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Life & fun · February 18, 2014

Massren – multi-rename tool using your text editor

massren - easily rename multiple files using your text editor - laurent22/massren

Massren – multi-rename tool using your text editor launched on February 18, 2014 with 61 votes, #420 of 1,100 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

In plain words

Massren is a command-line tool that lets users rename multiple files at once by editing them in their preferred text editor. Instead of renaming files one by one, users open a list of files in their editor, make changes to the names, save the file, and the renaming is applied. It's designed for developers and power users who need to batch-rename files efficiently without learning specialized syntax or GUI tools.

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