Sequentialize

File names are supposed to be intuitive, regarding content. However, it’s the case with audio and image files when they’re simply named to prevent creation of duplicates. Having to rename them manually is really a pain, but there are various third-party applications which help in this regard, and Sequentialize is a suitable example here.

First of all, you need to make sure that your computer is fitted with .NET Framework, even though it’s found in the default set of features of modern Windows iterations. Second, it saves you the whole time and effort of going through a setup process, making it possible to have it stored and used directly from a USB flash drive.

All elements are wrapped around a classic window frame, which don’t really make the application stand out from the crowd. However, the layout is quite intuitive, with a built-in navigation panel for quick and easy selection of the source folder, as well as a separate section for managing rename parameters, and the preview area.

Although the application wants to help rename image files, it can be used on any kind of file. Unfortunately, there’s no dedicated filter option in case you don’t want to have all file types renamed. This means that the whole content of the target directory gets renamed according to the configured parameters.

On the other hand, files in subfolders skip the renaming process, but there’s no option to include these files. Renaming parameters aren’t really abundant. Everything gets changed, especially if you fill in the base name field. You can choose to add a counter as prefix or suffix, and sort according to a few parameters. A preview is first generated, and you can also have a log file created.

Sequentialize is a general file renamer, and it can come in handy for adding custom names to a large collection of files, regardless of type. Although you can’t set up a filter, and parameters aren’t abundant, it manages to get the job done.