# Version History

v6.82 (2026-04-16)

- Fix reading files with "new" attributes such as synced with OneDrive

v6.81 (2020-11-19)

- Fixed three small bugs and a typo on the manual

v6.8 (2016-03-20)

- New shell extension library that works on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows!
- New format tags for images and video: and
- Preset items can now be recalled by double clicking it
- Bug fixes, smaller tweaks and updates here and there

v6.73 (2014-06-03)

- Improved support for high DPI settings
- User can now decide when to save settings (see Settings->Settings)
- Support for reading monkeys audio (ape) and some raw image formats
- Added two new tags: &
- A few crash bugs corrected, and many other small fixes and tweaks

v6.72 (2012-12-22)

- Added a column to the file list with "custom" content, where you decide what to display using <tags>!
- Some smaller tweaks and fixes as usual.

v6.71 (2012-06-13)

- Fixed a tiny problem with drag-and-drop

v6.7 (2012-06-10)

- Added relative positioning to move function!
- Added maintain space before and after char to space function!
- Added replace underscore to space function!
- Included new script: Extract XML/HTML tag from file
- Fixed around 15 bugs plus 10 or so minor tweaks

v6.58 (2012-01-05)

- Add & Remove can now be used simultaneously!
- A few minor fixes here and there

v6.57 (2011-12-08)

- Added "reset on base name change" to counters!

v6.56 (2011-11-15)

- The previous version had a problem that could cause it to freeze when starting a rename that has been fixed now.

v6.55 (2011-11-13)

- Fixed 10 or so rare bugs, plus some smaller tweaks.

v6.54 (2011-05-25)

- Added buttons to add and remove Flash Renamer from SendTo menu in Windows Explorer.
- Fixed a tiny bug with the tag menu and made some smaller GUI tweaks.

v6.53 (2011-05-21)

- Tweaked mp3 reading to avoid crashes.
- Slightly optimized loading times.

v6.52 (2011-05-04)

- Fixed 2 additional bugs found in v6.5.

v6.51 (2011-04-12)

- Fixed a couple of small bugs.

v6.5 (2011-03-23)

- Added CSV list function!
- Added Move function!
- Added support for reading Exif tags in Tiff images, and also GeoTiff tags!
- Added support for reading Exif GPS tags and many Exif makernotes!
- Added support for reading IPTC image tags!
- New music tagging library with enhanced performance!
- Added "Reset at" option to counter setup!
- Added support for reading music tags in wma, mp4, mpc, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
- Added support for writing music tags in ogg, wma, mp4, flac, mpc, spx, tta, wv, m4a, m4b, m4p && m4r files!
- Added support for extending Flash Renamer with the amazing ExifTool!
- Set Date function can now add and subtract time intervals!
- Set date function can now set the date of a folder to first Exif file found inside!
- Set date function can now get dates from filenames.
- Command line now accepts filenames at startup (loaded into free select).
- Added options to add content of folder when adding a folder to free select (instead of just the folder itself).
- New property exposed to scripts: GetAllFilenames
- New format tags for music folders: <DirLength> <DirLengthS>
- New folder format tags: <FirstFileInFolder> <FirstFileInFolder-Ext>
- New format tags returning parts of filenames: <Left-#> <Right-#> <Mid-#> <Mid-#-#> <MidRev-#> <MidRev-#-#>
- Added CRC32 format tag: <Crc32>
- Added zero padded versions of some tags: <SizeB-#> <DirSizeB-#> <RndZ#-Low-High>
- New design in settings window!
- Added setting: uncheck filters at startup
- Added setting: If filenames already exist
- Many smaller interface enhancements
- Around 30 other tweaks and small bugs fixed.

v6.41 (2010-02-20)

- Just a few minor fixes discovered since the release last week.

v6.4 (2010-02-14)

- Added Pre-Processor!
- Added Include Filter!
- Added "Keep / Replace Filename" for Add Counter function
- Added preset option to overide global options
- New script included: Rotate Around
- Added copy/paste functionality to preset manager
- Several optimizations for large filesets
- Some interface layout & visual enhancements
- Many smaller changes to fix quirks and increase usability
- Some other enhancements suggested by users (thank you!)
- 10+ bugfixes

v6.3 (2009-11-08)

