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Vow Bulk Renamer
Bulk file renamer for Windows
Rename hundreds of files in one go. Preview first. Undo in one click.
Drop in photos, invoices, songs or TV episodes, pick a recipe, and every new name appears beside the old one before anything changes. Clashes and forbidden characters are fixed for you, and one click puts every name back. No ads, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- Light & dark theme
- 50 files at a time, 200 a day, find & replace, numbering, episodes, undo
No ads. Ever.No pop-ups, no banners, no "offers".
No malware or bundlewareThe installer installs one thing: this app.
No account, no uploadIt works on your PC, and your files stay there.
Free daily limits, just $4.95 unlimitedNo subscription. No trial that runs out.
The problem
Renaming 300 files by hand? No thanks.
F2, type, Enter, repeat. And the tools that promise to do it for you are either a cockpit of options or a gamble with your file names.
One file at a time
Windows renames files one by one. A folder of 300 camera photos called IMG_4821 and friends stays that way.
A cockpit of panels
Classic rename utilities cram every option onto one screen, so a simple job needs a tutorial first.
Half-renamed folders
A clash or a locked file halfway through, and you are left with a folder of half-old, half-new names.
No clear way back
Renamed the wrong files? Many tools have no undo you can find, let alone one that survives a restart.
Photos left behind
Rename-by-date tools that quietly skip every photo without EXIF data, leaving half the folder untouched.
Ads and upsells
Free renamers that pay their way with banners, bundled offers or a nag screen before every batch.
Vow Bulk Renamer fixes all of it.
How it works
Drop. Choose. Rename.
One click on a recipe, every new name previewed, and the whole batch undone just as fast.
- 01
Add your files
Drop files or whole folders on the window, press Ctrl+O, paste files copied in Explorer, or right-click them in Explorer and choose Rename with Vow Bulk Renamer.
Drop files or folders and rename them in one go - 02
Pick a recipe
Find & replace, Number in order, Photos by date, Clean up names, TV episodes and more set everything up in one click, or stack your own steps.
...and the live preview, undo and photo, music and TV tools - 03
Check, rename, undo
Every row shows the old and new name with the change highlighted and clashes flagged. Press Rename, and Ctrl+Z puts every name back.
Every rename is recorded so it can be undone
Features
Powerful renaming that still feels simple
From tidying a folder of downloads to naming thousands of holiday photos by the moment they were taken.
A live preview of every name
Old and new names side by side with the changed part highlighted, and 10,000 files planned in well under a second.
10 one-click recipes
Find & replace, Number in order, Photos by date, Change case, Clean up names, TV episodes, Music from tags, Add text, Sort into folders, Dates in names.
15 steps you can stack
Replace, add, remove, case, number, pattern, clean up, pad, swap, shorten, extension and more, in any order, each one switchable.
Regex when you want it
Find & replace with regular expressions and $1 groups, match case, whole words, and the first, last or every match.
Photo dates and EXIF
Name photos by date taken, camera, lens, size or ISO, falling back to the media date, a date in the name or the modified date.
Music tags
Artist, album, title, track, disc, year and genre straight from the tags in MP3, FLAC, M4A, WMA and more.
TV episodes, tidied
Reads S01E02, 1x02 and "Season 1 Episode 2", drops 1080p, x264 and release-group tags, and writes Show - S01E02 - Title.
Clashes handled for you
Duplicate names are numbered ("Beach (2).jpg"), forbidden characters fixed, and empty names and long paths flagged before you rename.
Undo, even after a restart
Every rename is written down before it starts. Ctrl+Z undoes the latest, and a batch cut short by a crash is put back at the next start.
Sort into folders
Move files into folders by pattern, such as the year and month taken, and undo removes the folders it made.
Light & dark theme
Easy on the eyes, day or night.
Bulk Renamer comes with a crisp light theme and a calm dark theme. Switch with one click, or let it follow your Windows setting by itself. It remembers your choice.
