Version Date$$$4.1.0.0 01/SEP/2025$$$+ New arrow-down for renaming fields: shows recent entries (per-field); lets you$$$manage recent entries; and offers “Insert Renaming Tag…”.$$$+ New “Insert Renaming Tag” dialog: searchable; shows all core tags; Windows$$$properties; Item Date; hash tags; Documents/EXIF; plus PDF/MediaInfo when$$$installed.$$$+ Item Date and file-property tags now work without the option “Extract Windows$$$File Properties”. That option is only needed to show Item Date as a column in the$$$file list.$$$+ Exif renaming tags now work without the option “Extract EXIF data”. That$$$option is only needed to show EXIF data as a column in the file list.$$$+ Exif metadata support added for more files: .dng; .heic; .heif; .avif; and$$$common camera RAW formats .crw; .cr2; .cr3; .nef; .nrw; .arw; .sr2; .srf; .srw;$$$.orf; .rw2; .raf; .pef; .rwl; .3fr; .erf; .kdc; .dcr; .mef; .mos; .mrw; .x3f; .bay.$$$+ Windows File Properties cache: speeds up large batches; auto-invalidates on$$$Refresh (F5); folder change; or metadata changes.$$$+ Picture Viewer: support for more file types on Windows 11/10 -- .dng; .heic;$$$.heif; .avif -- plus common camera RAW formats: .crw; .cr2; .cr3; .nef; .nrw;$$$.arw; .sr2; .srf; .srw; .orf; .rw2; .raf; .pef; .rwl; .3fr; .erf; .kdc; .dcr; .mef; .mos;$$$.mrw; .x3f; .bay.$$$+ Auto Date (8): new syntax to specify a custom date format (e.g.; YYYY; MM;$$$DD; HH; mm).$$$+ Optional additional file properties via DLLs for PDF files (e.g.; Title; Author;$$$Subject; Creator; etc.) and MediaInfo for video files (e.g.; Format; Duration;$$$BitRate; FrameRate; CodecID; EncodedDate; etc.). Use like any renaming tag$$$with the new formatters; e.g.; <(pdf:Title){default:Untitled}>; <(pdf:CreationDate)$$${YYYY-MM-DD}>; <(MediaInfo:Format)>_<(MediaInfo:Duration){int}>.$$$+ Renaming Tags - new formatting options: chain formatters inside {...} on any$$$tag (text/number/date). Key formatters: slice / slicere / slicenum; substr;$$$replace/rsubstr; pad/padnum; int; len; group; math (+/-/×/÷/round); default;$$$titlecase; upper; lower; trim; date patterns like {YYYYMMDD}.$$$Examples: <name{upper}>; <(#System.Rating){padnum:5}>; <counter{math:$$$+1}>; <($System.ItemDate){YYYYMMDD}>.$$$+ New core tags: <counter>; <name>; <ext> (e.g.; <name{slice:0:4}{upper}>;$$$<counter{padnum:3}>).$$$+ New JavaScript function parseTags(...): parses and expands renaming tags;$$$e.g.<($System.ItemDate){YYYY-MM-DD}{lower}>.$$$+ Added a button to easily make the detached renaming criteria and the main$$$window fit the full screen.$$$+ Added more shortcuts next to the folder path bar (e.g.; auto-size columns;$$$auto-fit columns to width; reset).$$$

4.0.1.0 23/JUL/2025$$$+ Added the ability to open a .bru file by double-clicking it while Bulk Rename$$$Utility is already running.$$$+ Added a popup error message if a .bru favourite file cannot be accessed when$$$opening it.$$$+ Added a popup error message if a .bru favourite file cannot be saved.$$$+ Increased the supported line length in .bru files.$$$! Fixed an issue where the “Scanning... please wait” message was never$$$dismissed when dragging a folder into Bulk Rename Utility.$$$! Fixed a crash when starting Bulk Rename Utility and auto-opening a .bru file$$$that is no longer available.

4.0.1.0 23/JUL/2025$$$+ Added the ability to open a .bru file by double-clicking it while Bulk Rename$$$Utility is already running.$$$+ Added a popup error message if a .bru favourite file cannot be accessed when$$$opening it.$$$+ Added a popup error message if a .bru favourite file cannot be saved.$$$+ Increased the supported line length in .bru files.$$$! Fixed an issue where the “Scanning... please wait” message was never$$$dismissed when dragging a folder into Bulk Rename Utility.$$$! Fixed a crash when starting Bulk Rename Utility and auto-opening a .bru file$$$that is no longer available.