- Added 'lowercase exceptions' (according to English spelling rules) to Set Casing function.
- Added 'preserve all upper case' and 'preserve mixed case' to Set Casing function.
- Added 'skip' to Replace function (replaces 'start')
- Added 'remove' as option to ReNumber function.
- Added 'zero pad to keep original length' to ReNumber function.
- Added support for negative values in ReNumber function.
- Added 6 tags that can extract info from PDF documents.
- Added two new scripts: 'CSV List Rename' and 'Length of Filename'.
- Added 'Problem Solver' tab with many useful options in settings window.
- Improvements for running on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
- Many fixes to the Counter functions.
- ~45 other bug fixes and smaller enhancements!

v6.2 (2009-02-20)

- Flash Renamer turning 10 years old in a couple of days!
- Added support for Ogg Vorbis, Flac and Speex music tags!
- Music & exif tags will now get info from first file inside folder if used on a folder.
- Added overwrite to Add Number function simple mode.
- Advanced mode in Add Number function is back!
- Added options to customize the initial selection of "manual rename".
- New tags: <Clipboard>, <NowDate>, <NowTime>
- New scripts included: "Unique Random Number" and "Safe Characters".
- Improved 64-bit compatability.
- Fixed a problem with Data Execution Protection (DEP) on some machines.
- Various fixes and enhancements to issues, many reported by users. (Thank you for all your support!)

v6.1 (2008-07-21)

- Added "auto" button to Setup Parts window & Mp3 tagger!
- Numerous fixes, enhancements & tweaks to perfect the 6.x version!

v6.04 (2008-05-16)

- Fixed a bug that screwed up the last filename when using counters.

v6.03 (2008-05-04)

- Yet more preset bugs fixed, plus a running counter bug.

v6.02 (2008-04-05)

- Fixed an ugly bug involving presets and also improved some error handling routines.

v6.01 (2008-03-17)

- Just a few smaller fixes.

v6.0 (2008-02-20)

- Added ID3 Writer function!
- Added Renumber function!
- Added Scripting function!
- Added ID3 Tag Remover function!
- Lots of GUI changes to make FR faster and more intuitive to use!
- New file list column: Date image taken
- New manual layout for faster & easier navigation, and searchable too!
- Integrated "FlashRen.ini" into normal settings, and added more tweaks!
- Shell extension: Right click menu now contains a copy to clipboard feature
- New format tags: <JpgComment> , <NumFiles> , <ExifDate-#>
- More hotkeys for fast function switching.
- Included script: "Insert Space Before Caps"
- Included script: "Create Mp3 Playlist"
- ...and of course many many tweaks, bugfixes & other minor enhancements!

v5.3 (2007-07-15)

- New mp3-library: Should be more accurate and also adds 40+ new ID3v2 Mp3 format tags!
- New thumbnail generator: Faster, better looking thumbnails in 20+ image formats!
- Added 'ask' format tag. Very useful for presets!
- Added 'parent-n' format tag that will return the n:th parent folder name!
- Improved 'rnd#' format tag so that it can now take high and low values!
- Improved 'date', 'adate' & 'cdate' format tags to allow user define date formats .
- Added 'copy to folder' and 'move to folder' to the right click menu.
- The log in the rename window can now be hidden.
- The log file can now be disabled.
- All columns can now be individually turned on/off
- Column order is now saved
- 25+ tweaks & bugfixes.

v5.2 (2007-05-19)

- Added context menu when right clicking in Windows Explorer!
- Added ability to delete files from disk directly from file browser!
- Added dropdown menu with history on all input boxes!
- Improved <tag> selection menu.
- Improved compatability with Windows Vista.
- Setup should be able to keep all settings between versions from now on.
- Added some new good looking icons.
- Fifteen or so bugfixes & tweaks.

v5.11 (2006-12-23)

- Fixed three bugs and made the Visual Assist dropdown larger.

v5.1 (2006-12-17)

- Added regular expressions!
- Undo is now unlimited!
- Added overwrite mode in Add function!
- Some new settings.
- A few tweaks and bugfixes.

v5.06 (2006-11-04)

- Now you can load a file list at startup using the command line!

v5.05 (2006-09-19)

- Added "running counter" to the "add counter" function!
- Fixed some tricky bugs.

v5.03 (2006-06-29)

- Fixed a tiny bug & tweaked tabstops.

v5.02 (2006-06-03)

- Folder brower is now resizable!
- Fixed some bugs.

v5.01 (2006-05-20)

- Fixed a bug when entering registration code.
- Fixed a rare bug when reading Exif tags.

v5.0 (2006-05-14)

