WinFR File Renamer - The innovative file renamer and ID3 tagger
Program history
Version 5.20:
- Selectable icon size in the toolbars of the main window
- Power dialog implemented again
- Autocompletion in the text fields of the renaming dialogs
- Closing of dialogs via ESC key
- Considerable performance optimization when opening large amount of files (500+)
- Bug fixed when displaying the content of this help
- Fixed a problem with locking files when displaying them in single image preview
- Fixed a bug of not writing ID3v1 tag on some Windows versions in a correct way
- Automatic takeover of changes in the ID3 mass data change
Version 5.10:
- Create picture index as PDF album
- Changing the EXIF date in file attributes dialog
- Automatic refresh of the history after undo of a renaming action
- New icons in the toolbar of the main window
- Fixing of the undesired automatic sorting of files during numbering
- Bug fixing in the list of un-renamed files
Version 5.00:
- Complete reprogramming (switch to the most current .NET technology) → involved revision of all dialogs and fixing of all known bugs
- Unicode ability implemented
- Restart of a numbering at given criterias like new day, month etc.
- Multifunctional open dialog (replaces the former power and standard dialogs)
- Support of additional formats in the single image preview
Version 4.61:
- Grid lines can be turned on and off in details view
- Problem with ID3 mass data changing with more than 300 files fixed
- Numbering without additional name parts possible again
- Sporadical occuring bug with positioning the numbering fixed
- <Path> tag adapted to the new structure of the details view
Version 4.60:
- "Intelligent" renaming with with checking of possible naming conflicts
- Optional preview images in details view ⇒ menu item View / Details with icons
- Icon view with resizeable icons as alternative to the details view ⇒ menu item View / Icons
- Sorting the preview via menu items
- Numbering can be inserted at any place of the file name
- Support of temporary license keys for immediate activation
- Bug fixed that occured with faulty EXIF data in picture files
Version 4.50:
- Search functionality for identical files implemented
- File list dialog extended by file size, date of creation and date of last modification
- ID3 mass data change extended
- Implementation of trim to maximum path depth
- Standard open dialog now can be resized
- Sorting of the preview can be turned of if necessary
- Deletion of scripts not needed anymore
- Bug fixed when inserting blanks into file name
Version 4.40:
- New functionality for synchronizing folders implemented
- Inserting of name parts into ID3 tags
- Changing of capitalization in ID3 tags
- Fixed problem with correct recognition of some frames of larger ID3v2 tags
- New tag <NamePart> for name structures and insert dialog
- Revision of name structures to prevent problems caused by double or missing structure names
- Revision of the insert dialog
Version 4.30:
- File attributes dialog extended by oldest and newest folder and file date
- Support of meta data of SMS messages
- Numbering with letters and hexadecimal numbers
- ID3 mass data changing
- Replace/Remove dialog revised
- Fixing of error when selecting positions (cursor jumped two characters per key press)
- Improved compatibility for Windows Vista
Version 4.20:
- Filter functionality of Standard-Dialog revised
- Insert-Dialog revised
- Date/time selection revised
- Numerical sorting of the preview
- Trim functionality implemented
- <Name_M(x,y)> tag enhanced by relative reference to the end of the name
- Further tags implemented
Version 4.10:
- Show and edit ID3 song information for MP3 files
- Negative initial values and increments in the numbering and renumbering dialog allowed
- Date/Time dialog revised
- Inserting of the EXIF picture description implemented
- Inserting of date/time implemented
- Bugfixing under Windows 9x / ME that saved the program settings to a wrong folder
- Support of CTRL+A and CTRL+T in the file list of the Power dialog
Version 4.00:
- Assistant added
- Chosable colors for dialog windows
- "Help" command buttons added
- Loading the EXIF date when opening JPEG files can be switched off (increases the speed when opening these files)
- Handling of separate settings for each computer user
- CSV routine for determining new names from file revised
- Output of file lists extended
- Creation of lists with detailed MP3 or EXIF information
- Improved accessibility
- Functionality for copying the file name or the shortcut to clipboard implemented
Version 3.90:
