Batch rename a folder of images with PhotoRenamer

PhotoRenamer is a free Windows tool which can rename photos from the usual DCS014752.jpg-type garbage to something more consistent and meaningful. The program opens with an Explorer-like tree view. Browse to the folder containing your images and thumbnails are displayed, eventually (it seems much slower than Explorer). Files are renamed by using a custom mask. This defaults to %Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S, which effectively replaces the existing name with the image date and time, using dashes as a separator: "2017-2-23 16-23-06.jpg". The program comes with four similar masks, and you can edit these or create your own, optionally using EXIF or IPTC… [Continue Reading]