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Install a-better-finder-rename with Homebrew Cask
Renamer for files, music and photos. Version 12.33 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Renamer for files, music and photos
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Project history and usage
A Better Finder Rename is a commercial macOS batch-renaming utility in continuous development since 1996.
Project history
Developer Frank Reiff released A Better Finder Rename in 1996 as a contextual-menu plug-in for the classic Mac OS Finder on PowerPC-compatible Macs. The product has remained in continuous development and evolved into a standalone batch-renaming application; the current major line is version 12.
Adoption history
The developer says A Better Finder Rename has been used by tens of thousands of professionals, businesses, and hobbyists. Its long-running shareware model has funded continuous updates and major-version upgrades outside the Mac App Store as well as through other distribution channels.
How it is used
Users drag files from Finder into the application, select one or more renaming actions, inspect the live preview, and perform the rename. Presets support repeatable workflows; advanced uses include EXIF and media-tag naming, regular expressions, spreadsheet-driven names, droplets, sidecar pairing, and large rename batches. The official guide recommends retaining backups for large jobs.
Why package nerds care
A Better Finder Rename is a durable example of independent Mac shareware: a narrowly focused utility maintained across the transition from classic Mac OS and PowerPC to modern Intel and Apple Silicon macOS. Package users value it for repeatable presets, metadata-aware naming, regular expressions, sidecar-file pairing, conflict handling, and previews before committing large rename jobs.
Timeline
- 1996: First published as a contextual-menu plug-in for the classic Mac OS Finder.
- 2012: Version 9-era materials described sixteen years of continuous iterative development.
- Current: Version 12 supports contemporary Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
Related projects
- Finder
- A Better Finder Attributes
- Big Mean Folder Machine
- Nifty File Lists
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No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for a-better-finder-rename. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version12.33
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:a-better-finder-rename |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.33 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/a-better-finder-rename |
| Homepage | https://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/ |
| Source archive | https://www.publicspace.net/download/ABFRX12.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | a-better-finder-rename |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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