Rename many files in one go

Updated 28 September 2026

To batch rename files, drop them in, type a naming pattern and download the renamed set as one ZIP. Every file gets its new name from the same rule, and nothing inside the files changes.

It fixes the names that pile up on their own: camera files such as DSC_0193.JPG, repeat downloads like report (3).pdf, scans stamped with a time. Renaming those one at a time is slow, and a single typo breaks the sequence.

How to rename a batch of files

1. Add the files in the order they should be numbered.
2. Type a pattern, for example trip-{n:03}.
3. Click Rename.
4. Save the ZIP with the renamed copies.

Tokens you can use

Write the new name as plain text mixed with tokens. Each token sits in curly brackets and gets its own value for every file:

• {name}: the current file name, minus its extension.
• {n}: a counter that starts at 1 and follows the order in which the files were added.
• {n:03}: the counter written with three digits, so 1 becomes 001; {n:04} uses four.
• {ext}: the file's own extension, jpg or pdf for instance.
• {date}: the day the rename runs, written as 2026-09-28.
• {w} and {h}: pixel width and height, for images.

Leave the pattern alone and the default, {name}_{n:03}.{ext}, keeps each original name and appends a three-digit number.

Patterns worth copying

• receipt-{date}-{n:03} gives receipt-2026-09-28-001.pdf, then 002, 003 and so on.
• {name}-{w}x{h} turns a square post.png of 1080 pixels into post-1080x1080.png.
• client-{name}-final keeps every original name between a fixed prefix and suffix.

Zero padding is worth the extra characters. Without it, plenty of programs sort file 10 ahead of file 2, and the order you chose is lost.

Rules that keep names safe

Forget the extension and it is added back: scan-{n} still gives scan-1.pdf. Characters that file names cannot contain are stripped out. If a pattern would give two files the same name, the second one gets a number added, so no two collide.

The rename touches names and nothing else: image quality and metadata stay as they were, and so does every document's content.

Renaming a whole folder

Renaming is by nature a job for a set, so the tool works in batches only. Without an account a batch holds up to 5 files, with a free account 10, and on Pro up to 500. The size limit per file is 50 MB, or 500 MB on Pro. The renamed copies come back together in one ZIP, and credits cover one big job without a subscription at 25 files per credit.

The same patterns also work as the last step of a pipeline, so one recipe can resize the photos in a folder, compress them and give them new names in a single pass. Pipelines are free to try on up to 3 files.

Where the renaming happens

On our servers. Files travel over an encrypted connection, the renaming happens in Germany, and both the uploads and the renamed copies are deleted automatically within two hours.