lucas Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hi everyone I'm looking for a way to rename multiple files to random strings, something like Rename Expert, but for Mac. Does anyone know an app (can be a Mac app, web app or an apple script) to rename files into random strings? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogo Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Yosemite has batch renaming capabilities http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/10/18/how-to-batch-rename-files-in-os-x-yosemite/ just don't know if random, but they refer a more advanced tool in that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrura Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 i use forklift a lot; it has fairly advanced batch rename, but AFAIK nothing with random Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowled Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 It's pretty pricey for a small tool, but every once in a while, you can find Better Rename discounted or in a bundle. Doesn't do random strings as far as I know, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hi Lucas, I have the app yellowled listed and I noticed it has an option to 'Rename from file list' which would allow you to have a spreadsheet of random names and use that list to rename all files in one go (I think). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 thank u all! Hi Lucas, I have the app yellowled listed and I noticed it has an option to 'Rename from file list' which would allow you to have a spreadsheet of random names and use that list to rename all files in one go (I think). nice! thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogo Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/renamer-batch-rename-many/id402286241 Or less expensive, if you're ok with random numbers http://angrymarmot.org/mac-oslinux-batch-rename-files-random-name/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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