- LightClear and bright for daytime and busy offices
- DarkGentle on tired eyes late at night
- Follow WindowsChanges by itself when your PC does
Screenshots
See Vow Bulk Renamer in action
Real screenshots of the real app, in both of its themes: 5 light, 5 dark. Click any picture to see it full size.
Light theme
Dark theme
Who it's for
Names that finally make sense
Holiday photos
Turn IMG_0042.jpg into 2024-07-14 15.30.12.jpg and sort the lot into year and month folders.
Invoices and scans
Number documents in order, or reformat the dates in their names to 2024-07-14 so they sort properly.
Music libraries
Rename songs to 03 - Artist - Title straight from their tags.
TV episodes
Turn messy download names into Show - S01E02 - Episode title for your media library.
Work files
Add a client prefix, swap name parts, or clean up underscores and "- Copy" across a whole project.
Names from a spreadsheet
Export the list to CSV, edit the names in Excel, and apply them all in one go.
Compare
Vow Bulk Renamer vs the usual renaming tools
What you get when you go looking for a faster way to rename files.
| Feature | Vow Bulk Renamer | Typical bulk rename tools |
|---|---|---|
| Preview before renaming | Every name, changes highlighted | Sometimes, often a plain list |
| Undo | One click, even after a restart | Often missing or hard to find |
| Clashes and forbidden characters | Fixed or explained on each row | Often an error halfway through |
| A batch that fails halfway | Put back automatically | Left half-renamed |
| One-click recipes | 10 built in, plus your saved recipes | Rare: mostly panels of options |
| Photos without EXIF dates | Falls back to media, name or file date | Often skipped |
| Price | Free every day, or $4.95 once | Nag screens, licences or subscriptions |
| Ads and bundled offers | None, ever | Common in free downloads |
"Typical" describes what we found across the most-downloaded alternatives when we built Bulk Renamer. Your mileage with any one of them may vary; ours won't.
Pricing
Free every day. Just $4.95 once for the lot.
That is not a typo. Software this powerful usually means a monthly subscription; Bulk Renamer is $4.95, once, for life: it's almost a giveaway. Use it free for as long as you like, and unlock Unlimited only if you need more.
Free
$0forever
50 files at a time, 200 a day, find & replace, numbering, episodes, undo.
- 50 files at a time, 200 a day (resets at midnight)
- Find & replace with regex, add, remove and case
- Numbering, clean-up, pad numbers and TV episodes
- Live preview, clash checks and legal-name fixes
- Undo the latest rename, even after a restart
- Unlimited features preview free before you decide
Best valueUnlimited
$4.95USD, once. Yours for life.
Almost a giveaway. Less than a coffee for software this powerful: no subscription, no renewals, yours for life on 2 PCs.
Any number of files, date and EXIF patterns, advanced rules, full undo history.
- Any number of files, every day
- Date taken, EXIF, music-tag and file-date patterns
- Sort into folders, names from a list or CSV
- Reformat dates, fix extensions, camera clock fix
- Full undo history: undo any earlier rename
- One payment, yours for life on 2 PCs, with every update
How unlocking works
- 1Use it free first Install Vow Bulk Renamer and use it on your own files. No card, no account, no time limit.
- 2Click "Unlimited" in the app Pay $4.95 USD once by card, securely through Stripe in your browser.
- 3It unlocks itself Within seconds, for life, on up to 2 of your PCs. Your license key is emailed to you, and every future update is included.
Payments by Stripe: we never see or store your card. Questions? Ask a real person.
Clean software
Safe to install. Nothing else comes with it.
Most "free" Windows downloads pay for themselves with ads, bundled extras or your data. Vow Bulk Renamer doesn't need to: it's paid for honestly, once, by the people who find it useful.
Download Bulk Renamer free- No ads, toolbars or "offers"The installer installs one thing: Vow Bulk Renamer. No pre-ticked boxes to watch out for.
- No administrator rights neededIt installs just for you, in your own user folder, and leaves the rest of Windows alone.
- Nothing running in the backgroundNo startup programs, no tray nags, no services. When you close it, it's closed.
