rawlinerename

The right name, on every file.

No more renaming by hand. The name splits into blocks: drop one, lock another, add the shooting date and place. Set it up on one file, and RawLine Rename applies it to all of them.

Download the free beta For Mac, macOS 15 or later

Whatever renaming you have in mind.

Even the most complicated one, on hundreds of files at a time. You check the preview, then apply: no file is touched before that.

  • Date and place from the shot

    The information is already in your files. RawLine Rename reads it and puts it in the name, in the format you want.

    DSC04521.ARW
    2026-11-03_Lanzarote_001.ARW

  • Two identical bodies, no duplicates

    Each camera is recognised by its serial number. Give it a tag once, and it lands in the name by itself.

    DSC04521.ARW
    AP1_04521.ARW
    AP2_04521.ARW

  • Change only the piece you need

    Insert a block, move it, or lock it with the padlock. The rest of the name stays exactly as it was.

    Client_yellow_003.jpg
    Client_yellow_Y12_003.jpg

  • RAW, JPEG and XMP always together

    The same shot gets the same name, whether it's RAW, JPEG, XMP or video.

    _AP19581.ARW .JPG .XMP
    Famara_017.ARW .JPG .XMP

  • Go back whenever you like

    Every file remembers its original name. You get it back even weeks later, even after a trip through Lightroom.

    Famara_017.ARW
    _AP19581.ARW

Three steps, always the same.

  1. Open the folderDrag it onto the window, or right-click it in the Finder.
  2. Build the nameIn blocks, with date, place, body, counter and your own text. The preview updates as you type.
  3. ApplyDuplicate names and errors show up first. Then one click, on every file.

Try the beta, it's free.

Leave your email and the download starts right away. I'll write to you myself, to hear how it's going and when a new version is out.

  • Version 1.0, beta 1
  • macOS 15 or later
  • Apple Silicon and Intel
  • 5 MB

No newsletter. You can ask me to delete your email at any time.

Your download has started.

If you don't see the file, download it here. Then follow the steps below for the first launch.

First launch.

The beta doesn't come from the App Store, so the first time macOS asks for one more confirmation.

  1. Open the downloaded file and drag RawLine Rename to Applications.
  2. Double-click to open it.macOS warns that it can't verify the developer. Click Done.
  3. Open System Settings › Privacy & Security.At the bottom of the page, next to RawLine Rename, click Open Anyway and confirm.
  4. Done.From then on it opens like any other app.

If something goes wrong.

In the app, choose Help › Report a Problem, or click the ladybug at the top right. Write what you did and what you saw: the report opens in your mail app, ready to send.

If the app quits suddenly, it offers to send a report the next time you open it. It's the quickest way to get a bug fixed in the next beta.

Your data.

RawLine Rename works only on the folders you choose. It goes online only to check for updates, and you can turn that off. No account, no usage tracking.

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