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Flash Renamer Changelog

What's new in Flash Renamer 6.8

Mar 21, 2016
  • This long awaited update includes a brand new 64-bit compatible shell extension menu in addition to many small fixes

New in Flash Renamer 6.73 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Improved support for high DPI settings
  • User can now decide when to save settings (see Settings->Settings)
  • Support for reading monkeys audio (ape) and some raw image formats
  • Added two new tags: &
  • A few crash bugs corrected, and many other small fixes and tweaks

New in Flash Renamer 6.72 (Dec 27, 2012)

  • Allows you to customize one of the file list columns to make it show any information about the files that you want.

New in Flash Renamer 6.71 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Fixed a tiny problem with drag-and-drop

New in Flash Renamer 6.7 (Jun 11, 2012)

  • Added relative positioning to move function
  • Added maintain space before and after char to space function
  • Added replace underscore to space function
  • Included new script: Extract XML/HTML tag from file
  • Fixed around 15 bugs plus 10 or so minor tweaks

New in Flash Renamer 6.58 (Jan 9, 2012)

  • Add & Remove can now be used simultaneously!
  • A few minor fixes here and there

New in Flash Renamer 6.57 (Jan 9, 2012)

  • Added "reset on base name change" to counters!

New in Flash Renamer 6.56 (Jan 9, 2012)

  • The previous version had a problem that could cause it to freeze when starting a rename that has been fixed now.

New in Flash Renamer 6.55 (Nov 14, 2011)

  • Fixed 10 or so rare bugs, plus some smaller tweaks.

New in Flash Renamer 6.54 (May 26, 2011)

  • Added buttons to add and remove Flash Renamer from SendTo menu in Windows Explorer.
  • Fixed a tiny bug with the tag menu and made some smaller GUI tweaks.

New in Flash Renamer 6.53 (May 23, 2011)

  • Tweaked mp3 reading to avoid crashes.
  • Slightly optimized loading times.

New in Flash Renamer 6.52 (May 23, 2011)

  • Fixed 2 additional bugs found in v6.5.

New in Flash Renamer 6.51 (Apr 13, 2011)

  • Fixed a couple of small bugs.

New in Flash Renamer 6.5 (Mar 25, 2011)

  • Added CSV list function!
  • Added Move function!
  • Added support for reading Exif tags in Tiff images, and also GeoTiff tags!
  • Added support for reading Exif GPS tags and many Exif makernotes!
  • Added support for reading IPTC image tags!
  • New music tagging library with enhanced performance!
  • Added "Reset at" option to counter setup!
  • Added support for reading music tags in wma, mp4, mpc, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
  • Added support for writing music tags in ogg, wma, mp4, flac, mpc, spx, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
  • Added support for extending Flash Renamer with the amazing ExifTool!
  • Set Date function can now add and subtract time intervals!
  • Set date function can now set the date of a folder to first Exif file found inside!
  • Set date function can now get dates from filenames.
  • Command line now accepts filenames at startup (loaded into free select).
  • Added options to add content of folder when adding a folder to free select (instead of just the folder itself).
  • New property exposed to scripts: GetAllFilenames
  • New format tags for music folders:
  • New folder format tags:
  • New format tags returning parts of filenames:
  • Added CRC32 format tag:
  • Added zero padded versions of some tags:
  • New design in settings window!
  • Added setting: uncheck filters at startup
  • Added setting: If filenames already exist
  • Many smaller interface enhancements
  • Around 30 other tweaks and small bugs fixed.

New in Flash Renamer 6.41 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Just a few minor fixes discovered since the release last week.

New in Flash Renamer 6.4 (Feb 18, 2010)

  • Added Pre-Processor!
  • Added Include Filter!
  • Added "Keep / Replace Filename" for Add Counter function
  • Added preset option to overide global options
  • New script included: Rotate Around
  • Added copy/paste functionality to preset manager
  • Several optimizations for large filesets
  • Some interface layout & visual enhancements
  • Many smaller changes to fix quirks and increase usability
  • Some other enhancements suggested by users (thank you!)
  • 10+ bugfixes

New in Flash Renamer 6.31 (Nov 18, 2009)

  • Fixed 3 bugs introduced with last version.

