Batch File Renamer

A simple desktop application built with Python and PyQt6 for batch renaming or copying files within a specified directory.

Features

• Browse to a target directory.
• Navigate up the directory structure.
• Choose between renaming files in place or copying them with new names.
• Optionally include subdirectories (recursive search).
• Filter files by specific extensions (TXT, MA, PNG supported by default).
• Filter files shown in the browser by supported types.
• Add a prefix and/or suffix to filenames.
• Find and replace specific strings within filenames.
• Quickly swap find and replace strings.
• Displays the total number of files found based on filters.
• Provides status updates during the renaming/copying process.

How to Run

1. Ensure you have Python and PyQt6 installed (pip install PyQt6).
2. Run the application using: python batch_renamer_gui_starter.py
3. Use the "Browse" button to select the directory containing the files you want to modify.
4. Configure the options (Method, Include subfolders, Filetypes, Prefix/Suffix, Find/Replace).
5. Click the "Rename" (or "Copy" depending on the method selected) button to start the process.

Project Structure

• batch_renamer_gui_starter.py: Main application script, handles the GUI logic and user interactions.
• batch_renamer_lib.py: Core library containing the logic for finding and renaming/copying files.
• batch_renamer.ui: Qt Designer file defining the user interface layout.
• batch_renamer_ui.py: Python code generated from batch_renamer.ui using pyuic6.
• MakeUIPy.bat: Batch script to regenerate batch_renamer_ui.py from batch_renamer.ui.
• README.md: This file.
• TODO.md: List of potential improvements and tasks.