Magic File Renamer Help


Rename List Fields

These fields can be shown as columns in the Rename List. Use Select fields… to choose visible columns. Many fields also appear as formatting tokens — see Formatting Tokens.

A + in Write means the field is editable via Manual Override / Edit as Name List, and available as a filter Apply target when the Filter Options pane offers that field. Fields without Write are read-only.

File Name

Basic path and name information.

Field Write Description
File Name + Name without extension.
File Extension + Extension without a leading dot.
Full File Name + Name including extension.
Full Path + Absolute path including full name.
Parent Directory + Absolute path of the containing folder. Changing it moves the item; missing folders are created when you press GO.
File/Folder File or Folder.
File Name Numeric Value First number found in the full name, or 0. Useful for sorting.
File Name Length Character length of Full File Name.
Full Path Length Character length of Full Path.

File Properties

Field Write Description
Creation Date + Filesystem creation time.
Last Write Date + Filesystem last-write time.
Last Access Date + Filesystem last-access time.
Size File size in bytes (0 for folders).
Attributes + Attribute flags in the form RHAS (Read-only, Hidden, Archive, System); - means unset.
Folder File Count Count of files in the item’s folder (parent folder for file rows; the folder itself for folder rows). Does not include subfolders.

Audio Tag

Semantic tag fields for common audio formats (MP3/ID3, Ogg, FLAC, Apple, ASF, and others via TagLib). Matching tokens are under Audio Tag formatting tokens.

Field Write Description
Album + Album / release title.
Album Artist + Album-level credit (compilations / Various Artists). Distinct from Artist. Multiple values joined with ;.
Album Artist (first) First Album Artist value before ;.
Artist + Track performers. Multiple values joined with ;.
Artist (first) First Artist value before ;.
ASIN + Amazon Standard Identification Number.
BPM + Tempo in beats per minute.
Comment + Free-text comment / notes.
Composer + Composer(s). Multiple values joined with ;.
Composer (first) First Composer value before ;.
Conductor + Conductor or musical director.
Copyright + Copyright notice for the recording or release.
Disc + Disc number in a multi-disc set.
Disc Count + Total number of discs in a multi-disc set.
Genre + Genre. Multiple values joined with ;.
Genre (first) First Genre value before ;.
Grouping + Content group / work set.
Lyrics + Song lyrics text.
MusicBrainz Album Artist Id + MusicBrainz release artist (album artist) UUID.
MusicBrainz Album Id + MusicBrainz release (album) UUID.
MusicBrainz Album Release Country + MusicBrainz release country code.
MusicBrainz Album Status + MusicBrainz release status (e.g. official, promotion).
MusicBrainz Album Type + MusicBrainz release type (e.g. album, single, EP).
MusicBrainz Artist Id + MusicBrainz artist UUID.
MusicBrainz Disc Id + MusicBrainz disc ID (TOC fingerprint).
MusicBrainz Track Id + MusicBrainz recording / track UUID.
MusicIP PUID + MusicIP acoustic fingerprint PUID.
Tag Types Present tag blocks (e.g. Id3v2;Xiph).
Title + Track title.
Track + Track number within the album (or disc).
Track Count + Total number of tracks on the album (or disc).
Year + Release or recording year.

Media Properties

Read-only TagLib stream properties for audio and video. Raster size is under Image. See also Media formatting tokens.

Field Write Description
MIME Type Internet media type.
Possibly Corrupt Whether TagLib flagged the file as possibly corrupt.
Duration Formatted duration (h:mm:ss).
Duration (Seconds) Same duration as a whole-second number.
Media Types TagLib media-type flags text.
Description Codec / media description.
Audio Bitrate Audio stream bitrate when present.
Audio Channels Audio channel count when present.
Audio Sample Rate Audio sample rate when present.
Bits Per Sample Bits per sample when present.
Video Width Video stream width in pixels (not still-image / cover art).
Video Height Video stream height in pixels (not still-image / cover art).

MP3 Properties

Read-only MPEG audio-header properties for MP3 files. See MP3 Properties formatting tokens.