New in Flash Renamer 6.3 (Nov 9, 2009)

  • Added 'lowercase exceptions' (according to English spelling rules) to Set Casing function.
  • Added 'preserve all upper case' and 'preserve mixed case' to Set Casing function.
  • Added 'skip' to Replace function (replaces 'start')
  • Added 'remove' as option to ReNumber function.
  • Added 'zero pad to keep original length' to ReNumber function.
  • Added support for negative values in ReNumber function.
  • Added 6 tags that can extract info from PDF documents.
  • Added two new scripts: 'CSV List Rename' and 'Length of Filename'.
  • Added 'Problem Solver' tab with many useful options in settings window.
  • Improvements for running on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Many fixes to the Counter functions.
  • ~45 other bug fixes and smaller enhancements!

New in Flash Renamer 6.2 (Feb 20, 2009)

  • Added support for Ogg Vorbis, Flac and Speex music tags!
  • Music & exif tags will now get info from first file inside folder if used on a folder.
  • Added overwrite to Add Number function simple mode.
  • Advanced mode in Add Number function is back!
  • Added options to customize the initial selection of "manual rename".
  • New tags: , ,
  • New scripts included: "Unique Random Number" and "Safe Characters".
  • Improved 64-bit compatability.
  • Fixed a problem with Data Execution Protection (DEP) on some machines.
  • Various fixes and enhancements to issues, many reported by users.

New in Flash Renamer 6.1 (Jul 22, 2008)

  • Added "auto" button to Setup Parts window & Mp3 tagger!
  • Numerous fixes, enhancements & tweaks to perfect the 6.x version

New in Flash Renamer 6.04 (Jun 24, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug that screwed up the last filename when using counters.

New in Flash Renamer 6.03 (May 14, 2008)

  • Yet more preset bugs fixed, plus a running counter bug.

New in Flash Renamer 6.0 (Feb 26, 2008)

  • Added ID3 Writer function!
  • Added Renumber function!
  • Added Scripting function!
  • Added ID3 Tag Remover function!
  • Lots of GUI changes to make it faster and more intuitive to use!
  • New file list column: Date image taken
  • New manual layout for faster & easier navigation, and searchable too!
  • Integrated "FlashRen.ini" into normal settings, and added more tweaks!
  • Shell extension: Right click menu now contains a copy to clipboard feature
  • New format tags: , ,
  • More hotkeys for fast function switching.
  • Included script: "Insert Space Before Caps"
  • Included script: "Create Mp3 Playlist"
  • ...and of course many tweaks! And some bugfixes too...

New in Flash Renamer 5.3 (Aug 21, 2007)

  • New mp3-library: Should be more accurate and also adds 40 new ID3v2 Mp3 format tags!
  • New thumnail generator: Faster, better looking thumbnails in 20 image formats!
  • Added 'ask' format tag. Very useful for presets!
  • Added 'parent-n' format tag that will return the n:th parent folder name!
  • Improved 'rnd#' format tag so that it can now take high and low values!
  • Improved 'date', 'adate' & 'cdate' format tags to allow user define date formats .
  • Added 'copy to folder' and 'move to folder' to the right click menu.
  • The log in the rename window can now be hidden.
  • The log file can now be disabled.
  • All columns can now be individually turned on/off
  • Column order is now saved
  • 25 tweaks & bugfixes.

New in Flash Renamer 5.11 (Dec 28, 2006)

  • Fixed three bugs and made the Visual Assist dropdown larger

New in Flash Renamer 5.1 (Dec 18, 2006)

  • Added regular expressions!
  • Undo is now unlimited!
  • Added overwrite mode in Add function!
  • Some new settings.
  • A few tweaks and bugfixes.