Ken Rename V0.88    Suggested by risk - Updated by guinness on 14 Nov 2009 624KB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (1395) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (3) - Post comment - Permalink

Posted comments:

 desslok: If you delete shell extension entries, they won't appear again unless you choose otherwise. [2009-04-01 01:33]

 su-th: clean interface, drag and drop, preview, friendly menu, integrate with shell context menu

good rename utility program for me [2010-01-06 08:15]

 derty2: This is a nice tool, I gave it a good wokout, having said that...
It still has some bugs and is not totally stable; It has a good chance of crashing on MASSIVE renaming jobs. It has a good chance of crashing from a chosen preset at the Shell Context Menu (which is a pretty cool feature by the way). The "Preset-Shell Context Menu" is non-active with folder and subdirectory renaming. The GUI is messy, cluttered and not friendly to inexperienced users

If you want a fantastic renaming tool then check this one out:

Renamer - by [den4b] - //www.den4b.com/projects.php

I have tried a lot of these tools and Renamer by den4b is something special; made by a REAL user for REAL users, it has no fluff, it just works and the GUI is easy to use straight out of the box; very intuitive. Make sure you learn some basic Regular Expression syntax to get maximum power out of the tool (read the included manual for a start). Make yourself a custom preset of renaming actions and save it; it has a brilliant built-in set of transliteration actions by the way; for my music collection renaming preset, I have chosen ALL the transliteration actions, but a word of warning; edit the list and remove any actions which are renaming english letters...
If you stick with "Renamer by den4b" for a while and learn how to use it, I guarantee you will fall in love with it.

* NOTABLE FEATURES *
It's portable out of the box; uses an INI file for settings.
It accepts command-line switches.
It accepts Regular Expressions.
Easy to use straight out of the box.
It has an active user forum.
It is freeware (author accepts donations).

* TIP *
If you want to experiment with adding it to your Windows Context Menu, then merge this to your registry:

(EDIT IT FIRST, AND PLAY WITH IT A BIT...)

-------------[CODE START]----------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ReNamer.Add]
@="Rename files and folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\ReNamer.Add\command]
@="\"C:\\BIN\\ReNamer-den4b\\ReNamer.exe\" /enqueue \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ReNamer.Add]
@="Rename files and folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ReNamer.Add\command]
@="\"C:\\BIN\\ReNamer-den4b\\ReNamer.exe\" /enqueue \"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\ReNamer.Add]
@="Rename files and folders"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\ReNamer.Add\command]
@="\"C:\\BIN\\ReNamer-den4b\\ReNamer.exe\" /enqueue \"%1\""

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