- "Apply" command button added (performs actions without closing the dialog afterwards)
- Bug in dialog for not renamed files fixed
- File extension dialog revised
- Introduction of name structures
Version 3.80:
- Inserting of EXIF information
- Inserting of MP3 information / ID3 tags
- Functionality for easy program updating implemented
- Saving of the last filter position in the standard dialog
- Copying and moving of files (allows for example copying a complete play list to a portable device like an MP3 player)
- New command line option "/runscript"
- Fixing of a bug when opening a network resource with the option "All files"
Version 3.70:
- Functionality for getting new names from CSV file added
- File attribute functionality extended for offsets
- Opening of files via Drag-and-Drop to the program icon
- Calling of file properties dialog added
- First command line functions implemented (will be extended successively)
Version 3.60:
- Image preview is now resizable
- Displaying of the current image when opening the image preview
- Insert of path names into file names
- Open from file lists
- Replace/remove of characters extended with exceptions
- Security questions can optionally be switched off
- Bug fixed (files couldn't be renamed because they are already opened -> occured only with some special regional settings)
Version 3.50:
- Image preview added
- Functionality for changing file attributes added
- Deleting of files implemented
- Creating of a list of files opened in WinFR
- Saving of the last position of the main window
- Some minor bugs (occurring in version 3.40) fixed
Version 3.40:
- Opening of files can be stopped
- Usage of user-defined date/time formats possible
- Scripting functionality added
- Capitalisation can be inverted
- Insert dialog extended
- andling of not-renamed files improved
Version 3.30:
- Remove dialog extended
- Implementation of a second open dialog
- Functionality to rename and copy files at once
- Renaming can be limited to selected or unselected files
- Bug-fixing for opening JPEG picture with faulty EXIF information
- Shortening of the loading time of files
- Status indicator at the opening of files added
Version 3.20:
- Saving of the settings in the open dialog (check boxes)
- Security question about renaming can be turned off when logging is activated
- Simple file view in the open dialog to increase performance
- Opening of whole directories including sub-directories by drag and drop
- Changing of the direction to input numbers by scrollbars
- Shortcuts for the most important functions
- Support of EXIF information for picture files (Digicams) added
- Extended preview
- Sorting of the preview by clicking the column header
Version 3.10:
- Renaming by date/time added
- Open files by drag and drop
- History functionality to log all renamings added
Version 3.00:
- Complete revision of the user interface and all functions
- New open dialog (including open files from sub-directories and user-defined filters)
- Functionality to move parts of the file name added
- Manual editing of file names
- Choosing positions or characters (e.g. for insert) with the help of a form
- Save settings of user forms possible
- Marking of changed files in preview
Version 2.51:
- Bug fixed (files can't be renamed again without deleting the list after taking over the changes)
- Internal revision of some modules
Version 2.50:
- Insert functionality added
- Opening of all files of a directory
- Toolbar added
- Possibility to add old file extension to file name at replacing the file extensions
- Revision of the renaming routines
- Using the last directory in open dialog
- Tooltiptext to show long names in the preview
Version 2.40:
- Multi-language-ability added (with the first English language version) -> language changing during operation possible
- Revision of the replacing-algorithm
- "Fill up with zeros" in the numbering revised
- Sizable main window
- Now only one scrollbar in main window
- Splash-screen can be switched off
Version 2.31:
- Intermediate version fixing a sporadic bug occurring on clearing the file list in Windows 98 and ME.
Version 2.30:
- Status bar and functionality to modify an existing numbering added
- Bug fixing of the undo functionality
- Numbering functionality extended by intermediate characters
Version 2.20:
- Revised error handling
- Some bugs fixed
- New renaming options
- Undo functionality added
Version 2.00:
- Complete reprogramming (transferred from Delphi to VB)
- Sort functionality
- Extension of the renaming possibilities to files of different directories
Version 1.1:
- New renaming options
- Bug fixing
- Optical revision
Version 1.0: