A Better Finder Rename 12.36

Check new names first, then rename multiple files on Mac

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A Better Finder Rename 12

Finder can't rename a pile of files at once, so you end up fixing names one by one. A Better Finder Rename 12 is a batch file renamer for Mac that applies one renaming pattern to all of them. The real-time preview shows every new name before anything changes, so a bad pattern never touches your files.

  • You build the pattern on the left and see the file list with its new names on the right.
  • Need more than one rule? The Multi-Step drawer applies several to the same files in one pass.
  • Actions are sorted by category, including text, characters, character position and ranges, conversions, truncations, date and time, and path components.
  • Each action has its own options, so you can adjust the pattern until it matches how you name things.
  • Folders can be renamed too, and the same template can run through every sub-folder.
  • Droplets save a renaming setup so a task you repeat often runs automatically.

Version 12.36

The new version:

  • both regular expression actions now show a short message under the pattern field explaining why a pattern does not compile, such as an unmatched parenthesis or bracket, a trailing backslash or a quantifier with nothing to repeat
  • regular expression patterns are compiled once per preview rather than once per file, which speeds up previews over thousands of files

Improvements & Bug Fixes:

  • fixes the Replace regular expression action treating backslash escapes as capture groups since version 12.34: a backslash once again escapes the following character, so a substitution such as $1$2 inserts two zeros rather than the whole match twice
  • fixes tags in the tag library occasionally showing the wrong name after a second click on a selected row
  • in-app news windows now appear at most once every 180 days and no longer open blank

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