Cheaper Alternative to Name Mangler?

[Traverse]

Let me preface by saying that I in no way mind paying for apps I use a lot to support developers (I often buy IAPs just to support them.)

I'm looking for an app similar to Name Mangler to batch rename image files (I hate the IMG_2439) thing. The thing is, this isn't an app I would use often (maybe once or twice a year). I hate to spend $18.99 on a scarcely used utility.

Are there any cheap or free alternatives?

 

[OldGreyGuy]

NameChanger

I'm away from my MacBook at the moment but a Google search should find it for you.

 

[grahamperrin]

I'm not familiar with Name Mangler but you'll probably find some good answers at Ask Different.

How to rename multiple files at once?

More technical:

Unaccent Special characters and bulk-rename

– and so on.

Also there's a free trial version of Batch File Rename

I purchased A Better Finder Rename. It's not a price that you'd like to pay but it's worth every penny.

 

[26139]

OS can do it

You can't use the contextual menu? Yosemite supports batch rename in the Finder.

 

[telecomm]

Automator can batch rename files too.

 

[grahamperrin]

… Yosemite …

The opening poster reverted to Mavericks.

I, too, prefer Mavericks.

 

[Razeus]

http://www.completedigitalphotography.com/?p=454

 

[jlc1978]

Automator can batch rename files too.

Yes, and you can also create a workflow to use as needed.

That said, I use A Better Finder Renamer. It's very easy to use and has a number of features, such as fetching file names from a file; which makes it easy to rename a bunch of files with names that do not follow any pattern.

it doesn't however meet your free of cheap standard since it is $20.00 (But for me was worth every penny)

 

[GGJstudios]

I'm looking for an app similar to Name Mangler to batch rename image files (I hate the IMG_2439) thing. The thing is, this isn't an app I would use often (maybe once or twice a year). I hate to spend $18.99 on a scarcely used utility.

Are there any cheap or free alternatives?

I used to use Name Mangler extensively. Now I use Automator. The interface is not as simple as Name Mangler, but for infrequent use, it should work quite well for you.

 

[Traverse]

I used to use Name Mangler extensively. Now I use Automator. The interface is not as simple as Name Mangler, but for infrequent use, it should work quite well for you.

Thank you, that's what I ended up using. Automator is a lot more powerful and flexible than many people think.

 

[GGJstudios]

Thank you, that's what I ended up using. Automator is a lot more powerful and flexible than many people think.

Very true. Once you get the hang of it, it's quite effective.

 

[Traverse]

You can't use the contextual menu? Yosemite supports batch rename in the Finder.

That's a good addition, but I'm sure it's no where near as flexible as Automator.
Plus, as grahamperrin posted, I'm currently on Mavericks.

The opening poster reverted to Mavericks.

I, too, prefer Mavericks.

Thanks for the support.