4.0.0.9 13/JUL/2025$$$+ Added links to online AI assistants in the application.$$$+ New JavaScript functions: isFirstRename(); getState(); setState(); $$$setStateAtStart(); fileMatch() [to extract data from files]; formatDateTime(); $$$padNum(); and askOnce().$$$+ New JavaScript functionality to set modified and created timestamps via $$$JavaScript using the new variables newModified and newCreated.$$$+ New Preferences: $$$- At startup; navigate to the last path selected if no other path is $$$specified (Yes/No).$$$- Show links to online AI assistants in the main window (Yes/No/Regex).$$$+ Added ability to click-and-drag on an item’s icon (or adjacent area) to select $$$multiple entries in the list; similar to Windows File Explorer.$$$+ Added ability to use the Exif Date Taken (Original) / Item Date set to option in $$$Change File Timestamps for .jpg files that do not yet contain Exif data; as well as$$$for other media files such as MP4 and more.$$$+ Disabled the inclusion of the additional JavaScript libraries by default.$$$

4.0.0.8 21/MAY/2025$$$+ New Renaming Option (Advanced): Bypass Name and Path Validation $$$Performed by Windows. This option is useful when renaming files with invalid $$$characters; such as removing an invalid dot or space at the end of a filename.$$$+ Changed behavior of the Word Space option in Add (7): it now inserts spaces $$$only before uppercase letters that follow lowercase letters or numbers; and $$$ignores all other characters. The old behavior can still be achieved using a $$$RegEx.$$$+ Upgraded the RegEx (1) v2 algorithm from UTF-8 to UTF-16 to avoid issues $$$with characters such as à; á; è; é; í; ó; ú; and other problems related to replacing $$$certain Unicode characters. This also applies to regular expressions used in $$$Replace (3).$$$+ Added support for using relative paths in Copy/Move to Location (13). For $$$example; use “.\” for current folder; “..\” for parent folder; or simply $$$“SubfolderName” to copy or move files to a subfolder of the current folder. This $$$allows creating copies of files/folders “in place” or relative to the current file path.$$$+ Extended the functionality of the Lvl field in Filters (12). You can now $$$limit subfolder level inclusion using comparison operators: <=; < (e.g.; <=3; <3); $$$>; >= (e.g.; >0; >=5); and = (e.g.; =3). For example; to include all subfolders with $$$files but exclude files in the root folder; use >0. To include only files and $$$subfolders at level 2; use =2.$$$! Fixed an issue with copying/moving folders using Copy/Move to Location (13) $$$while also renaming them.$$$! Fixed issue with Delta timestamp changes not working in version 4.0.0.7.$$$! Fixed issue with the program freezing when browsing files and folders on a $$$hidden drive. The hidden drive is still not shown in the Bulk Rename Utility folder $$$tree; but entering a path in the address bar now allows browsing the drive and $$$renaming files and folders without the program locking.$$$

4.0.0.8 21/MAY/2025$$$+ New Renaming Option (Advanced): Bypass Name and Path Validation $$$Performed by Windows. This option is useful when renaming files with invalid $$$characters; such as removing an invalid dot or space at the end of a filename.$$$+ Changed behavior of the Word Space option in Add (7): it now inserts spaces $$$only before uppercase letters that follow lowercase letters or numbers; and $$$ignores all other characters. The old behavior can still be achieved using a $$$RegEx.$$$+ Upgraded the RegEx (1) v2 algorithm from UTF-8 to UTF-16 to avoid issues $$$with characters such as à; á; è; é; í; ó; ú; and other problems related to replacing $$$certain Unicode characters. This also applies to regular expressions used in $$$Replace (3).$$$+ Added support for using relative paths in Copy/Move to Location (13). For $$$example; use “.\” for current folder; “..\” for parent folder; or simply $$$“SubfolderName” to copy or move files to a subfolder of the current folder. This $$$allows creating copies of files/folders “in place” or relative to the current file path.$$$+ Extended the functionality of the Lvl field in Filters (12). You can now $$$limit subfolder level inclusion using comparison operators: <=; < (e.g.; <=3; <3); $$$>; >= (e.g.; >0; >=5); and = (e.g.; =3). For example; to include all subfolders with $$$files but exclude files in the root folder; use >0. To include only files and $$$subfolders at level 2; use =2.$$$! Fixed an issue with copying/moving folders using Copy/Move to Location (13) $$$while also renaming them.$$$! Fixed issue with Delta timestamp changes not working in version 4.0.0.7.$$$! Fixed issue with the program freezing when browsing files and folders on a $$$hidden drive. The hidden drive is still not shown in the Bulk Rename Utility folder $$$tree; but entering a path in the address bar now allows browsing the drive and $$$renaming files and folders without the program locking.$$$