Field Write Description
Bitrate MPEG header bitrate.
VBR Whether the stream is VBR / encoding flag.
Frequency Sample rate in Hz (MPEG header).
Duration MPEG header duration as h:mm:ss.
Duration (Seconds) Same MPEG header duration as a whole-second number.
Layer MPEG audio layer (I / II / III).
Level MPEG version (e.g. Version 1).
Mode Channel mode.
Copyright MPEG header copyright bit — not the audio-tag Copyright text.
Original MPEG header original/copy bit.
Protection MPEG header CRC protection bit.

Image

Read-only basic image properties for JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, ICO, WebP, and HEIF/HEIC. See Image Properties tokens.

Field Write Description
Format Image format name.
Width Width in pixels.
Height Height in pixels.
Bit Depth Bits per pixel.
Horizontal Resolution Horizontal DPI.
Vertical Resolution Vertical DPI.
Frames Count Frame count (e.g. animated GIF).

Jpeg Tag

Read-only EXIF-derived columns commonly shown in the Rename List. For arbitrary EXIF tags use the EXIF formatting tokens. GPS and nearby place names are in Jpeg Geo.

Field Write Description
Title Windows XP Title tag.
Subject Windows XP Subject tag.
Author Windows XP Author tag (distinct from EXIF Artist).
Keywords Windows XP Keywords tag.
Comments Windows XP Comments tag.
Date/Time Taken EXIF DateTimeOriginal.
Make Camera make.
Model Camera model.
Description EXIF ImageDescription.
Artist EXIF IFD0 Artist (photographer). Not the audio-tag Artist field.
Image Number EXIF ImageNumber.
User Comment EXIF UserComment.
Exposure Time Shutter speed.
FNumber Aperture f-number.
ISO Speed Ratings ISO speed.
Focal Length Focal length.
Focal Length In 35mm Film 35mm-equivalent focal length.

Jpeg Geo

Read-only location columns for JPEG files. Latitude and Longitude are decimal degrees when GPS is present; otherwise empty (no network). Nearby Place / Region / Country reverse-geocode GPS via GeoNames (may use the network on a cache miss); see Nearby / GeoNames tokens and EXIF GPS tokens.

Field Write Description
Latitude GPS latitude in decimal degrees when present; otherwise empty (no network).
Longitude GPS longitude in decimal degrees when present; otherwise empty (no network).
Nearby Place Nearby place name from GeoNames for the GPS coordinates.
Nearby Region Nearby region from GeoNames for the GPS coordinates.
Nearby Country Nearby country from GeoNames for the GPS coordinates.

PDF Document

Read-only PDF Info dictionary fields and page count. See PDF Document tokens.

Field Write Description
Title PDF Info Title.
Author Document author from the PDF Info dictionary.
Subject PDF Info Subject.
Keywords PDF Info Keywords.
Creator Application that created the original document before it was converted to PDF.
Producer Application that produced/converted this PDF file.
Created PDF Info CreationDate.
Modified PDF Info ModDate.
Page Count Number of pages.

EPUB Document

Read-only EPUB Dublin Core package fields. See EPUB Document tokens.

Field Write Description
Title Dublin Core title.
Creator Dublin Core creator / author (person or organization), not a creating application.
Publisher Dublin Core publisher.
Language Dublin Core language.
Date Dublin Core date (literal string).
Identifier Package unique-identifier when set; otherwise the first non-blank dc:identifier.
Subject Dublin Core subject.
Description First non-blank dc:description from the EPUB package.

Office Document

Read-only Office PackageProperties fields for readable DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX files. See Office Document tokens.

Field Write Description
Title PackageProperties Title.
Author Document author from PackageProperties Creator (OPC core prop), not a creating application.
Subject PackageProperties Subject.
Keywords PackageProperties Keywords.
Category Document category from PackageProperties.
Description PackageProperties Description.
Last Modified By Name of the user who last saved the document.
Created PackageProperties Created.
Modified PackageProperties Modified.