NameQuick finds the name inside the file.
Bulk Rename Utility applies every rule you set.
Bulk Rename Utility is a Windows power tool for bulk renaming: text, numbering, case, date and extension rules, regex, EXIF and ID3 tags, Windows file properties and a live preview, free for personal use at home. NameQuick is the app that renames files based on their content, for Mac and Windows. This comparison is a first-party documentation audit, not an installer test.
Bulk Rename Utility is free for personal, private use at home; business use needs a license per computer. NameQuick Self-Managed includes 50 renames with no card, on Windows and Mac.
NameQuick
AI reads your files and names them
Bulk Rename Utility
Rule-grid bulk renamer for Windows
Bulk Rename Utility wins when the new name can be assembled from the old name, dates, counters, EXIF, ID3 or Windows file properties, and you want rule-level control over whole folder trees. NameQuick wins when the facts you need, such as vendor, date and document type, are printed inside a PDF or scan and have to be read first.
Choose NameQuick- when Invoice_, statement.pdf and Scan_ files need names that only their contents can supply.
- Choose Bulk Rename Utility
- when you want a free-at-home Windows tool with regex, numbering, metadata tags, timestamp changes and a command-line companion.
- Or use both
- Use NameQuick to write the descriptive part of each name from the file, then Bulk Rename Utility to enforce numbering, case or extensions across the folder. An integration between the two is not documented as of September 24, 2026.
At a glance
How they compare
| Feature | NameQuick | Bulk Rename Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Determine a name from content | Reads document text; the AI model reads scans, screenshots and photos from the image, then fills fields such as vendor, date or document type. | Uses the existing name, file dates, EXIF from JPG photos, ID3 tags from MP3s and more than a hundred Windows file properties such as video length or publisher. Reading document body text, OCR and AI naming are not documented as of September 24, 2026. |
| Exact rule control | Presets use written instructions or a filename template of AI-read fields and fixed text; a missing field can skip the file, be left out or use your text. | Stronger here: remove, add or change text, substitution, case, parent-folder names, clipboard text, dates in many formats, auto-numbering, regex and JavaScript, plus renaming from a CSV list of old and new names. |
| Filters and folders | Add files or a folder, or let a watched folder pick up new arrivals. | Filters by wildcard, name or path length, regex or JavaScript conditions, with recursion through all sub-directories. Files and folders can both be renamed. |
| Dates and timestamps | Can put a date the AI reads from the content, such as an invoice date or a photo's date taken, into the name. | Changes created, modified and accessed timestamps, and can set EXIF Date Taken from a file's created or modified time. |
| Review and undo | Preview with supporting evidence, History and undo where still possible. | Preview of new names before renaming; version 4 shows old and new names side by side with changes highlighted. Undo is documented as an Undo batch file you create to revert the rename. |
| Automation | Watched folders on Windows and Mac process new arrivals; Review lets you check names before they are applied. | Bulk Rename Command can run as a scheduled job through Windows Scheduler and log renaming activity. An arrival-triggered watch folder is not documented as of September 24, 2026. |
| Beyond naming | Rules can move and tag renamed files. On Windows, tags are written to file properties, and PDF, PNG and plain-text files are skipped. | Renames files and folders and changes timestamps. A Copy/Move to Location option can place the renamed files in another folder. |
| AI and processing | Choose a local model (Ollama or LM Studio), your own cloud key, or the EU-routed Managed service. With a local model, analysis stays on your computer; with your own key, content goes directly to that provider. | Applies the rules you configure. The vendor's JavaScript and Regex Assistant writes rename code from a described task, for pasting into JavaScript renaming. Reading document body text to name a file is not documented as of September 24, 2026. |
Choose NameQuick when…
- The facts you need are printed inside the PDF or scan, not in the filename or its metadata.
- You would rather review proposed names with evidence than build a rule set for each document layout.
- New files should be named as they arrive in a watched folder, with History and undo.
- You also work on a Mac and want the same naming there.
Choose Bulk Rename Utility when…
- You need regex, numbering, case and extension rules across large folder trees, with full control.
- Your names come from EXIF, ID3 or Windows file properties such as video length.
- You want to change file timestamps or EXIF Date Taken as part of the batch.
- You rename at home and want a free Windows tool, or you need a command-line version for scheduled jobs.
- You still run 32-bit Windows, which NameQuick's x64 installer does not cover.
NameQuick for the words inside. Bulk Rename Utility for the rules outside.
Let NameQuick propose a descriptive name from each file, then run a Bulk Rename Utility rule set to enforce the house convention across the folder.
statement.pdf2026-08-31_Northwind_Bank_Statement.pdfBulk Rename Utility adds a sequence number and fixes case across the month's statements.DSC_0417.JPG2026-03-10_Harbor_Crane_Lift.JPGBulk Rename Utility appends EXIF resolution or a counter from its rule grid.This is a sequential file workflow. An integration between the two applications is not documented as of September 24, 2026.
Common questions
Bulk Rename Utility facts and primary sources
First-party documentation audit of bulkrenameutility.co.uk, not an installer test. Commercial prices were not captured, so this page does not state one. "Not documented" means the reviewed pages do not describe a capability, not that it is absent.
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