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Name Mangler

Elegant batch file renamer

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Name Mangler 2.4.6 runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC- based Macs, and requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later. If you are on an earlier system, get good old File List.

Trial version: Name Mangler will work for 25 launches without limitation. After that, you won't be able to rename more than five files at a time, and you won't be able to create or use droplets until you purchase a license.

Name Mangler includes a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied with your purchase, simply email us for a refund.

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The Finder is good at a lot of things, but renaming a lot of files is not one of them. Enter Name Mangler, which makes short work of all your file renaming tasks.

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With its elegant interface, Quick Look file previews, and powerful renaming options, Name Mangler takes the tedium out of huge renaming tasks.

Batch renaming simplified

If you need to rename several files at once, Name Mangler makes this tedious task a piece of cake. Name Mangler supports all common renaming tasks:

  • Find and Replace (including support for regular expressions for you power users)
  • Number Sequentially
  • Change Case
  • Set Extension
  • Add Prefix/Suffix
  • Remove/Insert Characters

Select the rename function you'd like to use from a pop-up menu, then customize as you wish.

Simple and intuitive interface

Name Mangler's interface has been designed to satisfy both casual users, as well as those who seemingly make a career out of renaming files and folders.

The interface instantly previews any pending name changes

Because renaming bunches of files can be a scary proposition, Name Mangler always shows you exactly what will happen before it happens.

Nothing is permanent until you tell Name Mangler to perform the operation.

Image and file previews

New! When you're trying to rename a batch of files, it's good to make sure you've got the right set of files selected. Name Mangler's support for two different ways of examining your selected files makes that easy.

See a large preview of your files

Click on or hover over (settable in Preferences) a file's icon, and you'll see a larger preview of the file. From that point, click the mouse to see the standard Mac OS X Quick Look window for the file.

Delightful droplets

Name Mangler is more than just one versatile renaming utility—it's an infinite number of task-specific renaming tools, thanks to Droplets.

Name Mangler's Droplets make it ridiculously easy to save a renaming operation, and then use it repeatedly for different tasks.

Droplets provide perfect Finder integration

Just grab a group of files in the Finder, and drop them on the droplet you'd like to use. What could be simpler?

Advanced batch renaming

In Name Mangler's Advanced mode, you can combine all of the basic methods listed at left.

Advanced mode offers incredible power

An easy-to-understand query language makes writing even complex queries a snap. The language includes things such as conditional statements and nested counters.

If you need more information on using Advanced mode, be sure to see the program's help, where it's covered in some detail.

Other niceties

Name Mangler has a number of other features that make it pleasant and easy to use:

  • Automatic updates (optional) via Sparkle.
  • Supports Path Finder as well as Finder.
  • Populate file list current selection from Finder (and Path Finder) via keyboard shortcut.
  • Decide whether or not to show invisible files in folders.
  • Clear the file list after processing files.
  • Automatically quit after processing files.

If you've been struggling with file renaming by hand, or by using Automator, give Name Mangler a try—we think you'll find it the perfect tool for the task.

“I've been doing this the hard way. This is a breeze!” —Vinny D., Name Mangler user

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