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Stencil vs Advanced Renamer: catalog facts
Stencil	Advanced Renamer
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Freemium Free to download; see the developer's site for licence terms.
macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Native apps for both GNOME and macOS Combinable list of rename operations	13 renaming methods that can be combined in one batch Uses photo metadata such as date, camera model and GPS data
No Windows version Small project with a single main developer	No Linux version Many methods to learn for complex batches
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
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 September 24, 2026

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