# Renamer review (2026): is it worth $26? > Batch file renamer for macOS and Windows with reusable workflows Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Renamer renames many files at once using saved workflows it calls Renamerlets, which can be chained for complex jobs, with a live preview and an undo that backs files up. It can insert EXIF photo tags and ID3 music tags into names, and an optional AI Assist suggests rules using a model that runs on your own computer. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Mapache Softworks GmbH - **Website:** https://renamer.com/mac - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to try before buying, as the pages we read state no trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Renamer is a paid product, starting at $26 one-time, Renamer 7 license. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Renamer 7 | $26 one-time, per license | License for Renamer 7 on macOS and Windows, AI Assist included. Upgrade discounts apply to owners of Renamer 6 or earlier. | Read from https://renamer.com/mac on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Renamer before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Upgrade discount for Renamer 6 owners** (Other savings): Owners of a Renamer 6 license can upgrade to Renamer 7 for a discount, per the support page. Source: https://renamer.com/support ## Key features - **Reusable workflows:** Save any setup as a Renamerlet and start from dozens of built-in workflows for common renaming jobs. - **Chains for complex jobs:** Assemble several rules into a chain to handle renames that a single find-and-replace cannot. - **Live preview and Smart Undo:** See how each file will be renamed before applying, and undo with a file backup if a result is wrong. - **Photo and music tags:** Add EXIF dates and GPS tags to photo names, and insert artist, album, title and track numbers from ID3 tags. - **AI Assist on your computer:** Suggests rename rules from a prompt using a local model of about 1.8 GB, downloaded once on opt-in; nothing is sent to a cloud service. - **Rule library:** Number files, find and replace, change case, use regular expressions, insert or remove text by position, and rename from a CSV file. ## Good for - Photographers and music collectors renaming by embedded tags - People who repeat the same rename jobs and want saved workflows - Anyone who wants AI-suggested rules without sending file names online ## Worth knowing - Renamer 7 needs macOS 15 or later, or Windows 10 or later; Renamer 6 does not work on macOS Tahoe. - Upgrading from older versions needs a valid license for the previous version. - The $26 price comes from the vendor page's structured data, as the buy step does not show it in page text. - The pages we read do not state whether the download works as a trial before buying. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Renamer runs saved rename workflows, chains them, previews them and undoes a batch with backups. But there is no free plan on record, Renamer 7 is $26 per licence, and version 6 doesn't work on macOS Tahoe. - **Value for money: A.** $26 one-time for Renamer 7, under a year of this category's typical subscription. - **Free plan and trial: F.** The pages we read show no free plan and no trial. - **Features: B.** Reusable workflows, chains, live preview, Smart Undo, photo and music tags and a local AI Assist. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. - **Ease of use: C.** Workflows and chains have to be built before the power is there. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac and Windows, computers only. Renamer 7 needs macOS 15 or later or Windows 10. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 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 - Renamer's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 21. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 152 of the 186 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $26, 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: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - 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, AI features, Works offline, One-time purchase, Workflow automation ## Alternatives - [Advanced Renamer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/advanced-renamer): Batch file and folder renamer for Windows and Mac. [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/namechanger-vs-renamer) - [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/bulk-rename-utility-vs-renamer) - [Hazel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hazel): Rule-based automatic file organization for the Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hazel-vs-renamer) - [XYplorer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xyplorer): Portable tabbed file manager for Windows with scripting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/renamer-vs-xyplorer) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://renamer.com/mac - https://renamer.com/support Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/renamer Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).