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Version 5.2

31st January 2008

Better File Rename 5.2 improves title case handling, allows comments in droplet files and further improves the user experience.

Version 5.1

14th November 2007

The new release features an improved regular expression preview and fixes all known bugs.

Version 5.0.2

21st September 2007

Fixes a minor bug affecting droplets.

Version 5.0.1

19th September 2007

Fixes a minor bug with the multi-step rename feature.

Version 5.0 Final

19th September 2007

After several months of beta testing, the long-awaited version 5 of Better File Rename has finally arrived.

Version 5 introduces:

  • the ability to combine several rename actions into a multi-step rename
  • a re-designed and streamlined user experience
  • regular expression substitution for power users

We have decided to make version 5 is a free upgrade for all users who have purchased Better File Rename 4 after the 1st of January 2006 or who own a forever upgrade.

If you have purchased Better File Rename 4 before the 1st of January 2006, you will need to purchase an upgrade from our webstore.

More details on the pricing of upgrades and how to obtain your free upgrade codes are available on the upgrade page.

Version 5.0 Beta 3

10th September 2007

This beta release delivers the long-awaited regular expression support.

Version 5.0 Beta 2

20th August 2007

This second beta improves the way the program operates as a stand-alone application.

Version 5.0 Beta 1

22nd March 2007

This is the first public beta of Better File Rename 5.

Version 4.9.6

27th April 2006

The new version incorporates our brand new icons.

Version 4.9.5

10th January 2007

The new version adds Windows Vista compatibility.

Version 4.9.4

27th April 2006

The new version incorporates our brand new icons.

Version 4.9

15th March 2006

The new version adds support for the 64 bit version of Windows XP.

Version 4.8

1st Feb 2006

The new version adds full unicode support on Windows NT and above. This allows international character sets (e.g. accented characters, Japanese, Chinese, etc.) to be used.

Version 4.7.1

The new version fixes a minor dialog box positioning bug.

Version 4.7

27th October 2005

New features:

  • word swapping
  • adding files/folders by dragging them into the preview table
  • remembers window position and size
  • fixes a minor bug

Version 4.6.1

4th October 2005

This version fixes a bug affecting only Windows 95/98/NT4 users.

Version 4.6

27th September 2005

The new release provides adds natural order sorting and fixes some minor bugs.

Version 4.5.5

4th August 2005

The new release fixes a bug affecting the numbering system when some folders are skipped manually.

Version 4.5

25th May 2005

This release adds a "complete rename" feature (useful in combination with the droplet feature), as well as fixing a problem with long file names.

Version 4.4

16th March 2005

The new version improves the preview user interface and fixes a minor sorting problem.

Version 4.3

26th JANUARY 2005

The new release provides extended control over the sorting and renumbering process. It allows renumbering to be either restarted for each subfolder or to apply to all files to be renaming globally ignoring subfolder boundaries.

Version 4.2

8th DECEMBER 2004

The new release features the ability to insert numbers anywhere within the file name. It also provides a few minor bug fixes.

Version 4.1

3th NOVEMBER 2004

This new release introduces "droplets", little applications that you can drop files onto to perform batch operations on the them.

This powerful automation feature helps you automate recurring tasks, such as renumbering photo files, etc.