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Bulk Rename Utility vs F2: catalog facts
Bulk Rename Utility	F2
Freemium Free for personal use at home. Use inside a business requires a commercial licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows	Command line
Every rename rule, from regular expressions to EXIF and ID3 metadata, is visible on one screen with a…	Dry run by default shows changes before applying them Undo for any rename operation
It is closed source, the dense interface is intimidating, and business use requires buying a commercial licence.	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
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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