Advanced Renamer 4.13 - 25. june 2025$$$+ When new filename already exists; the program will now give the option to move or rename the existing target files$$$+ New export Window: Export to TXT; CSV; and JSON files$$$* Fixed Timestamp method for use with folders on Windows$$$+ Will give an error when starting a renaming batch and there are no methods added$$$* The program is now less likely to crash when analysing corrupted MP4 files$$$+ Support for reading metadata from .ivf files$$$+ Support more tags from .wav; .ogg; .webp; and .aiff files$$$+ Alias metadata fields; Channels -> AudioChannels and SampleRate -> AudioSampleRate added for better compatibility$$$* Improved reading of metadata from .ogg; .ogv; and .mp3 files$$$* Show a summary of error codes in the pre batch window$$$* Changed implementation of Copy batch mode to preserve timestamps and file attributes on file copy

Advanced Renamer 4.12 - 10. june 2025$$$* Upgraded regular expression engine for use in renaming methods$$$+ Replace method: Named group substitution is now supported in regular expressions (e.g.; (?<name>.*) and ${name})$$$* Program is now less likely to crash when config file is corrupted$$$* Fixed an edge case bug in List Replace method$$$* Fixed large file support in ExifTool integration$$$* Improved reading XMP metadata from MP4 files

Advanced Renamer 4.12 - 10. june 2025$$$* Upgraded regular expression engine for use in renaming methods$$$+ Replace method: Named group substitution is now supported in regular expressions (e.g.; (?<name>.*) and ${name})$$$* Program is now less likely to crash when config file is corrupted$$$* Fixed an edge case bug in List Replace method$$$* Fixed large file support in ExifTool integration$$$* Improved reading XMP metadata from MP4 files

Advanced Renamer 4.11 - 31. march 2025$$$* Fixed an issue where the menu bar would have the wrong height when starting the program with menu in super compact mode$$$+ Script: Re-added the item.GPSExists property$$$* Fixed move method; when moving in backwards mode and using Move To value longer than filename length$$$* Fixed not being able to change filename and timestamp in a single batch$$$* Could not load Norwegian language file

7.7t2025-01-19$$$Release notes not yet updated by vendor.

Advanced Renamer 4.08 - 17. january 2025$$$+ New column: Index showing the item index in the list$$$* Fixed an issue where the new names wasnt automatically tested when moving items; toggling the checkbox; or sorting columns$$$* Customize columns window: When removing a column the next column couldnt be removed before the listbox was selected again$$$* Modified date and time is now displayed correctly when loaded in a different daylight savings time offset than current time on macOS$$$+ Made Timestamp batch method available for macOS$$$+ New option for Timestamp method: Metadata field. Set file date to any well formattet timestamp found in the metadata of the file$$$* Changed format of timestamps in the list to yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss$$$* Changing file level date and time did not always work well when using multiple Timestamp methods in a single batch$$$* Added tag <Filesize Text> which will return the file size in a human readable format$$$* Tag <Filesize> renamed to <Filesize B>. The tag <Filesize> will still work for backwards compatibility$$$+ Item details window will show file level details in a separate group in the dropdown$$$+ When importing data from CSV file; the values will be shown on the item details panel$$$+ Scripting: Added new field to the item object: createdDate; modifiedDate; isAudio; isImage; isVideo; isDocument; mediaDate; mediaType$$$* Scripting: Improved auto completion when typing$$$* List method: When using Populate list for folders containing a dot; it would truncate the folder name to the last dot when using Apply to Name$$$* <Artist> audio tag will now also recognize the field author as an alias. Tag <Album> will also use the field AlbumTitle if available$$$* Fixed a bug where the program would not run ExifTool if configured to use it in the saved settings before starting the program$$$* Adding files to the list would not always use a natural sort order when sorting filenames with numbers$$$* List replace: Refixed an issue where the program would not replace the character = when using this method$$$* Changed how the program checks for updates on macOS

Advanced Renamer 4.07 - 4. january 2025$$$* <Audio Artist> will now also return the value of Lead Performer if available$$$+ Support metadata from JPEG2000 files (.jp2; .jxl; .jpf; .jpx; .jpm; .mj2)$$$+ Support for more raw image file formats$$$+ Support metadata from Ogg file format (.ogg; .ogv; .opus)$$$+ Support metadata from Matroska based files (.mkv; .mka; .webm)$$$+ Support metadata from MPEG-2 based files (.mpg; .mpeg; .mpv)$$$+ Added item preview panel for quick preview of images$$$+ Item details: Filename can now be clicked to open file in default program$$$+ List replace: Added remove button; and added Clear list button in right click menu$$$* Fixed an issue where the program might consume more memory than necessary when reading metadata from files$$$* List replace: Fixed not being able replace the character =$$$* When renaming folders with a dot in the name; the part after the dot would be added to the folder name twice in the list

