Nomina is a free desktop app for renaming files and folders in bulk, with a live preview and a rule engine. Rules can add prefixes or suffixes, replace text with optional regular expressions, remove or slice name sections, change letter case, number items, and alter extensions. The app can scan folders recursively, filter results, accept drag-and-drop items, and load paths from the clipboard. Before a user commits a rename, Nomina checks for invalid characters, name conflicts, and reserved names; the last rename batch can be undone. Users can save, import, and export rule presets as JSON files, and optionally clean metadata during renaming. The interface supports English and Persian, including right-to-left layout, as well as dark and light themes. The README describes the app as having no telemetry. Prebuilt downloads are listed for Windows x64, Linux x64 and ARM64, and macOS Apple Silicon; the macOS build is stated to run on Intel through Rosetta 2. Running from source requires Python 3.10 or newer.
Who it is for
Nomina suits people who need to rename batches of files or folders using configurable rules and want to review changes before applying them. It is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, with listed desktop requirements varying by platform.
What is good
- Preview changes before committing a rename.
- Rules include regex replacement and numbering.
- Flags conflicts, reserved names, and invalid characters.
- Can undo the last rename batch.
- Offers English and Persian interfaces.
What to know first
- Running from source requires Python 3.10 or newer.
- Linux requirements include GTK 3 and WebKit2GTK 4.1.
- macOS requirement is version 11 or newer.
Verdict
Nomina combines flexible batch rules with a preview, validation, and undo. Its listed downloads cover several desktop platforms, while source builds and desktop requirements have specific dependencies.
Nomina plans and pricing
All plansCompared on file renaming software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platform coverage
- multi_platform
- Regex renaming
- Yes
- Metadata-based renaming
- No
- Rename preview
- Yes
- Folder renaming
- Yes
- Undo changes
- Yes
