QRename

Most modern mobile phones are fitted with powerful cameras, which might push you to take a great deal of pictures. However, organizing them properly might require a bit more effort, especially if you want to identify galleries by name. On the bright side, you can use dedicated applications like QRename which help with this task.

Lightweight and easy to use

All the application has to offer is neatly shown in a compact, yet intuitive main window which makes accommodation a walk in the park for individuals of all levels of experience. Several fields let you specify folder path, new name string, and there’s also a built-in preview are which shows a tree list of the target location.
There’s not really a restriction regarding the file type you can add, because the core function is simply to change the name. You need to rely on the built-in browse dialog to load a directory though, because dropping one over the main window has no effect. Once selected, a tree list is created with the content of the target location, and checkboxes to choose what files and folders to process.

Pay attention when adding the suffix

You can choose to include files inside subfolders in the process, and replace the name of directories as well. Depending on your intentions, there’s a dedicated exceptions field which you can fill in with specific formats you want to exclude from the renaming operation.
Unfortunately, you might have a little hard time figuring out how to work with rename variables. These only count as current name, index, base name, and suffix which represents the extension. You can add custom strings, but careful management of the suffix attribute is required to be able to use files after renaming.

A few last words

All things considered, we can state that QRename comes with good intentions, but is pretty underprepared for what it wants to accomplish. The lack of a preview for the new name leaves much to be desired, while variables you work with can mess up file extensions, which can cause real frustration for large collection of files.