Name Mangler 3.4.1

Descriptions for Name Mangler 3.4.1

Name: Name Mangler 3
Version: 3.4.1
Release Date: April 09, 2018
Developer: Many Tricks
MAS Rating: 4+
Mac Platform: Intel
OS Version: OS X 10.8 or later

Includes: Pre-K’ed (TNT)

Web Site: https://manytricks.com/namemangler
Mac App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/name-mangler-3/id603637384?mt=12

Overview

Name Mangler is a blazingly-fast multi-file renaming tool that’s incredibly easy to use.

• Create single or multistep renaming actions, save them, and share them across Macs
• Rename in excess of 2,000 files per second
• Use files’ metadata (e.g. ISO speed, dimensions, bit rate, etc.) in new names
• Before and after views of your filenames insure you rename them as you intend
• Save renaming tasks as droplets: just draganddrop files onto a droplet, and they’ll be renamed
• Load any previouslyused rename action from the History browser

Name Mangler 3 represents a quantum leap forward in file renaming: speed and beauty combined with ease of use, and loaded with features.

For those coming from Name Mangler 2, here’s what’s new in this version:

— Tons of new features—

• Multistep renaming lets you perform complex renaming tasks without touching Advanced mode
• Metadata accessible for use in all renaming operations, via an intuitive metadata browser
• Save any renaming action as a Preset, and automatically sync those presets across Macs
• Export renaming actions for sharing via email, etc.
• History keeps track of all performed actions, making it simple to reuse these actions
•  Revert lastused renaming operation
• Shiftdrag to file list will add the dragged files to the existing list
•  Delete presets (and snippets, see below) from within Name Mangler by using the Option key
• Optionally display only files that will be renamed, instead of all files in the list
•  Automatically detect potential duplicates and flag (or optionally automatically fix)
•  Finder is no longer required to be running to use Name Mangler
• Check for file writable status and warn user if files are not writable

— User interface improvements—

• Fully retinaized for the retina Mac laptops
• The popup button for the rename operations has been moved out of the toolbar
• The ‘Rename’ button is in a more logical and visible spot
•  Choose a dark or light appearance for the file list area
• The rename action area can be expanded horizontally
• Status lights next to each filename deliver ataglance info on renaming state
• Interim results show filenames at each step of a multistep renaming task
•  Tooltips show original names, new names, and errors
• Query field in Find and Replace makes it more obvious when in regular expression mode
• Status light for regular expressions shows syntax checking state (green=good, red=bad)
•  New large icon view
•  Automatic view mode determines what details to show based on sort order

— Mind-boggling speed improvements—

• Load tens of thousands of files from Finder in only seconds
• 50 to 100+ times faster than Name Mangler 2
•  Rename from 1,000 to in excess of 2,000 files per second
•  So fast, you may think it’s not doing anything…but it is!

— New/improved renaming actions—

• New action: Compose, to start with a completely blank slate
• Split Insert/Remove into two distinct actions
• Split Prefix/Suffix into two distinct actions
• Sequence has been greatly simplified, thanks to multistep
• New Sequence formats: Roman Numerals and Letters
• Sequence start and increments can be negative
• Increased the maximum and minimum limits for Sequence values
• Arbitrary Terms is now a format in the Sequence action
•  Arbitrary Terms can take a CSV formatted file as input

— Advances in Advanced mode—

•  New function: [random (number of character) from (pool)]
• Autocomplete functions and variables
•  Tab to next empty parameter
• Autoindent
• Selection (or line) can be shifted in or out via Command[ and Command]
•  Find and replace
• Save any Advanced program as a Preset for easy reuse
•  Create snippets of portions of code for easy reuse in other Advanced programs
• Automatically sync snippets to multiple Macs

What’s New in Name Mangler 3.4.1

• Hold down Shift in the ‘List’ popup menu to select Files, Folders, and Folders Contents with one click.
•  Set regular expressions’ free spacing mode on/off in Name Mangler’s preferences.
• Change the default action (Find and Replace) to whatever you like: Set up your action(s), then hold the Option key and select File > Save Default Configuration.
• The good/problem/error indicators are now distinct in both shape and color; we apologize for the previously nondifferented indicators, which caused problems for color blind users.
• If you exclude files from renaming operations, we now present a (hopefully) much clearer dialog, letting you know that files won’t be renamed.
• Updated indicators in the List popup menu to more clearly show what’s been selected.
• Fixed a bug involving quotes when using Find in Advanced mode renaming actions. (Hat tip to Hermann W. for finding this one.)
• Fixed a bug related to manually entering a value in the Index field of the Insert or Remove action, then using the up and down arrows.

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