Batch rename files on your Mac or PC. See every new name first.

From the recording

The real run, file by file.

8 files went in and Hangar wrote 8 files. It is the same run as in the recording, with the real names and sizes. Your originals are never changed.

Choose the change

Number it, fix it, date it. Or all three at once.

Each change is a step, and steps run in the order you stack them. Combine a find and replace with a sequence and a date, and watch the preview update as you go.

• Sequence

  Start here

  IMG_4183 becomes shoot-01, shoot-02 and on.

  Best for photo shoots and numbered sets.

• Find and replace

  Swap text everywhere, with plain text or a regular expression.

  Best for fixing a client name or a typo across a folder.

• Dates

  Add the created, modified or current date to every name.

  Best for deliveries, versions and records.

Every setting, explained in the Batch rename guide Output · New name · Find & Replace · Text before or after the name · Sequence

The alternative

Why not rename in Finder or File Explorer?

Finder’s built-in rename is free and handles a simple replace or a numbered list well. When a name needs several changes and zero mistakes, here is the difference.

Who uses it

Who uses Batch rename

• Photographers

  Camera names into a client sequence

  Turn IMG_4183 and friends into a padded, numbered set named after the shoot.

  Hangar for photographers
• Agencies

  Deliverables named the house way

  Add the project name and date to every export before it goes to the client.

  Hangar for agencies and studios
• Office admins

  Scans and downloads, cleaned up

  Fix stray spaces, mixed case and odd characters across a folder of documents in one pass.