How to rename photos and organize your camera roll
Drop your photos
Drag camera roll photos from any device. Thumbnails appear immediately so you can confirm what each file contains before renaming.
Pick Photos style
The Photos preset replaces any camera name with Photo_YYYY-MM-DD_001. Use Custom to prefix with an event name like Vacation_Italy_2026_{n}.
Download renamed photos
Review thumbnails alongside new names, lock any you've tweaked manually, and download the renamed ZIP. Your photos sort perfectly by date in any file manager.
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"I came back from Japan with 1,400 photos across my DSLR and iPhone, all named DSC_0001.JPG and IMG_3847.HEIC. Dropped everything in, used the date plus sequence preset, and had them organized chronologically in under two minutes."
Photographer"I travel full-time and shoot on three different cameras. The date prefix means my entire library sorts chronologically across devices without manual work. The only photo renaming tool I found that handles HEIC natively."
Travel Blogger"For wedding photography, consistent naming is everything. Client_WeddingDate_Sequence.jpg on delivery looks professional. I process my culled JPGs here before client delivery, 300+ files in seconds, and clients always comment on the organization."
Wedding Photographer"My iPhone Camera Roll was 2,000 photos deep all named IMG_xxxx. This tool renamed all of them to Photo_YYYY-MM-DD_001 format. My Google Photos library is finally organized. Works right in Safari, no app install needed."
iPhone User"I have been digitizing 20 years of family photos. Getting them all to YYYY-MM-DD_Description_001.jpg for the family archive was a huge project. This tool made it manageable. I could do batches by event and the custom template was very flexible."
Family Archivist"I shoot with a Canon DSLR and Fuji X100. The files come off with completely different naming conventions. Batch rename both sets at once with a single session date prefix and they all sort together perfectly in my Lightroom catalog."
DSLR Photographer"Real estate photos need consistent naming before upload to the MLS. Property_Address_Shot01.jpg format is clean and professional. I process every shoot here before the office uploads them. Works on every computer without any install."
Real Estate Photographer"Food photography for restaurant clients means 150+ photos per shoot with camera default names. I add client name, dish name, and sequence number before handing files over. The live preview catches template errors before I download."
Food Photographer"Portrait sessions give me 400+ files to sort through after culling. The date-prefix plus sequential numbering gets my keeper selects organized before editing. HEIC and JPG handled in the same batch saves real time when mixing phone and camera shots."
Portrait Photographer"I manage the family photo archive: 15,000 digitized photos from the last 40 years. Organizing them by decade and event using the custom template and date prefix was a multi-week project. This tool made the batch renaming part trivial."
Family Photo Archivist"I submit stock photos to multiple agencies. Each has a slightly different filename convention. The custom template plus find-and-replace handles the conversion between conventions. Processes 300 JPEGs in a batch faster than any desktop app I tried."
Stock Photographer"I shoot travel photography across 40+ countries. Keeping everything organized by location and date is critical. This tool gets my YYYY_CountryCity_001.jpg naming applied to each trip's batch in seconds. The no-upload policy is a real bonus."
Travel PhotographerPhoto renaming: frequently asked questions
What happens to IMG_8847.jpg with the Photos preset?
Can I name photos after a specific event or trip?
Italy_2026_{n} gives Italy_2026_001.jpg, Italy_2026_002.jpg, etc.