4.0.0.7 17/APR/2025$$$+ Added back and forward navigation buttons next to the current folder bar for $$$easier navigation.$$$+ New message preferences to enable or disable specific warnings via the $$$Preferences window; or by clicking on the checkbox “Do not show again”:$$$- Warning: Allow using \ in Renaming Criteria for Creation of New $$$Folders option is active; prompt to continue (show/dont show).$$$- Warning: Overwrite/Delete Existing Files option is active; prompt to $$$continue (show/dont show).$$$- Warning: Skip renaming if filename already exists option is active; $$$prompt to continue (show/dont show).$$$+ Added new option to increment timestamps by a fixed number of seconds in $$$Change File Timestamps.$$$+ Introduced multiple-level undo functionality with a visible list of undo actions.$$$+ Added new Move to Bottom and Move to Top buttons in the List dialog. The $$$Add button now inserts entries below the current position. Hold Shift to add $$$entries above the current position; Ctrl to add entries at the end of the list; and Alt$$$to copy an existing entry.$$$+ When resetting renaming criteria with Reset or creating a new BRU file with $$$New; default values are now loaded from the default.bru file located in the $$$installation folder if it exists.$$$+ New command: “Clear All Renaming Criteria” (Ctrl + Shift + T). This is a hard $$$reset that empties all renaming criteria and does not load the default.bru file; $$$even if one is present in the installation folder. It behaves the same as the $$$existing “Reset All Renaming Criteria” command if no default.bru is present.$$$+ Bulk Rename Utility now navigates automatically to the folder containing the $$$_autoload.bru file when an _autoload.bru file is opened.$$$+ Favourite Files: automatic path Storage with .path suffix. When a favourite file$$$is saved or loaded and its filename ends with “.path”; the current folder path is$$$automatically saved into the favourite file and restored upon loading; regardless $$$of the Store Pathname and Refresh File List on Open option setting.$$$+ Reorganized items within the Copy to Clipboard context menu in the file list.$$$+ Added Ctrl+V to support copy and paste of files intended for renaming. File $$$paths can be copied and pasted from Windows File Explorer or from a list in $$$Word; Excel or other text editors. The files full path needs to be specified for $$$each file pasted into Bulk Rename Utility.$$$+ Added new Paste from Clipboard context menu options:$$$- Paste Items from Clipboard (Ctrl+V)$$$- Clear and Paste Items from Clipboard (Shift+Ctrl+V)$$$- Set New Names from Clipboard (Alt+N; unchanged)$$$+ Introduced a new program preference to hide the folder tree when starting Bulk$$$Rename Utility via Bulk Rename Selected Items from Windows File Explorer.$$$+ Added Hebrew numeral support in Numbering (10).$$$+ Enabled the option to hide the logo on the bottom-right by right-clicking on it.$$$+ Added Reset; Import New; and Select All in File List options to the Import $$$Rename-Pairs View.$$$+ Displaying Scanning... Press ESC to cancel in the file list when scanning $$$large folders.$$$+ Displaying “Folder is empty” or “No Items found” if the file list has no items.$$$+ The main menu no longer displays menu keyword cues unless entered via $$$keyboard.$$$+ The columns in the file list now have three possible states: Sort Ascending; $$$Sort Descending; and No Sort. Clicking on a column header will cycle through $$$each state. When No Sort is active (i.e. no sort icon is shown in the column $$$header); objects are listed in the order returned by Windows. When dragging and$$$dropping objects or adding them from Windows File Explorer; the objects will be $$$sorted - or not - according to the current column sorting state.$$$+ Added additional tooltips for various controls.$$$+ Added new renaming tags: <size>; <folder>; <numfiles>; <randnum>; $$$<randchar>; <rand>; <randname>; <ulid>; <uuid>.$$$+ Set the default