- Everything includedAll it needs is inside the installer, so you never have to fetch a "required component" from somewhere else.
- Uninstalls cleanlyOne click in Windows Settings > Apps. Your own files are never touched.
- A real company behind itMade, published and supported by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company, with real people answering every message.
Step-by-step guide
How to rename multiple files at once on Windows
Rename a whole folder in under a minute, and see exactly what will happen before it does.
Step 1: get it freeInstall Vow Bulk Renamer free
Download it from this page and run the installer. It needs no administrator rights and no sign-up, and can add itself to Explorer's right-click menu.
Drop your files in
Drag files or whole folders onto the window, or right-click them in Explorer and choose Rename with Vow Bulk Renamer. Sort the list by name, date taken, size or type.
Choose a recipe
Click a quick recipe such as Number in order or Photos by date, or type into Find & replace. Add more steps if you need them; each one can be switched off or moved.
Check the preview
Read the new names, with every change highlighted. Untick rows you want left alone, or double-click a new name to type it yourself.
Press Rename
Press Rename or Ctrl+Enter. Changed your mind? Ctrl+Z, the Undo in the toast or the History page puts every name back.
Technical details
Bulk Renamer at a glance
- Works on
- Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11, 64-bit
- Renames
- Files and folders, in batches of any size
- Recipes
- 10 one-click recipes, 15 stackable steps
- Tags
- 50+: dates, EXIF, music, TV, content hashes
- Reads
- JPEG, HEIC, RAW, PNG, MP3, FLAC, M4A, MP4, MOV and more
- Undo
- Journaled renames, rollback and crash recovery
- Install
- Per-user, no administrator rights, no account
- Languages
- English
- Theme
- Light, dark or follow Windows: one click to switch
- Version
- 1.0.0, released 7 November 2026
- Publisher
- XTO Pty Ltd (Australia)
FAQ
Questions about Bulk Renamer
Is Vow Bulk Renamer free?
Yes. You can rename up to 50 files at a time and 200 a day for free, with find & replace (regex included), numbering, case, clean-up, TV episodes, the live preview and undo of the last rename. Unlimited, a one-time $4.95 USD payment, removes the limits and adds date, EXIF and music-tag patterns, the advanced rules and the full undo history.
Can I rename photos by the date they were taken?
Yes. The Photos by date recipe reads the date taken from EXIF, including HEIC and RAW files, and falls back to the media date, a date in the name or the modified date. Photos taken in the same second get (2), (3) automatically. Renaming with date patterns is part of Unlimited; the preview is free.
What if two files end up with the same name?
The preview finds every clash before anything changes and numbers them, such as "Beach (2).jpg", or skips them if you prefer. Characters Windows forbids are fixed, and empty names and long paths are flagged.
Can I undo a rename?
Yes. Ctrl+Z, the toast or History puts every name back, even after a restart. If the app or the PC stops halfway through a batch, the next start puts it back too. Free undoes the latest rename; Unlimited undoes any rename in History.
How is it different from Bulk Rename Utility or PowerRename?
Instead of one screen packed with panels, it starts with one-click recipes and keeps the advanced options in stacked steps. Compared with PowerRename's single step, you can stack steps, save recipes, see a full undo history, use music tags and sort files into folders.
Does it work from File Explorer?
Yes. The installer can add Rename with Vow Bulk Renamer to Explorer's right-click menu for files, folders and a folder's background. On Windows 11 it sits under Show more options.
Which files can it read tags from?
Photo EXIF from JPEG, HEIC, AVIF, PNG, TIFF, WebP and camera RAW files; music tags from MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA and APE; and creation dates from MP4 and MOV videos.
Is it safe to install?
Yes. It is made and published by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company. There are no ads, no bundled software and no sign-up, it installs without administrator rights, and it uninstalls cleanly from Windows Settings, Explorer menu entries included.
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Rename hundreds of files at once, and see every new name first. Free to use every day, $4.95 once if you ever want Unlimited.
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- No malware
- No account
- No subscription