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brename vs ReNamer: catalog facts
brename	ReNamer
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to download and use on Windows.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Regular expression matching and replacement Designed to avoid accidental overwrites	Ordered rule chains for precise, repeatable renaming Reads music, photo, video and document metadata into filenames
Requires familiarity with regular expressions No graphical interface	Windows only Not open source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License: Freeware
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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