4.0.0.6 03/MAR/2025$$$+ New option “Keep Folder Structure” in Copy/Move to Location (13). This option $$$lets you perform copying or moving while preserving the original folder hierarchy $$$of your files.$$$+ New command “Import Rename-Pairs from Clipboard” (Ctrl+Alt+C) to import $$$new name-old name rename pairs directly from the Windows clipboard.$$$+ New command “Set New Names from Clipboard” to set the new names of the $$$selected items directly from the Windows clipboard.$$$+ New shortcut Ctrl+Alt+R to clear all imported rename-pairs items.$$$+ New option “Use Monospaced Font for List and Tree”. Enable this option if you $$$need to ensure that each character occupies the same amount of horizontal $$$space in the file list and tree. This uniformity makes it easier to align text $$$vertically.$$$+ New JavaScript functions: countFilesInFolder(); listFilesInFolder(); $$$removeExt().$$$+ New functionality in Remove (5) -> Chars. A removal condition can now be $$$used; for example: $$$>c : Remove characters greater than c. $$$<Z : Remove characters less than Z.$$$>c<Z : Remove characters greater than c and less than Z.$$$You can use >ÿ to remove all characters greater than ÿ -- that is; all $$$characters past the Latin-1 Supplement (such as emojis).$$$+ Added support for quoted file names in CSV files when importing rename$$$pairs from CSV.$$$! Fixed an issue where pressing the Esc key outside of the Bulk Rename Utility; $$$during a long renaming operation; would inadvertently stop the renaming.$$$! Fixed the Remove (5) -> Accents issue with Unicode-16 surrogate characters

4.0.0.5 21/JAN/2025$$$+ Added two new toolbar buttons for quick access: Refresh and Show Only $$$Items Affected by Renaming Criteria; positioned next to the path bar.$$$+ Added Tag Name display in the Show List of File Properties and Show $$$EXIF Info windows.$$$+ Added new program preference: At startup; recall the last used criteria if no $$$favorite file (.bru) is active; instead of starting with blank criteria. This can be set $$$to Yes (default) or No.$$$+ Added new program preference: Automatically save the used renaming $$$criteria to the recent entries when renaming is performed. This can be set to Yes$$$(default) or No.$$$+ File Property Tags; Hash Tags; and EXIF Property Tags can now also be used $$$in RegEx (1) ? Replace and Replace (3) ? With.$$$+ Moved the Remove (5) ? Trim option to be the last removal step under $$$Remove (5).$$$+ Enhanced the Show Only Items Affected by Renaming Criteria command: if $$$only one item or no items are selected; all items are selected first; then; it $$$displays only items affected by the current renaming criteria.$$$+ Improved “Highlight Name Changes” functionality in certain situations.$$$+ Added option “Simplify Differences” under “Highlight Name Changes”. $$$When this option is enabled; Bulk Rename Utility will try simplify and group $$$multiple differences between the current and the new name for better readability. $$$This option is disabled by default.$$$+ Added keyboard shortcuts:$$$Alt+Enter: Show Windows Properties.$$$Alt+P: Show List of File Properties.$$$Alt+X: Show EXIF Information.$$$Alt+Q: Open Containing Folder.$$$+ During an F2 manual rename; Tab and Shift+Tab now function as they do in $$$Windows File Explorer for consistency:$$$- Tab completes the manual rename and initiates a manual rename $$$operation on the next item in the list.$$$- Shift+Tab completes the manual rename and initiates a manual rename$$$operation on the previous item in the list.$$$+ Expanded the Remove Symbols option (Remove (5) ? Sym.) to include these $$$symbol categories: General Punctuation; Arrows; Miscellaneous Symbols; $$$Dingbats; Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs; Emoticons; Transport and $$$Map Symbols; Alchemical Symbols; Geometric Shapes Extended; Supplemental $$$Symbols and Pictographs; and Latin-1 Supplement.$$$! Resolved an issue where using RegEx (1) and File Segment together could $$$result in an incorrect new name computation.$$$! Fixed a bug where parentheses ( and ) were ignored in RegEx (1) ? Replace $$$unless escaped with \.$$$

$$$!=Fix; +=new feature / enhancement / change$$$$$$4.0.0.3 21/NOV/2024$$$! Fixed name change highlight issue (disappearing text).$$$! Fixed display issue when clicking on the vertical scrollbar.$$$! Fixed file name not being correctly updated (refreshed) in the file list after a $$$rename.$$$! Fixed issue with the Picture Viewer not always releasing file handles.$$$! Fixed issue with the folder tree not staying hidden (F11) after a program restart.$$$

