New files name themselves.
Pick the folders your files land in, like Downloads or your desktop. Every new file is renamed a few seconds after it arrives, with the settings you already use. No clicks, no drag and drop.
10 free credits when you sign up. No card needed.
Watching
Waiting for new files
New files in Desktop are renamed here as they arrive
Set it once. Then forget it.
Turn it on, pick your folders and keep working. AI Renamer does the rest in the background.
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Settings
Credits: 42AIOutputWatchGeneralWatch FolderBeta
Rename new files automaticallyFiles added to a watched folder are renamed as soon as they arrive.
FoldersDesktop/Users/jamie/DesktopDownloads/Users/jamie/DownloadsAdd FolderOnly new files are renamed, while AI Renamer is open. Files already in the folder and files in subfolders are left as they are. Each renamed file uses 1 credit.
1Turn it on in Settings
Switch on Rename new files automatically and add the folders you want watched, like Downloads or your desktop.
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Watching
Credits: 42scan0001.pdf471.04 KBIMG_4821.jpg3.20 MB(2.90s)golden-retriever-in-park.jpgScreenshot 2026-11-12 at 10.42.13.png890.63 KB(1.10s)login-error-dialog.png2Save files as usual
Download, scan or take a screenshot. A few seconds later the file has a real name, and the Watching page shows what it became.
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History
Credits: 42Name New Name Date Status Screenshot 2026-11-12 at 10.42.13.pnglogin-error-dialog.pngNov 12, 2026 3:21 PMSuccessIMG_4821.jpggolden-retriever-in-park.jpgNov 11, 2026 1:21 PMSuccessscan0001.pdfacme-invoice-march-2026.pdfNov 10, 2026 11:21 AMSuccessexport_0042.jpgsunset-over-lisbon-bay.jpgNov 9, 2026 9:21 AMSuccess3Find them in History
Every file the watcher renamed is listed in History with its old and new name.
Careful with your files.
Watch Folder only touches what is new, follows your settings and never overwrites a file.
Any folders you pick
Watch Downloads, the desktop, a scanner folder or all of them at once.
Only new files
Files already in the folder, files in subfolders and files you rename yourself are left alone.
Waits for downloads
A download that starts as an empty file is renamed once its content has arrived.
Never overwrites
When the new name is taken, AI Renamer adds -1, -2 and so on to the end.
Your settings apply
Case style, language, length and custom instructions work the same as when you rename by hand.
1 credit per file
In cloud mode each renamed file uses a credit. With the Local Model Package and your own model there is no limit.
Folders worth watching.
The places where badly named files pile up on their own.
Downloads
Bills, tickets and forms from the browser.
download (2).pdfelectricity-bill-october.pdfDesktop
Where screenshots land, named after what is on screen.
Screenshot 2026-11-12 at 10.42.13.pnglogin-error-dialog.pngScans
The folder your scanner saves to.
scan0001.pdfacme-invoice-march-2026.pdfExports
Where your photo or design app saves its exports.
export_0042.jpgsunset-over-lisbon-bay.jpg
Watch Folder, answered.
What people ask before they let AI Renamer rename files on its own.
Use cases for Watch Folder.
Auto rename new files
Watch a folder, rename on arrival
Screenshot 2026-11-12 at 10.42.13.pngtologin-page-error-dialog.png
See how it worksOrganize Downloads
Years of files named download (7)
download (7).pdftoconcert_tickets_madrid_june.pdf
See how it worksRename screenshots
Bugs, bookings, chats and references
Screenshot 2026-11-12 at 10.42.13.pngtologinPageErrorDialog.png
See how it worksGive your files their real names.
Download AI Renamer, sign in with Google and rename your first 10 files for free.
For Mac and Windows. Local mode is a one time $19.