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Advanced Renamer vs F2: catalog facts
Advanced Renamer	F2
Freemium Free to download; see the developer's site for licence terms.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS	Command line
13 renaming methods that can be combined in one batch Uses photo metadata such as date, camera model and GPS data	Dry run by default shows changes before applying them Undo for any rename operation
No Linux version Many methods to learn for complex batches	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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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