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Jan 13 2011

Somerandomguy [UK] writes: Fast and effective renamer — the option to populate with the FInder selection saves a lot of dragging, and the regular expression support actually works, unlike some other renaming apps I’ve tried. The help on the terms list could be a bit clearer, though — it says what it does, but doesn’t really explain how to use it.

Sorry about that, Somerandomguy. In the next update to Name Mangler, we’ll provide a clearer explanation of the terms list. Basically, Apply Terms List lets you repeatedly apply a list of terms to a group of files. So if you had a series of 12 files, each of which represented a three-part series, you could create a Terms List that read:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

When you use Apply Terms List with this list, and by specifying the prefix and/or suffix, all twelve files will be renamed to reflect their proper part numbers—the items in the Terms List will be repeated as necessary, in order, to rename all the files.

Name Mangler 3.9.3 requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer. You can try it for free. The release notes are an interesting read. Name Mangler 3 is VoiceOver compatible, for those who need help seeing what's on the screen. If you bought a Name Mangler 2 license from this site, you can upgrade to Name Mangler 3 for a mere $9. And for the nostalgically inclined, you can still download older versions of Name Mangler.