# Advanced Renamer review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Batch file and folder renamer for Windows and Mac Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Advanced Renamer renames many files and folders at once by chaining renaming methods, with a live preview and the option to undo a whole batch. It can build names from image EXIF and GPS data, music tags and video properties, and it can also copy or move files. It is free for light personal use and sold as a one-time license. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Hulubulu Software - **Website:** https://www.advancedrenamer.com/ - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if the renaming is for work or school, since that needs the Commercial licence at $50 per user. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Advanced Renamer has a free plan, and paid plans start at $16 one-time, personal license (VAT included). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free for light personal use, limited to 10,000 files per batch and 5 renaming methods per batch. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | For occasional personal use. Batches are capped at 10,000 files and 5 renaming methods. | | Personal | $16 one-time, VAT included | For private use at home. No file or method limits per batch; valid for all 3.xx and 4.xx versions. | | Commercial | $50 one-time per user, VAT not included | Required for any work use, including schools and non-profits. No batch limits, and priority support. | Read from https://www.advancedrenamer.com/download on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Advanced Renamer before buying. ## Key features - **Chained renaming methods:** Combine 13 methods in one batch: add, remove, replace, change case, new name from tags, and set timestamps. - **Live preview and undo:** New names are previewed before anything is applied, and a completed batch can be undone as a whole. - **Metadata-based names:** Use EXIF and XMP photo data, MP3 and ID3 tags, video properties and GPS-derived city names in file names. - **Rename, copy or move:** Batches can rename in place or copy and move files into new locations based on information in the files. - **Regex, wildcards and JavaScript:** Pattern matching with regular expressions and wildcards, and names generated from JavaScript. - **Command line batch runner:** Saved renaming jobs can be run from the command line to automate recurring renames. ## Good for - Sorting photo and music libraries by embedded metadata - People who want a perpetual license with free updates inside a major version - Occasional personal renaming that fits the free limits ## Worth knowing - The free version caps each batch at 10,000 files and 5 renaming methods. - Any work use, including schools and non-profits, needs the Commercial license. - A license is valid for the 3.xx and 4.xx versions; the site does not say what a later major version would cost. - The Mac version needs macOS 11 or later; the Windows version is 64-bit only. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Advanced Renamer chains renaming methods with a preview and a whole-batch undo, and it can build names from EXIF and music tags. But the free version stops at 10,000 files and 5 methods per batch, any work use needs the $50 licence, and it is computers only. - **Value for money: A.** Free for light personal use, and the personal licence is $16 one-time, well under a year of this category's typical subscription. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free with 10,000 files and 5 methods a batch, which is plenty for one person. Personal use only: any work use, schools included, needs a licence. - **Features: B.** 13 methods, regex, JavaScript, preview, undo, metadata names and a command line runner. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. - **Ease of use: C.** Chaining methods and writing regex or scripts takes some learning. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows (64-bit) and Mac, computers only. No Linux, phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Advanced Renamer's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - Advanced Renamer's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 116 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 37. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Advanced Renamer you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $16, paid once. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** File management, One-time purchase, Works offline, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Bulk Rename Utility](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bulk-rename-utility): Windows file renamer with many criteria, free for home use. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-renamer-vs-bulk-rename-utility) - [Renamer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/renamer): Batch file renamer for macOS and Windows with reusable workflows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-renamer-vs-renamer) - [NameChanger](https://toolgpa.com/tools/namechanger): Free Mac app for renaming a list of files with a live preview. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-renamer-vs-namechanger) - [Hazel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hazel): Rule-based automatic file organization for the Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-renamer-vs-hazel) - [XYplorer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xyplorer): Portable tabbed file manager for Windows with scripting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/advanced-renamer-vs-xyplorer) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/ - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/download - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/compare - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/faq_license - https://www.advancedrenamer.com/buy Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/advanced-renamer Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).