Advanced Renamer 4.06 - 11. november 2024$$$+ New tag on the default tab: <MediaType> which will return the media type of the file. The media type is determined by the file extension and is not based on the actual content of the file. The media type is one of the following: image; audio; video; document; or other$$$+ New Change to option for Timestamp method: Now$$$+ Added support for reading metadata from the font file formats .ttf and .otf$$$+ Any metadata value with a key containing time or date and has a value in the format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss will be treated as a date and time value and can be formatted and adjusted as such$$$* When setting relative date and time; the input boxes did not allow negative values$$$* Before starting a batch containing errors; a warning will be shown; if Stop batch is clicked; the main window would become unresponsive$$$* Blue color when name collision rule detected changed to a brighter blue when dark theme is used$$$* The convenience tags <Img DateOriginal>; <Img DateCreate>; <Img TimeOriginal>; and <Img TimeCreate> no longer use ExifTool to retrieve the value$$$* Clear list now also clears Item Details panel$$$+ Added support for some MakerNote metadata values from Nikon cameras$$$* Improved support when metadata structures are embedded in other metadata structures$$$* Made the method list respond faster when expanding methods in a long list$$$+ Support metadata from animated PNGs

Advanced Renamer 4.05 - 16. october 2024$$$* Fixed bug in add folder window; not always showing OK button$$$* Any whitespace at the end of metadata values is now removed when read from the media file$$$* Sometimes an error would be shown when switching from folder mode to file mode

ReNamer 7.6$$$ September 19; 2024 Add a comment$$$ReNamer 7.6 has been released.$$$$$$Below is a quick demo of some of the new features; including the use of the grandparent folder name; clipboard content and the new sentence case option.$$$$$$renamer-7-6-new-features.png$$$$$$Summary of changes:$$$$$$Upgraded build environment for improved support of newer platforms and other optimizations.$$$$$$Added Clipboard meta tag.$$$$$$Added Sentence case option to the Case rule.$$$$$$Added an option to preserve case during some case changes.$$$$$$Added meta tags: File_GrandparentFolderName and File_GrandparentFolderPath.$$$$$$Added string array management functions to Pascal Script: WideConcatStringArrays; WideCopyStringArray; WideAppendStringArray.$$$$$$Added Unicode support for calling external applications and operations with the Windows Registry.$$$$$$Updated the Regular Expressions engine with a copy from FPC GIT dated 14 December 2023.$$$$$$Added language file: Hebrew.$$$$$$Updated language files: French; Russian; Simplified Chinese; Corsican; Turkish.$$$$$$See the full changelog between v7.5 and v7.6 for more details.

Advanced Renamer 4.03 - 10. september 2024$$$* Fixed check for updates always saying there is a new version available$$$* Undo batch window: Job list was sorted in the wrong direction$$$* Undo batch window: Fixed columns growing in width every time window is opened$$$* After batch; all items were removed; also unmarked items. When adding All items only previously marked items were added$$$* When removing an item from the list; new names were not updated immediately

Version log$$$Advanced Renamer Version Log:$$$$$$Advanced Renamer 4.02 - 6. september 2024$$$* Settings: JS: Editor font size$$$* GPS tags with spaces; like Country Short did not work$$$+ New GPS tag <GPS State Short> for short version of state. Not available for all countries. Mostly just the US.$$$+ When using GPS tags; like <GPS City>; the nearest city of a certain size is used. The size can be changed in the settings on the Media Files tab (min 1000; max 1 mio)$$$

Advanced Renamer 4.01 - 27. august 2024$$$* Fixed item details not allowing selection when filter has been applied$$$* F2 key for overriding new filaname will now only fire when list is focused$$$* Metadata based columns and the columns Size and Extension is no longer available when folder mode is active$$$* When referencing the user guide; the program will open a guide made for version 4$$$+ Added Help menu item to method header right click menu$$$* Fixed localization of message dialogs on Windows$$$* Made font in script editor easier to read

