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A Better Finder Rename

Frank Reiff · A macOS app for batch-renaming files, photos, and music, with metadata-based rules and live previews.

CaskFiles and StorageAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
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From homebrew/cask
30-day installs62#960 in App
1-year installs1KLast 365 days
Latest version12.36Oct 7 · Oct 7
Download size15MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceEvery 2 weeks2 releases in 30 days

A Better Finder Rename is a Files and Storage app for Mac. It needs macOS 15 or later.

About

A Better Finder Rename is a macOS application for renaming groups of files, photos, and music tracks. Add items by dragging them from Finder, then preview proposed name changes before applying them.

  • Build names using sequence numbers, regular expressions, text operations, or names supplied from a spreadsheet or text file.
  • Use metadata such as photo EXIF dates and camera details or music ID3 tags to create file names.
  • Combine actions in multi-step rename workflows, apply filters, and save frequently used settings as presets.
  • Work with related files that share a base name but have different extensions, and use date and time metadata for renaming.

Install with brew install --cask a-better-finder-rename, then open A Better Finder Rename from Applications. The supplied cask installs the graphical app. This cask variant requires macOS 15 or later. The developer offers the product as a free trial and sells licenses through its website; Homebrew installation does not itself establish a license.

Sources: Official product site · Homebrew cask

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Install and uninstall

Homebrew installs the app in your Applications folder.

Install without Homebrew

Download the same file Homebrew uses: www.publicspace.net/download/ABFRX12.dmg

Uninstall command
$ brew uninstall --cask \a-better-finder-rename

A regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.

Deep clean (optional)
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \a-better-finder-rename

--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed

Facts and sources

Version 12.36
Recorded by Homebrew on Oct 7Released by the vendor on Oct 7

Questions

Is A Better Finder Rename safe?

A Better Finder Rename is in Homebrew’s official catalog and has not been disabled. Since September 2026, Homebrew disables apps that fail macOS Gatekeeper checks. The download comes from www.publicspace.net; Homebrew does not verify a checksum for it. It was installed 62 times through Homebrew in the last 30 days.

How do I completely uninstall A Better Finder Rename on a Mac?

Run brew uninstall --cask a-better-finder-rename. To delete its settings and caches as well, run brew uninstall --zap --cask a-better-finder-rename. That also deletes 8 files and folders, including ~/Library/Application Support/A Better Finder Rename 12.

Does A Better Finder Rename run on Apple silicon (M1 and later) Macs?

Homebrew installs it on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, from the same download. It needs macOS 15 or later.

Where does A Better Finder Rename store its settings and data?

Its data is in ~/Library/Application Support/A Better Finder Rename 12. These locations come from Homebrew’s clean-up list.

What is the latest version of A Better Finder Rename?

The latest version is 12.36, added to Homebrew on Oct 7. A Better Finder Rename updates itself; to update it with Homebrew, run brew upgrade --cask --greedy a-better-finder-rename.