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A Better Finder Rename vs KRename: catalog facts
A Better Finder Rename	KRename
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 GPL-2.0 licence.
macOS	Linux
Live preview of every new name before renaming Uses EXIF dates and ID3 tags for photo and music names	Regular expression support for advanced renaming Plugins read metadata from images, video and music
macOS only Paid licence after the trial	Linux only Many options can take time to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
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 October 1, 2026

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