item listed on the renaming rules builder is a renaming command, you can create a renaming command using the command combo boxes in renaming rules builder. A renaming rule may contain one or more renaming commands, it cab be use to:
How to start renaming files and folders The easiest way to rename files is to select a pre-defined renaming rule from the favorite renaming rule list, do some modifications if needed using the renaming rule builder, then start preview and batch renaming. If none of the favorite rules meet your request, you can use the renaming rule builder to build your own renaming rule and use it to rename files.
How to use favorite renaming rules list There are lots of pre-defined renaming rules presented there in the favorite list after installation. They covered most of the popular renaming requests. You can easily pick up one or multiple renaming rules. Also, you may download renaming rules from our web site to your favorite directory.
By selecting a renaming rule from the favorite list, the renaming commands will be displayed on the "Renaming rules builder", each renaming rule on the favorite list may contain multiple renaming commands.
If the renaming rule selected from the favorite list is exactly what you want, you can start preview and rename now. If not, you can use the renaming rule builder to modify it, please go to next section to learn about how to use renaming rule builder. You can also select multiple renaming rules from the favorite list, then the renaming commands will be combined together and added to the renaming rule builder: For example: select two rules from favorite list:
Then the renaming commands from the two selected renaming rules will be listed in rules builder:
You can use the filter combo box in favorite renaming rules lit to filter different type of renaming rules in the list. By default, "all" will be selected on the filter, so all renaming rules will be listed there. You can choose from the predefined filters in the combo box to only show that type of renaming rules, like EXIF, MP3, prefix, replace ...
For example, you only want to see the renaming rules which will use windows shell details data to rename files, then you just need to select "shell detail" from the combo box. Also, if the keyword that you are looking for is not listed on the filter list, you can directly type it in the combo box, for example, type "MD5" in it, then all the renaming rules which use MD5 hash code to rename files will be listed in the favorite rule list.
How to use renaming rules builder With this rules builder, you can build all kinds of renaming rules by using the combo boxes to add different renaming commands. Each renaming rule may contain one or multiple renaming commands, so by combining the commands together, you will get tons of different renaming rules to achieve your renaming goals.
Here are the options and combinations on each of the combo box: Combo box 1 and 2:
Available options in combo box 3 (when selecting FILENAME and FILEEXT on 1st combo box):
- To modify and update a existing renaming command For example: when selecting "FILENAME PREFIX digit length:3:100 on the list, combo box 1 will be changed to "FILENAME", combo box will be "PREFIX", combo box 3 will be "digit", combo box 4 will contain the length value "3", combo box 5 will contain the start from value "100".
If you want to change this renaming command to be a number series start from 200 and decrease by 5, then you just need to change the value in combo box 5 to be 200 and value in combo box 6 to be -5, and then click the
- To adjust the execute order of the renaming commands The order of the renaming commands in the list matters when renaming files, commands will be executed from the top of the list to the end. Using the example above, command "FILENAME PREFIX '-'" will be executed first, then the second one. You can use the two arrow buttons
Add number series to file names You can add a number series to filename and specifying how many digits in the number series, start from a specific number, and set an increasing or decreasing step for the series. Another example, if you want to add a 6 digit number prefix increasing by 3, different from the steps above, you just need to change the value in combo box 4 to be 6, and type 3 in the 6th combo box. The files will be renamed as "filename000103", "filename000106", "filename000109" ... It also support to add a random number into filename, e.g. to add a 5 digit random number prefix to file names, please input "5[RAND]" in the 4th combo box to specify the length is 5 digit and it's randomized number, so the "start from" value on the 5th combo box and the "step" value on the 6th combo box won't be needed.
Use photo's EXIF info to rename files BatchRename supports renaming digital camera photos using the embedded EXIF data information including: Camera name, Digitized date, Original date time, ISO speed, Exposure time, Shutter speed, Lens aperture, F-Number .... all popular EXIF Tags are supported. When select "exif_data" on the 3rd combo box, all the EXIF properties will be listed the 4th combo box:
You can select any of them to generate the renaming command. Also, you can easily view the pre-defined EXIF related renaming rules from the favorite rules list by selecting "EXIF" on the favorite filter.
Use MP3 file's ID3 Tag to rename files BatchRename supports renaming MP3 files using the file's MP3 ID3 Tag info, both ID3 v1 and v2 Tag are supported, including: Title, Album, Artist, Genre, BitRate, Frequency, SubTitle, Language, Comment, Copyright, Composer ... When select "mp3tagv1" on the 3rd combo box, all the MP3 ID3 v1 Tags will be listed the 4th combo box:
When select "mp3tagv1" on the 3rd combo box, all the MP3 ID3 v1 Tags will be listed the 4th combo box:
You can select any of those tags to generate the renaming command. Also, you can easily view the pre-defined MP3 related renaming rules from the favorite rules list by selecting "mp3" on the favorite filter.
Use picture file's image properties to rename files BatchRename supports renaming picture files (BMP,JPG,GIF,TIFF,....) using their image properties, including: resolution, color bits, type format. When select "image" on the 3rd combo box, the image properties will be listed the 4th combo box:
Use current date and time or file's date time attributes to rename files. With BatchRename, you can rename files using the current date, time, the file's create date time, modify date time, and last access date time, in any date time format, to renaming files. For example: you can add the current date in "yyyy-mm-dd" format as a prefix to filenames, you just need to select "FILENAME" on 1st combo box of rule builder, and "PREFIX" on the 2nd combo box, "date" on the 3rd, then choose "yyyy-mm-dd" on the 4th combo box.
Use the file's CRC32 code, MD5 hash code, or SHA1 hash code to rename files. As hash code are popular today, with BatchRename, you can use the CRC32 code, MD5 hash code, and SHA1 hash code which are calculated from the file itself to change the file's name. For example: to add the file's MD5 hash code to the end of its file name, you just need to select "FILENAME" on 1st combo box of rule builder, and "SUFFIX" on the 2nd combo box, and "file_md5_hash" on the 3rd combo box, click "+" to add this renaming command to the list and start renaming, then BatchRename will calculate the file's MD5 hash code and append it to the file name.
Using the renaming command "REMOVE" and "REPLACE" in the renaming rule builder, you can build different type of renaming rules to remove, truncate, or replace some part in the file names:
Using the renaming command "UPPERCASE" and "LOWERCASE" in the renaming rule builder, you can build the following different kinds of renaming rules: the first n letters, the last n letters.
How to convert a picture file into another format*. Using BatchRename's renaming rule, you can convert a picture file into all the popular formats: BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF, and PNG, you can also specify the quality if convert to a JPG file. When selecting "PICCONVERT" from the 1st command combo box, all the supported picture converting formats will be listed on the 2nd combo box, and if selecting JPG on the 2nd combo box, you can specify the quality of JPG in the 3rd and 4th combo box. The quality could be from 1% to 100%.
After that, use the "+" button to add the renaming command and start renaming, the picture file in the file list will be converted to the corresponding format. (*This feature is available in BacthRename Pro only)
How to adjust picture's image property*. Using BatchRename's renaming rule, you can also change picture's image properties:
By selecting "PICADJUST" on the 1st combo box, the "Size", "Rotate", and "Flip" options will be listed on the 2nd combo box. (*This feature is available in BacthRename Pro only) Specify the output folder for the renamed files BatchRename allows your to output the renamed files into a different folder by specifying destination directory using the renaming command "DESTDIR". Just need to select "DESTDIR" on the first combo box in rule builder, then no other options needed, click the "+" button to add the renaming command, a folder dialog will popup to let you select the destination folder, after selecting the folder, a new command will be added to the list, then the files after renaming will be output to that folder.
Encrypt/Decrypt (Encode/Decode) filenames When more and more people care about the security of their files on computer, even the file names contain lots of information, so let BatchRename help you to encrypt the names. You can choose from 3 different algorithms to encrypt/encode your file names:
If you select "ENCRYPT" from the first combo box, "Filename", "FileExtension", and "AllTogether" will be listed on the 2nd combo box, you can select to encrypt/encode the filename only, or the file extension only, or the whole file name and extension together there. After that on the 3rd combo box, RC4, Base64, and MD5 will be the options there, and if you select "RC4", you can input a password for the encryption. When you select "DECRYPT" from the 1st combo box, the only difference will be there's no "MD5" option on the 3rd combo box, because it's not decodable.
Format the timecode for a batch of FX picture filenames.
After files have been added to the file list and a renaming rule is ready by selecting from favorite rules list or created in renaming rules builder, you can start preview the renaming changes by press the And after you click the "Start Rename" button to change the files, the
Save and Load Batch job feature The files in the file list, the renaming rule in the rule builder, and even the result list and the undo rename state can all be saved to a file, so with these two buttons:
Check the result of the operations The detail result of preview and renaming files will be displayed in this result box at the bottom of BatchRename window. The result for the undo operation will also be displayed here.
How to activate this product online and unlock the full features (If you haven't purchased this product yet, please purchase it at http://www.foryoursoft.com/buy.htm, this activation service is only provided for paid users) 1. Please click the "Activate" button (with the icon of keys) on the title bar to show the Activation dialog.
2. Then, please fill in your name, email and most importantly the Order ID (which has been sent to you by email after you complete the online order), and click the "Activate Online" button at bottom to unlock the full verison.
Then click on the "Online update" menu item to check for new version online. It will contact our server to get the latest version and prompt you whether to upgrade to the latest version if available. When there's a "(Auto)" tag at the end of this item, it means "File Property Edit" will automatically check for new version every time when it starts. Click this item again will toggle it to not auto check for new version.
All the errors occurred during your use of "File Property Edit" will be logged in a file. Here's how to view it and report it to us.
Then, click the "Report error to us" item to send us the error report by email. We will analyze the error report and try to find out the solution for you. You can also view the error log by clicking the "Open error log" item.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on our product, please feel free to use our online support system at: http://www.foryoursoft.com/support.htm Thank you!
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or "Add Folder" 
button, you can add files and folders to the file list. 
To re-order all the files in the file list by the file name.
To move the selected file one step up on the file list. 
To move the selected file one step down on the file list. 
Select all the files and folders in the list.
Invert the selection in the file list.
Remove the currently selected file from the file list.
Remove all the files from the file list.
To open a Browse dialog, choose or input a dir to copy the selected files to that dir. If the dir you entered does not exists, it will be created.
To open a Browse dialog, choose or input a dir to move the selected files to that dir. If the dir you entered does not exist, it will be created.
button to add a renaming command to the list, you can add as many command item as you want to the list to finally generate the renaming rule. You can use the 
button to save this renaming rule to the favorite folder, and then the renaming rule will be listed on the favorite list, so that you can easily reuse it later on.
button to remove an item from the rule builder list, and use 
button to update the selected item from the command combo box. 
button, or start renaming all the files by press the 
button.
button will be enabled, if you don't want to keep the new changes, but restore the old file names, you just need to press this "Undo Rename" button.
you can easily store and reuse the renaming rules, file list, changing state, and rollback to the old filenames by loading the batch file you saved before.
