Siren Renamer

Siren Renamer is an open source and graphical and command-line file renaming utility that also allows users to move and copy files.

Siren can use a lot of information associated with the respective files, such as base name, name, dos name, extension, date, time, size, paths, selection number, etc.

Siren Renamer is a cross-platform application and runs under Linux and Windows operating system. It requires GTK2 or later.

What is new in this release:

• New features:
• File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions:
• New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
• New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
• New options in Preferences/General
• Monitor changes in current directory
• It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren. The directory tree is not monitored
• Support of some new file types:
• fon : font file (Windows only)
• snd : sound file
• Minor modifications:
• "Insert into expression" option added in the right-click menu of completion windows
• Better first placement of the completion windows
• The toolbar buttons and menu options associated to completion windows are now "checkable"
• Bugs correction:
• All platforms:
• Display of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
• GNU/Linux:
• Position of the file list column header right-click menu
• Horizontal bar under main menu
• At first start, the "First contact" window is not active
• Windows:
• Stricter management of the ':' character in new filenames
• In the directory tree the "backspace" key generates a two levels jump back

What is new in version 3.14 Beta 2 Build 1027:

• New in 3.14 :
• File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions
• New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
• New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
• New options in Preferences/General
• Monitor changes of current directory
• It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren
• The directory tree is not monitored
• Support of some new file types :
• fon : font file (MSW only)
• snd : sound file
• Minor modifications
• "Insert variable" option added in the right click menu of completion windows
• Better first placement of the completion windows
• Completion window toolbar buttons and menu options are now "checkable" elements
• Minor in 3.14 :
• -MSW : stricter management of the ':' character in new filename
• -Correct redisplay of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
• -MSW : in the dir tree, backspace jumps up two levels
• -GTK : a right click on a column header shows the menu slightly lower than the mouse pointer
• -GTK : Horizontal bar under main menu
• -GTK : At first start, "First Contact" doesn't have the focus

What is new in version 3.14 Beta 1 Build 1024:

• File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions
• New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
• New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
• New options in Preferences/General
• Monitor changes in current directory:
• It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren
• The directory tree is not monitored
• Support of some new file types :
• fon : font file (MSW only)
• snd : sound file
• Minor modifications:
• "Insert variable" option added in the right click menu of completion windows
• Better first placement of the completion windows
• Completion window toolbar buttons and menu options are now "checkable" elements
• Minor bugs solved:
• MSW : stricter management of the ':' character in new filename
• Correct redisplay of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
• MSW : in the dir tree, backspace jumps up two levels
• GTK : a right click on a column header shows the menu slightly lower than the mouse pointer
• GTK : Horizontal bar under main menu
• GTK : At first start, "First Contact" doesn't have the focus

What is new in version 3.13:

• Computation of MP3 duration has been fixed.
• New audio and video duration variables.
• Use of the wxWidgets 2.9.5 library.

What is new in version 3.12:

• Bugs correction:
• File copies can remain after a failed rename operation
• Crash during the "expression testbed" window opening if the "immediate recomputation" preference is set
• Other modifications:
• New option in the "View" menu to specify the visualisation window placement
• Change in : Preferences/New name computation/Characters/Replace characters
• If "From" is longer than "To" the last character of "To" is used

What is new in version 3.11:

• This version fixes bugs and brings a few minor modifications.

Requirements:

• gtk+