Today we look at using the Rename feature in Finder, creating an Automator workflow, and using a free app called NameChanger to rename multiple files.īatch Renaming Multiple Files Using Finderįinder now includes a very useful Rename tool. There are several ways to batch rename multiple files on your Mac. Now, you can do fancy tricks when renaming multiple files, like replace text in filenames, add numbers or other text to the beginning or end of filenames, or remove text from filenames. We've looked at ways to batch rename files in Windows, but there are also easy ways to do this on a Mac.īack in the day, you had to select each individual file, press Enter, and select the part of the filename to rename, or retype the whole thing. You don't have to rename all your files manually.
You have a million files to rename on your computer, and you're not looking forward to the long and tedious task.
