Batch Rename Files on Mac & Windows with AI
An AI batch rename tool renames many files in one workflow while giving each file a content-aware name. Zush reads screenshots, photos, PDFs, documents, videos, audio, and design files in mixed folders, then lets you review every name before applying changes.
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Review a mixed batch before changing filenames
Zush gives each file its own content-based name while applying one naming convention to the batch. Use it for mixed screenshots, photos, and documents; a simple prefix or numbered sequence may only need your file manager’s rename tools.
- Add a small, representative selection of files. Choose the AI mode and a Template with the fields your folder needs.
- Generate suggestions and review the whole list. Check missing dates, weak descriptions, duplicate names, and file extensions.
- Apply the reviewed batch, open a few renamed files, and check rename history before processing a larger archive.
Screenshot.pngAcme_Checkout-Error.pngA consistent pattern does not guarantee correct AI fields. Linked project files can depend on their original names; test copies first and keep a backup.
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Bulk rename files by real content before you apply changes
Your naming system, powered by AI
Combine file content, metadata, dates, custom instructions, and reusable blocks into filenames that match the way you work. Zush suggests — you review and decide.
Smart Batch Rename
Analyze and rename 100+ file formats in one batch, from images, EPUB and FB2 ebooks, and PDFs to audio, video, and Office files. Describe any detail for Zush to extract, then reuse it as a Custom AI Block in any template.
Choose where AI runs
Choose Zush Cloud, BYOK, LM Studio or Ollama for the same review-first rename workflow.
Cloud AI
Goes through our relay to a commercial AI provider, under their standard API terms. The relay exists so the API key can’t be pulled out of the app.
Bring Your Own Key
Connect your own API key from Gemini, OpenRouter, OpenAI, or Claude for cloud renames; FREE includes 50 across all modes and PRO is unlimited. Keys are stored locally in secure platform storage.
Private Local AI Options
Keep supported analysis on your device with LM Studio or Ollama. Each local mode works offline after setup.
Watch one or multiple folders — including iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive folders. Zush runs in the background and processes new files automatically.
Save reusable rename setups for screenshots, expenses, music tracks, client work, legal files, travel bookings, and monitored folders.
Build consistent filenames from 145+ blocks covering dates, file metadata, audio, photos, finance, legal, travel, clients, and AI-detected fields.
Set rename, tagging, and metadata rules so AI output follows your style and workflow.
Automatically add Finder tags and Spotlight metadata. Find files instantly with natural search queries.
Keep track of every change. Made a mistake? Rollback to the original filename with one click.
Supported File Formats
Images
Documents
Videos
Audio
Design
Try Zush free
Rename and organize files with AI, monitor folders, and clean up screenshots, design files, PDFs, photos, audio, videos, iWork, and Office documents by content.
Free · No credit card required · macOS Sequoia+ · Windows 10+
Pick your platform — same Zush, native everywhere
A signed and notarized .dmg, Mac App Store build, or Homebrew cask for macOS. A Microsoft Store install for Windows. Same renaming engine, same BYOK and Local AI mode, native to each OS.
Batch rename methods compared
Choose the rename method by what must change
Choose content analysis when each file needs its own description. Choose a pattern-based method when the necessary text or numbering rule is already known. Check preview and undo options before applying a large batch.
| Method | Best for | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|
| Finder / File Explorer | Replacing text, adding one prefix, or numbering a selection with the same rule | It works from the current filename and cannot tell one invoice, screenshot, or photo from another. |
| Shortcuts / PowerRename | Repeatable pattern rules, regular expressions, dates, counters, and metadata already present in the file | The useful naming logic must be known in advance; mixed folders still need to be sorted into predictable groups. |
| Scripts and CLI tools | Engineering workflows that need custom logic, metadata extraction, or integration with other automation | They require maintenance and normally cannot infer a distinct descriptive title from every visual or document. |
| Zush | Mixed folders where every file needs its own content-aware name, with preview, templates, and undo | Content analysis is unnecessary overhead when one simple deterministic rename rule already solves the batch. |
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Choose your PRO plan
Monthly flexibility or one-time lifetime access. Both plans remove the rename limit across every AI mode.
PRO Monthly
Flexible monthly plan
$10/month +VAT
PRO One-Time
Pay once for lifetime access
$48$36one-time +VAT
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