Advanced Renamer 3.95 - 15. apr. 2024$$$* New program icon$$$* New statusbar layout$$$* Changes to the Date Taken image EXIF metadata to better reflect the values seen in File Properties window in Windows Explorer. This is now the default behavior for new installations$$$* Added fallback values for <Img Author>; <Img Copyright>; <Img Subject>; and <Img Title>$$$* Fixed a problem where jpeg-metadata would be extracted multiple times$$$+ Test Names button added to the menu when Auto Test is turned off$$$+ Settings window: New options Show image preview in file info panel; Default: On$$$* Changed visual appearance of Last Result panel to horizontal orientation$$$* Fixed Folder Panel not being able to resize before restart when not active at startup$$$* Changed program font to match Windows design guide lines$$$* Better support for UTF-8 characters when integrating with ExifTool$$$* Audio based tags and columns renamed from ID3 or ID3/MP3 to Audio. Old tag names still work for backwards compatibility$$$* <DirName> tag renamed to <FolderName> for added naming consistency. Old tag name still work for backwards compatibility$$$* Tag <Exe ProductVersion> renamed to <Exe Version>. Also added <Exe VersionMajor> and <Exe VersionMinor>$$$+ Functionality to remove items by special properties in the right click menu. New options are: Remove unchanged items; Remove unmarked items; and Remove by pattern$$$* When using Mark by pattern and counterparts; patterns had to match exactly if no asterisk (*) was used for pattern matching. Changed so that asterisk is automatically added in front and back of pattern if none are used$$$+ Buttons to quickly show and hide file info panel$$$+ New information error code when name collision rule has altered the filename$$$* Fixed bug in Remove By Pattern when not adding a asterisk to the pattern$$$* When adding files; the last result panel will hide automatically. Added button in statusbar to toggle last result panel$$$* Show data in file info panel for selected item when closed panel is opened$$$* Some controls were not scaled correctly on high resolution displays$$$* When saving the list to a .txt the program will now use UTF-8 for encoding

Advanced Renamer 3.94 - 7. feb. 2024$$$+ New tags for fetching metadata from executables: <Exe Product>; <Exe ProductVersion>; <Exe FileVersion>; <Exe Company>; <Exe Description>$$$+ New Setting (Program tab): Menu sizing. Values are normal; compact or super compact. Default: Compact$$$+ New Setting (Program tab): Enable or disable menu group names. Disable group names for a more minimal user interface when using compact or normal menu sizing$$$* Help button layout changed$$$* Moved menu button User guide to Help drop down$$$* Reduced the height and width of the menu$$$* Switch menu between super compact and normal/compact by small button in the menu$$$* Mouse scroll wheel didnt work for method list$$$* Dont allow columns in listview to be sized to 0 pixels width$$$* Timestamp method: Option Dirname pattern renamed to Parent folder pattern$$$* Redesigned how Replace List is rendered to fix a random display bug$$$* Settings window: First page is now the Program tab instead of Environment$$$* Upgrade message and Help getting started moved to the bottom of the window$$$* Upgrade message didnt look as expected in dark theme$$$* Default size of main window is now wider$$$* In the Quick add method panel; some buttons were not arranged correctly in some circumstances; making some not visible$$$* Various minor visual changes and optimizations$$$- Settings window: Removed option: Confirm clear list

Advanced Renamer 3.92 - 17. nov. 2023$$$+ Dark mode$$$+ New document tags for PDF; Word; Powerpoint etc.: <Doc Pages>; <Doc Creator>; <Doc Title>$$$+ Many number based tags can now be zero padded by adding a second parameter. The length of the parameter determines the length of the number; like <Doc Pages:xxx> will result in 3 digit numbers. Available for the tags <File Size>; <Num Files>; <Num Dirs> and <Num Items>$$$* Changed layout of tag picker to show tabs instead of dropdown$$$* Time and file time based tags are now located on the same page in the tag selector$$$* Method list toolbar didnt show hints for buttons$$$* Fixed video duration tags$$$* Item list grid lines are no longer the default option (they dont look good with dark mode)

ReNamer 7.5 has been released.$$$$$$Highlights of changes:$$$$$$Added new features to the Regular Expressions engine: named groups; non-capturing groups; atomic groups; lookaround (positive and negative); possessive quantifier and Unicode categories.$$$$$$Added an option to remove duplicate extensions.$$$$$$Added IPTC_Keywords meta tag.$$$$$$Added global variables in Pascal Script: SetGlobalVar; GetGlobalVar and other related functions.$$$$$$Added WinCPToUTF8 and UTF8ToWinCP functions for Pascal Script.$$$$$$Interpret the plus sign + literally in wildcard replacements.$$$$$$Added Croatian language file. Thanks to Marko Puskaric.$$$$$$Updated Russian; Italian; French; Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese language files.

Advanced Renamer 3.91 - 4. sep. 2023$$$* Fixed bug when adding folders with the button from the menu$$$* Removed old languages with no recent updates$$$* Moved and resized controls to better fit certain languages$$$

+ Added tag <GPS Country Short>$$$+ Better support for long path names; more than 260 characters in length. Still not perfect and not all parts of the program will work with these files$$$* Language name not showing for Spanish translation$$$* Fixed list right click -> mark by pattern$$$* Fixed Dontt show this again checkbox in TV Show Import$$$* Fixed encoding error in TV show import

+ Added tag <GPS Country Short>$$$+ Better support for long path names; more than 260 characters in length. Still not perfect and not all parts of the program will work with these files$$$* Language name not showing for Spanish translation$$$* Fixed list right click -> mark by pattern$$$* Fixed Dontt show this again checkbox in TV Show Import$$$* Fixed encoding error in TV show import