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Quick start

Get from zero to your first renamed batch in under five minutes. No account required.

Last updated April 27, 2026

Renamerly is a browser-based batch rename tool for product photographers, Etsy and Shopify sellers, and anyone else who has to turn IMG_4821.JPG into nike-airmax-90-black-01.jpg a thousand times a week.

Everything runs locally. Your files never leave your browser unless you explicitly use an AI feature. You do not need an account to try the core flow.

The five-minute path

  1. Open the workspace

    Go to /app. You are dropped straight into the workspace — no signup wall, no free-trial clock.

  2. Drop your files

    Drag a folder into the drop zone, or click to pick files. Images, RAW, PDFs, documents, audio, video, and ZIP files are accepted. Free plans allow up to 20 files per session; Pro is unlimited.

  3. Group your files

    Select the files that belong together (Shift-click a range, or check the row checkboxes), then click Group in the selection toolbar and type a bucket name like hero-shots. The selected files collapse into a named group you can edit, rename, and export as a unit. Need a SKU instead? Use Set Metadata → sku in the same toolbar — SKU is just one of many metadata keys you can group by.

  4. Add per-image details

    Click any row to open its metadata panel and fill in a descriptor (front, back, detail) or any other token your filename references. Group-level defaults from the group header cascade down to every member; per-row edits override them.

  5. Choose a filename format

    Click Format ▾ in the toolbar to open the unified Format menu. You'll find three sections stacked top-to-bottom: Templates (Apply / Save-as), the Format Builder (chip-by-chip editor with live preview), and Render flags (Readable Names).

    The simplest path is the Photography · Manual Groups starter template. One click and the workspace is configured for {group}-{descriptor}-{seq:3}{ext} with Readable Names on, so hero-shots-front-001.jpg exports as Hero Shots Front 001.jpg. From there, drop chips into the Format Builder to compose anything else the token grammar supports — {sku}-{descriptor}-{seq:2}{ext}, {val:brand}-{val:product}{ext}, etc. The live preview under every row updates as you edit. Pro users can promote any builder state into a reusable template via Save as Template.

  6. Export a ZIP

    Hit Export in the top right. You get a single ZIP with every file renamed. Originals on disk are untouched.

That is the whole product.

Everything else in these docs is about making that flow faster, more precise, or reusable across hundreds of sessions — templates, CSV Import, token grammar, AI alt text, manual groups.

  • Uploading files — supported formats, size caps, dropping folders vs. picking files, the 20-file free tier.
  • Manual groups — the two-click bucketing flow, in-place rename, and how {group} works in filenames.
  • Groups & metadata — every grouping axis Renamerly supports (manual buckets, SKU, brand, custom keys) and how the unified Set Metadata flow works.
  • Templates overview — save a full workspace configuration (filename format + alt-text voice + default group-by) as a reusable template.
  • Token reference — every {sku}, {descriptor}, {group}, {seq}, {date}, {val:KEY}, {exif:KEY}, and {folder} token documented with every option.

Pricing at a glance

Free gets you the core renaming flow with 20 files per session and the full Format Builder. Pro unlocks unlimited files, saved templates, CSV Import, and AI alt text. See /pricing for the full comparison.