4.0.0.2 05/OCT/2024$$$+ New “Detached Window” option for the renaming criteria. $$$+ New “Highlight Name Changes” option to show detailed changes between $$$new name and old name.$$$+ New Picture Viewer supports more image formats.$$$+ Dark Mode. Automatically enabled on Windows 11 and 10; if dark mode is $$$active; or it can be manually enabled/disabled in program Preferences.$$$+ New Apply Windows Themes option in program Preferences; set to Yes by $$$default.$$$+ Support for Auto Refresh On / Off.$$$+ Shortcut to View Imported Rename-Pairs using Ctrl+Alt+V.$$$+ Option Select Imported Rename-Pairs (Ctrl+Alt+S).$$$+ Display Options ? List ? Size All Columns to Width (Ctrl+Shift++).$$$+ Renaming Options ? Advanced Options ? Skip Renaming of File If File $$$Name Already Exists.$$$+ Program preference ? Bulk Rename Utility logo type ? Use custom $$$logo image bru.bmp; bru.png or bru.svg.$$$+ Program preference ? Ask to check for program updates every 30 days ? $$$Yes/No.$$$+ Support for double-quotes for Replace (3) when using wildcards * and ?.$$$+ Show total Elapsed Time for renaming operations.$$$+ When the ENTER key is pressed while on items in the file list; open up to 9 $$$files in their default app.$$$+ Sort and select items after they are dropped into Bulk Rename Utility according$$$to the current sort order.$$$+ New JavaScript object properties: object(container); object(container[num]); $$$and object(containers).$$$+ Popup information balloon tip for certain program features.$$$+ New editor to easily build a list of multiple RegEx; Replacements; Case $$$Exceptions; and Filters by clicking on the list button. $$$+ Network paths and mapped drives improvements.$$$+ Ability to delete selected files from disk using Shift+Delete.$$$+ New Bulk Rename Utility general program preferences in main menu Tools.$$$+ New program preference: Allow multiple instances of Bulk Rename Utility to $$$run at the same time.$$$+ New program preference: When the ENTER key is pressed while on an item in $$$the file list; action to be taken. $$$+ New program preference: Bulk Rename Utility logo on the main window; $$$show or hide.$$$+ Remove non-printable Unicode characters from file properties if present.$$$! Fixed dropping the double quotes (“) when loading values from a BRU file.$$$+ Track and select recently used entries in most input controls; including $$$regex; add; remove; etc.; using F8 or $$$+ Option to confirm each renaming operation individually.$$$+ Support for UTF-8 files in “Import Rename-Pairs”.$$$+ Display the name of the current “Import Rename-Pairs” file in-use as a $$$tooltip and in the imported pair list view.$$$+ New tooltip to show full text if otherwise truncated in the file list.$$$+ Prevent duplicates; “Start From 1” option.$$$+ Prevent duplicates; “Across Folders” option.$$$+ Pad Numbers and Reformat Date in Name (2).$$$+ Support for wildcards * and ? in Replace (3).$$$+ New \regex\ option in Replace (3).$$$+ Support for negative from/to values in Remove (5) (= remove counting from the$$$end)$$$+ New Copy Range and Move Range in Move/Copy (6).$$$+ Support for negative values in Move/Copy (6) (= move/copy counting from the $$$end).$$$+ New Name Segment section to apply the renaming criteria to just a specific $$$part of the file name. Negative values are also supported (count from the end). $$$Characters to start/end from/to also supported.$$$+ New Special (14) Order to change the order of the renaming criteria applied $$$and name segment.$$$+ New Link Files by Extension option to rename files with certain extensions as $$$if they were the same file.$$$+ Capitalize the abbreviation of month %b; in custom date format.$$$+ New option to auto-select all items after a drag and drop operation into BRU.$$$+ ALT key no longer stops the renaming operation; use the ESC key instead.$$$+ Ability to expand the width of the Add (7) group.$$$+ Possibility of hiding or customizing the BRU logo in the main window.$$$+ Ask whether to refresh the folder tree if a new drive is detected.

3.4.4.0 15/JUL/2022$$$+ Added ability to specify a custom Prevent Duplicates format.$$$+ Added ability to specify the rename log file name and path.$$$+ Added ability to use quotes () in Filters (12) -> Mask.$$$! Fixed missing version in the BRU installer and the Windows Control Panel