We often download all kinds of files from Internet, such as audio, video, image, document and so on. Sometimes the name of these files we download is not the right one we want. Certainly we can rename these files but it is a very hard and trying job. Thank for MC Software, the publisher of NIYoW, the powerful and easy to use file renaming tool. With NIYoW we can rename files in batch. If you have large numbers of files need to rename, NIYoW is a professional all-in-one solution for mass edit of file and folder properties.

NIYoW (Name It Your Way) is a utility for mass renaming of files and folders. It allows us to perform simple renaming tasks, as well as advanced operations that can combine multiple renaming rules into a single process. The renaming options include prefix/suffix, case changing, incremental numbers, text replacements and much more. All renaming tasks can be previewed before they are applied, and also undone if we made a mistake. The program supports Regular Expressions, and can also generate ID3 tags from MP3 file names, save rule sets, use variables for file name generation (date, size, EXIF etc.) and use them as part of the file names.

NIYoW includes the following features: Mass renaming of files and folders using the rule based system: Use the rule based system to create advanced renaming tasks and apply them to our files and folders. Dozens of available rules give us the power to complete almost every possible renaming task. Create custom sets, save them and use for every file and folder collections may we have. Dynamically create new names: Create the new names dynamically using dozens of available variables. Variables let us retrieve information from our files and put them directly to our filenames. NIYoW is able to get information from MP3 music files, JPEG images, MIDI music files, HTML files and Office documents. Preview the new names before renaming: Using the Instant Preview feature we are able to predict the new names without damaging the original names. Add rules, customize them and watch the predicted renaming results on the fly. When the results seem to be as we wanted, run the renaming process to apply the changes.

QuickRename directly from Windows Explorer: Do not want to load NIYoW every time we need to rename files? No problem! NIYoW has the solution for us! Using the new feature of QuickRename we are able to rename files directly from Windows Explorer. Right click the folder where our files reside, choose a renaming task and rename. No need to load the NIYoW, configure the rules, load the files, preview the names and only then rename. Set the ID3 tags of multiple MP3 files at once: Using the advanced tag editor we can edit the tags of multiple MP3 files at once. Choose the files, set the ID3 fields we want to modify and finally update. NIYoW will automatically apply the updated fields to all of the selected files. NIYoW supports both the classic ID3 v1.x tag and the also the modern ID3 v2.x tag, all from one single point. Generate ID3 tags for MP3 files directly from their filenames: MP3 files often do not have ID3 tags filled which results in distorted song name display in media players.

In cases where these files have the song details in their filenames, NIYoW has a fast and efficient way to automatically create the ID3 tags for all files at once! Using the powerful tag generator, we are able to retrieve information from filenames and put it directly within the tags without being need to type it manually for each file. Set the attributes and time stamps of multiple files and folders: How many times we needed to remove a read-only attribute from files from several locations in our computer? How many times the time stamp of pictures distorted when we copied them from our digitial camera to our disk? NIYoW is able to handle these tasks easily using the advanced properties editor. Not like Windows Explorer, NIYoW is able to set the attributes of files and folders from several locations on our disk with just a click. In addition, set the time stamp of multiple files and folders and even dynamically set the time stamp based on the date and time the pictures from our digital camera taken!

Set the summary information of MS Office documents: NIYoW can help us organize our documents collection easily by setting their summary information details. Every MS-Office document has summary information such as Title, Subject, Author, etc. These details can be used by MS-Office or even by Windows Explorer to recognize the document and view useful details about them. Note that these details are also available for any type of file that resides on NTFS volumes.

Export and import rule sets: Save our custom rule sets and use them for any file or folder collections we have. These rules can also be used in conjunction with the QuickRename feature to apply rules to folders directly from Windows Explorer. Undo last renaming task: Oops.. made a mistake? Do not panic! NIYoW will let us to recover our original filenames with just a click! NIYoW will always record the last renaming process and let us undo the changes even if we already closed the program and even days and months after the process was done! Using the powerful Disaster Recovery feature the whole renaming process is saved and can be undone whenever we need. Detailed renaming report and event logging: Monitoring our tasks is extremely important especially when handling hundreds and thousands of files. NIYoW records every step we take in log file we can view later and examine. In addition, in the end of each renaming process a report is shown, giving us a detailed information about the renaming results.

NIYoW (Name It Your Way) is a utility for mass renaming of files and folders. It allows you to perform simple renaming tasks, as well as advanced operations that can combine multiple renaming rules into a single process. The renaming options include prefix/suffix, case changing, incremental numbers, text replacements and much more. All renaming tasks can be previewed before they are applied, and also undone if you made a mistake. The program supports Regular Expressions, and can also generate ID3 tags from MP3 file names, save rule sets, use variables for file name generation (date, size, EXIF etc.) and use them as part of the file names. Additional features include renaming from the Windows Explorer right-click menu and command line support.

The license of this software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this file renaming software.