AI RenamerAI Renamer
AI Renamer for researchers

A paper library you can actually search.

Papers arrive as 1-s2.0-S0092867420301234-main.pdf and 2410.03114v2.pdf. AI Renamer reads the text and names each one by first author, year and topic.

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Before and after

Real files, real names.

Six files the way they arrive, and the names AI Renamer gives them with these settings.

The settings

Case style
Pascal snake case (Two_Words)
Max. characters
60
Output language
English
Rename based on
File content only
Custom instructions
For papers use the first author surname, the year, then 3 or 4 topic words. For data files describe what was measured.
  • pdf1-s2.0-S0092867420301234-main.pdf
    Zhang_2020_Protein_Folding_Pathways.pdf
  • pdf2410.03114v2.pdf
    Patel_2024_Sparse_Attention_Transformers.pdf
  • pdfnihms-1734221.pdf
    Okafor_2021_Gut_Microbiome_And_Sleep.pdf
  • pdfdownload (7).pdf
    Lindqvist_2019_Coastal_Erosion_Survey.pdf
  • csvdata_export_final.csv
    Field_Survey_Soil_Moisture_2026.csv
  • fig3_v2.png
    Fig_3_Cell_Viability_By_Dose.png
Reads the paper

Author, year and topic.

A folder of numbered PDFs is a folder you never open.

AI Renamer reads the text of each PDF and follows your pattern, like first author, year and a few topic words.

  • Text and scanned PDFs
  • CSV and JSON datasets too
  • Your pattern, every time
Unpublished work

Drafts stay on your machine.

Manuscripts under review should not go to a third party.

Use Ollama or LM Studio and files are read by a model running on your own computer, with no internet needed.

  • Offline with Ollama or LM Studio
  • No file size limit locally
  • One time $19
Traceable

Every rename on record.

A co-author asks for the file you downloaded as nihms-1734221.

History keeps the original name next to the new one, with the date, so you can match a paper back to its download.

  • Original and new names
  • Sort by date
  • Status of every rename
How it works

Three steps. About a minute.

No rules to write and no patterns to learn. AI Renamer reads the files and you decide what to keep.

  1. 1

    Drop files or a folder

    Drag them onto the window, or pick them with Select Files and Select Folder. Images, PDFs and text files all work.

  2. 2

    AI reads every file

    Each file is read for what it shows or says and gets a new name in a few seconds, written the way you set it up.

  3. 3

    Check, then rename all

    Nothing changes on disk until you press Rename All. Not happy with one name? Ask for another.

FAQ

Questions people ask first.

What researchers want to know before they rename their files with AI Renamer.

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Keep reading

Use cases that fit.

Rename PDF files

Contracts, bills, tickets and manuals

document (3).pdftoinsurance_renewal_harbor_mutual_march_2026.pdf

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Rename files offline

Ollama, LM Studio and your own models

IMG_2231.jpgtogolden-retriever-on-beach.jpg

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Notes and text files

Notes, Markdown, CSV and JSON

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More solutions

Accountants

Invoices, receipts and statements

scan0001.pdfto2026-03-14-acme-supplies-invoice-1240-usd.pdf

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Lawyers

Contracts, filings and correspondence

Doc_20261012_093011.pdftoLease Agreement Harper Lin Properties 2026.pdf

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Real estate

Listing photos, floor plans and contracts

14_Oak_St_001.jpgtoOak-Street-Kitchen-Marble-Island.jpg

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Give your files their real names.

Download AI Renamer, sign in with Google and rename your first 10 files for free.

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For Mac and Windows. Local mode is a one time $19.