Free and open-source
Set up a few simple rules, check every new name, then confirm. For Windows and Linux.
Rename Plus is a desktop app. Send yourself the link and open it on your computer:
Version 1.5.1All releases(opens in a new tab)
Link copiedRename Plus: rename lots of files at onceGet Rename Plus on your computer (Windows or Linux):
The problem
Holiday photos, invoices, album tracks: naming every file one by one takes ages, and typos slip through.
Names like these, piling up
After Rename Plus
Click, delete, type, repeat. With dozens of files, there goes your afternoon.
A duplicate name or a forbidden character only shows up later, when it's already a problem.
The powerful options usually expect regular expressions or the command line.
Features
Rules you can combine, with the result on screen before anything changes on disk.
Build rules by snapping together blocks like “Start of name”, “Numbers” and “Exact text”. No code required.
Example:IMG_2041.JPGFoto 2041.JPG
Generates the regular expression with capture groups (“Match 1”, “Match 2”…) that you can reuse in the replacement. The final expression stays visible so you can check it.
Visual RegEx builder: the block palette, the search “Start of name + Exact text IMG_ + Numbers (Match 1)” and the replacement “Text + Kept match”
Pick a folder such as Downloads: every new file that lands there is renamed and, if you like, moved. It even works with the app closed.
Example:water-bill-october.pdfDocuments/Invoices/2026-10-05 Water Bill October.pdf
File mask (*.pdf; *.jpg), waits for the file to finish being written, ignores downloads in progress (.crdownload, .part), never overwrites and runs in the background in your session (tray on Windows, XDG Autostart on Linux). Includes an activity log.
Watch folders: background mode on and the “Invoices” rule watching PDFs in the Downloads folder, with the renaming rules taken from a preset
Save a set of rules under a name, like “Family photos”, and apply it again in one click.
Example:DSC00413.jpg2023-12-03 Family 02.jpg
Saved presets can also be used as the rules for watch folders.
“Save preset” dialog with the name “Family photos”; behind it, the photos in the Family folder with new names such as “2023-12-03 Family 02.jpg”
Runs on Windows and Linux, with a light or dark theme, in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Electron + React + TypeScript. NSIS installer on Windows and AppImage on Linux. “Open in Rename Plus” in the context menu of File Explorer, Dolphin, Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar, Caja and PCManFM, plus opening from the command line.
Settings with the Appearance, Updates and Watch folders sections; the installed version 1.5.1 is the latest
You see every new name before you confirm. Conflicts show up in red, and you can undo the last batch.
Example:DSC00412.jpgphoto.jpg
All-or-nothing renaming in two steps (so files can swap names, a ↔ b), automatic rollback if something fails, checks for names each system forbids (CON, NUL, “/”…) and never overwrites.
Rows in red with the new name “photo.jpg” repeated; the status bar shows 4 conflicts and the Rename button is blocked
Replace text, change letter case, add dates, number files, change the extension and more, all at once.
Example:IMG_2041.JPG2024-06-10 Lisbon - 01.jpg
Fixed order: RegEx → Name → Replace → Case → Remove → Add → Auto date → Folder name → Numbering → Extension.
Light theme with Subfolders mode: tracks from two CDs renamed to “01 - Opening Theme.mp3”, with numbering restarting in each folder
Step by step
Each rule works on the result of the one before, always in the same order.
Visual builder
Blocks snap in from left to right. The app writes the expression for you.
Watch folders
A PDF lands in Downloads, gets the date in front, switches to Title Case and moves itself to the right folder.
How it works
From the folder tree, by dragging it onto the window, or with “Open in Rename Plus” in your file manager.
The “New name” column shows the result for every file as you type.
Click Rename. Changed your mind? Undo the last batch.
Safety
Rename Plus is built so it won't mess up your files.
The new name shows up first, only for the items you selected.
A duplicate name, an existing file or a forbidden character: the row turns red and the Rename button is blocked.
If something fails halfway, whatever was already renamed goes back to its original name.
Undo the last batch while the app is open. And it never overwrites an existing file.
For developers
Rename Plus is open-source under the GPL 3.0 license. Browse the code, open issues and send your contributions.
Inspired by Bulk Rename Utility, but independent: written from scratch, using none of its code and with no affiliation with its authors.
Like it? A star on GitHub helps other people find the project. Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue.
GPL 3.0 license(opens in a new tab)FAQ
Yes. You can download and use it without paying anything, on Windows and Linux.
Yes. The code is on GitHub under the GPL 3.0 license. You can open issues with bugs or ideas and send pull requests.
Not yet. macOS support is planned. Today the app runs on Windows (64-bit) and Linux (64-bit, AppImage).
No. Most rules are simple fields, like replacing text or numbering. For more advanced searches, the visual builder puts the expression together from blocks.
Never. If a new name repeats another one or matches an existing file, the row turns red and renaming is blocked. And you can undo the last batch.
Free, open-source and no sign-up. Download it and try it on your next messy folder.
Rename Plus is a desktop app. Send yourself the link and open it on your computer:
Version 1.5.1All releases(opens in a new tab)
Link copiedRename Plus: rename lots of files at onceGet Rename Plus on your computer (Windows or Linux):Windows and Linux, 64-bit. macOS coming soon.
