Classic Files

Rename 300 holiday photos, clean up a download folder, or put numbers in front of every episode — without installing anything or writing a script.

Classic Files looks like a Windows 7 / Windows 10 utility: a real menu bar, a list you can drag files into, and a status bar. Add files or a whole folder, stack a few rules on the right, and watch the New name column update as you type. Nothing touches the disk until you press Rename files.

What you can do

• Replace or remove text, with an optional match case
• Insert text at the start, at the end, or at a chosen position
• Change case: UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, Sentence case
• Number files before or after the name, with your own start number, step, digit count and optional text
• Change the extension
• Keep the original extension out of the rules ("photo.JPG" keeps ".JPG")
• Switch any rule off, reorder the rules, or delete them
• Tick which files to rename; the rest are left alone

Safe by design

• Every new name is checked before anything happens. Bad characters, reserved Windows names, names that are too long, two files wanting the same name, and names already used in the folder are marked in red and skipped
• Existing files are never overwritten
• Undo puts the last batch back with one press (Ctrl+Z)
• Swapping two names (A→B and B→A) works without a temporary mess
• After a successful rename the rules switch off by themselves, so pressing Rename again cannot add the numbers twice

Small things that matter

• Drag and drop files or folders onto the window
• Works with any file type, not just photos
• Classic Light and Classic Dark themes
• Your rules and settings are remembered between sessions
• Checks for updates by itself (you can say no)
• Runs without administrator rights, sends no data, no ads, no account
• Free

Classic Files is a Classic Works™ app.