A Better Finder Rename 12 Help
The user manual for version 12: reference pages for every feature, plus short videos where seeing it helps. For task-oriented walkthroughs, see the step-by-step guides.
TroubleshootingPermissions, droplets, Finder integration
Step-by-step guidesBatch rename, photos by date, regex, file lists
Getting Started
- Installing the application
- Quick Start
- IntroductionVideo · 4m 35s
- The main window
- Use as a stand-alone application
- Using the Finder context menu
- Activating the Finder context menu item
- Using the hot key in the Finder
- Drag & drop onto the application icon
- Configuring a Finder Quick Action
- Trial mode and unlocking
- Uninstalling
The Rename
- What is a renaming action?
- Changing the file name, the extension or both
- Renaming folders and subfolders
- Preview order and sequence numbers
- Preview columns and highlighting
- The Command Window and action navigation
- The confirmation dialog
- Error dialogs
- What is a file name conflict?
- Automatic file name conflict resolution
- Configuring how conflicts are resolved
- Can I undo a rename?
Actions by Category
- Text actions
- Adding, Removing & Moving TextVideo · 7m 33s
- Character actions
- Character position and range actions
- Using Character Position & RangesVideo · 4m 15s
- Conversion actions
- Truncation actions
- Date and time actions
- Sequence number actions
- Roman numeral actions
- Alphabetical sequence actions
- Tag actions
- Music actions
- Image dimension actions
- Parent folder name actions
- Path component actions
- Advanced and special actions
Actions in Depth
- Regular expressions support
- The "Replace regular expression" action
- The "Re-arrange using regular expression" action
- Basic regular expression syntax
- Tag-based renaming: EXIF, ID3 and video meta-data
- What is EXIF meta-data?
- Renaming music files using MP3/MP4/AAC tags
- Custom shooting date priority order & time zones
- Auto-increment counters
- Lexical case conversion
- Filter actions
- Filter ActionsVideo · 3m 55s
- The Advanced Options action
- File pairing & sidecar files
Multi-Step Renames and Presets
Droplets
- ImportantDroplets in macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- ImportantDroplets in macOS 13 Ventura & laterVideo · 7m 16s
- Working with droplets
- "Silent" droplets
- Droplets tips & tricks
File Lists
- Rename from file list
- How to rename files using a simple file listVideo · 6m 28s
- How to rename files using names from a spreadsheet or a text fileVideo · 5m 48s
- Working with file lists
- Saving file lists
- Simple file format
- Tab-delimited file format
- Tab-delimited file list usage example
- Editing tab-delimited files in Microsoft Excel
- Using international characters in file lists
- POSIX full path tab-delimited file list format
Settings
Troubleshooting
Try it on your own files
The free trial renames up to 10 files at a time, with no time limit. Version 12.36 for macOS 15 Sequoia and later, Intel and Apple Silicon. Older macOS versions