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A Better Finder Rename vs F2: catalog facts
A Better Finder Rename	F2
Paid One-time purchase of $29.95 with a free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	Command line
Live preview of every new name before renaming Uses EXIF dates and ID3 tags for photo and music names	Dry run by default shows changes before applying them Undo for any rename operation
macOS only Paid licence after the trial	Command line only, with no graphical interface Regular expression renames take some learning
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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