WinFR File Renamer - The innovative file renamer and ID3 tagger

Program history

• Complete reprogramming (switch to the most current .NET technology) → involved revision of all dialogs and fixing of all known bugs
• Unicode ability implemented
• Restart of a numbering at given criterias like new day, month etc.
• Multifunctional open dialog (replaces the former power and standard dialogs)
• Support of additional formats in the single image preview

• Grid lines can be turned on and off in details view
• Problem with ID3 mass data changing with more than 300 files fixed
• Numbering without additional name parts possible again
• Sporadical occuring bug with positioning the numbering fixed
• <Path> tag adapted to the new structure of the details view

• "Intelligent" renaming with with checking of possible naming conflicts
• Optional preview images in details view ⇒ menu item View / Details with icons
• Icon view with resizeable icons as alternative to the details view ⇒ menu item View / Icons
• Sorting the preview via menu items
• Numbering can be inserted at any place of the file name
• Support of temporary license keys for immediate activation
• Bug fixed that occured with faulty EXIF data in picture files

• Search functionality for identical files implemented
• File list dialog extended by file size, date of creation and date of last modification
• ID3 mass data change extended
• Implementation of trim to maximum path depth
• Standard open dialog now can be resized
• Sorting of the preview can be turned of if necessary
• Deletion of scripts not needed anymore
• Bug fixed when inserting blanks into file name

• New functionality for synchronizing folders implemented
• Inserting of name parts into ID3 tags
• Changing of capitalization in ID3 tags
• Fixed problem with correct recognition of some frames of larger ID3v2 tags
• New tag <NamePart> for name structures and insert dialog
• Revision of name structures to prevent problems caused by double or missing structure names
• Revision of the insert dialog

• File attributes dialog extended by oldest and newest folder and file date
• Support of meta data of SMS messages
• Numbering with letters and hexadecimal numbers
• ID3 mass data changing
• Replace/Remove dialog revised
• Fixing of error when selecting positions (cursor jumped two characters per key press)
• Improved compatibility for Windows Vista

• Filter functionality of Standard-Dialog revised
• Insert-Dialog revised
• Date/time selection revised
• Numerical sorting of the preview
• Trim functionality implemented
• <Name_M(x,y)> tag enhanced by relative reference to the end of the name
• Further tags implemented

• Show and edit ID3 song information for MP3 files
• Negative initial values and increments in the numbering and renumbering dialog allowed
• Date/Time dialog revised
• Inserting of the EXIF picture description implemented
• Inserting of date/time implemented
• Bugfixing under Windows 9x / ME that saved the program settings to a wrong folder
• Support of CTRL+A and CTRL+T in the file list of the Power dialog

• Assistant added
• Chosable colors for dialog windows
• "Help" command buttons added
• Loading the EXIF date when opening JPEG files can be switched off (increases the speed when opening these files)
• Handling of separate settings for each computer user
• CSV routine for determining new names from file revised
• Output of file lists extended
• Creation of lists with detailed MP3 or EXIF information
• Improved accessibility
• Functionality for copying the file name or the shortcut to clipboard implemented

• "Apply" command button added (performs actions without closing the dialog afterwards)
• Bug in dialog for not renamed files fixed
• File extension dialog revised
• Introduction of name structures

• Inserting of EXIF information
• Inserting of MP3 information / ID3 tags
• Functionality for easy program updating implemented
• Saving of the last filter position in the standard dialog
• Copying and moving of files (allows for example copying a complete play list to a portable device like an MP3 player)
• New command line option "/runscript"
• Fixing of a bug when opening a network resource with the option "All files"

• Functionality for getting new names from CSV file added
• File attribute functionality extended for offsets
• Opening of files via Drag-and-Drop to the program icon
• Calling of file properties dialog added
• First command line functions implemented (will be extended successively)

• Image preview is now resizable
• Displaying of the current image when opening the image preview
• Insert of path names into file names
• Open from file lists
• Replace/remove of characters extended with exceptions
• Security questions can optionally be switched off
• Bug fixed (files couldn't be renamed because they are already opened -> occured only with some special regional settings)

• Image preview added
• Functionality for changing file attributes added
• Deleting of files implemented
• Creating of a list of files opened in WinFR
• Saving of the last position of the main window
• Some minor bugs (occurring in version 3.40) fixed

• Opening of files can be stopped
• Usage of user-defined date/time formats possible
• Scripting functionality added
• Capitalisation can be inverted
• Insert dialog extended
• andling of not-renamed files improved

• Remove dialog extended
• Implementation of a second open dialog
• Functionality to rename and copy files at once
• Renaming can be limited to selected or unselected files
• Bug-fixing for opening JPEG picture with faulty EXIF information
• Shortening of the loading time of files
• Status indicator at the opening of files added

• Saving of the settings in the open dialog (check boxes)
• Security question about renaming can be turned off when logging is activated
• Simple file view in the open dialog to increase performance
• Opening of whole directories including sub-directories by drag and drop
• Changing of the direction to input numbers by scrollbars
• Shortcuts for the most important functions
• Support of EXIF information for picture files (Digicams) added
• Extended preview
• Sorting of the preview by clicking the column header

• Renaming by date/time added
• Open files by drag and drop
• History functionality to log all renamings added

• Complete revision of the user interface and all functions
• New open dialog (including open files from sub-directories and user-defined filters)
• Functionality to move parts of the file name added
• Manual editing of file names
• Choosing positions or characters (e.g. for insert) with the help of a form
• Save settings of user forms possible
• Marking of changed files in preview

• Bug fixed (files can't be renamed again without deleting the list after taking over the changes)
• Internal revision of some modules

• Insert functionality added
• Opening of all files of a directory
• Toolbar added
• Possibility to add old file extension to file name at replacing the file extensions
• Revision of the renaming routines
• Using the last directory in open dialog
• Tooltiptext to show long names in the preview

• Multi-language-ability added (with the first English language version) -> language changing during operation possible
• Revision of the replacing-algorithm
• "Fill up with zeros" in the numbering revised
• Sizable main window
• Now only one scrollbar in main window
• Splash-screen can be switched off

• Intermediate version fixing a sporadic bug occurring on clearing the file list in Windows 98 and ME.

• Status bar and functionality to modify an existing numbering added
• Bug fixing of the undo functionality
• Numbering functionality extended by intermediate characters

• Revised error handling
• Some bugs fixed
• New renaming options
• Undo functionality added

• Complete reprogramming (transferred from Delphi to VB)
• Sort functionality
• Extension of the renaming possibilities to files of different directories

• New renaming options
• Bug fixing
• Optical revision

• Release version