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F2 vs Advanced Renamer: catalog facts
F2	Advanced Renamer
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Free to download; see the developer's site for licence terms.
Command line	Windows, macOS
Dry run by default shows changes before applying them Undo for any rename operation	13 renaming methods that can be combined in one batch Uses photo metadata such as date, camera model and GPS data
Command line only, with no graphical interface Regular expression renames take some learning	No Linux version Many methods to learn for complex batches
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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