Find the “rename” search box, then select “Rename Finder Items” and drag it to the workflow panel.

Select a new “application” in the snap screen.

Start “Automator” located in the OS X / Applications folder.

For example, if you have a group of files named sample1, sample2, sample3, dropping them in this application will rename them sample1 name, sample2 new, and sample3 new.

This creates a small application that appends text to each file dropped into it and effectively names the file by adding another specified piece of text to existing files. We’re going! Create a simple batch file renaming application for Mac OS X. Of course, this Automator feature can also be made much more complex, handle advanced file functions such as resizing images at the same time, or rename using wildcards and inserts, but the purpose of this article is to keep things easy and accessible to everyone, even beginners who are new to scripting and automation. Due to the simplicity and overall user-friendliness of this Automator application, experienced users may prefer to use this command line method to rename files. If you are unfamiliar with Automator and create Automator applications in OS X, the process is fairly simple, so just follow through and you have a simple working application to rename files in an instant.

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