- Added Presets!
- Added filename Editor!
- XP Theme support & other interface ehancements.
- Wildcard support in Replace!
- All <tags> can now be used in all functions that use tags, as well as the Replace, Add & Edit functions.
- Now supports unlimited number of files & folders.
- Added tag: Mp3 Bitrate Mode (CBR/VBR).
- Added FlashRen.ini file with more settings for advanced users.
- Image format tags now read Tga images.
- Improved command line support.
- Added Quickstart window.
- Many tweaks & bug fixes.

v4.81 (2005-07-11)

- A couple of bugs fixed.

v4.8 (2005-04-24)

- Added support for reading Exif date & tags in Jpeg files!
- Added "Source" in the "Set Date" function with 6 different options!
- Some tweaks and fixes, as usual.

v4.71 (2005-02-06)

- Middle mouse button now triggers manual rename!
- A few bugfixes and tweaks.

v4.7 (2005-01-25)

- Added filter options to "set date".
- "Set date" can now modify folder dates too (NT systems only).
- New option in settings window: "Get folder icons too".
- Default "batch replace" list now contains almost 100 items!
- Included "invalid_chars.txt" & "time_date_format.txt" for users who want more control.
- Everything should now work flawless over Windows networks.
- Optimized file reading routines for faster loading times.
- Major optimizations to "restore selelection" and "restore order" after renames!
- Some visual enhancements.
- About 35 bugs fixed.
- About 30 other enhancements and tweaks "under the hood".

v4.62 (2004-02-08)

- Added Format tag: "Created Date".
- Added Format tag: "Created Time".
- Added Format tag: "Accessed Date".
- Added Format tag: "Accessed Time".
- Added 7 new ways to "Copy to Clipboard".
- Included default "batch replace" list.
- Made some enhancements to the interface.
- Fixed about 15 bugs.

v4.61 (2003-09-21)

- Sequential renaming now accepts negative values.
- Should look ok now when using "large fonts" in Windows.
- Fixed a few bugs...

v4.6 (2003-08-03)

- Added option to auto-close log window.
- Added option to disable re-sorting of files after execution.
- Added support for TIFF, ILBM/IFF, PSD & PSP images in the Format tags.
- 30 or so bug fixes and smaller changes.

v4.5 (2003-01-27)

- Added Batch Replace mode!
- Added start option to Find & Replace
- Added count option to Find & Replace
- Added "Visual Assist" window to make the interface more intuitive!
- Improved command line support!
- Added "copy filelist" to popup menu!
- Added "select files with/without preview" to popup menu!
- Added Format tag: First letter in filename
- Added Format tag: First letter in filename incl. Numbers
- Added Format tag: First letter in filename inlc. Number Substitute
- Added option to rename all files if no file is selected when only rename selected is enabled.
- A lot of bug fixes, nothing serious though...

v4.11 (2002-10-07)

- Fixed a crash bug when using treview!

v4.1 (2002-09-21)

- Added thumbnail view!
- Added history dropdown on for path input
- Added "Select All / None / Invert" to popup menus
- Added progress indicator when building listview
- Directories are automatically sorted correctly
- Selections are now preserved between renames
- File order is now preserved between renames
- File listings & renaming can now be cancelled by presing escape
- Slight changes to crop function to make it more logical
- Changed Format with Parts to work better for cases near end of filename.
- Added CTRL+C on listviews to copy filename.
- Space trimming now works again(!)
- Fixed some bugs with "only rename selected"
- Did a lot of tweaking to the interface
- Fixed many other small bugs

v4.0 (2002-07-21)

- Added Listviews!
- Added Drag & Drop mode!
- Added Instant Preview!
- Added "Set Date & Time" funcion (Only files for now)
- Added "Only process selected" option
- Added "Enum reset between dirs" option
- Added Manual rename in listviews
- Added popup menus to listviews
- Added Refresh button (Shortcut "F9")
- Added Parent Dir button (Shortcut "Backspace")
- Added Mp3 ID3v2 Support!
- Added Mp3 tag "Layer" (Now separated from "Mpeg")
- Added Mp3 tag "Normalized Track Number"
- Added Mp3 tag "Composer"
- Added Mp3 tag "Original Artist"
- Added Mp3 tag "Copyright"
- Added Mp3 tag "Encoded By"
- Added Mp3 tag "BPM"
- Added Mp3 tag "Move to Subdir"
- Added Format tag: "Move to Subdir"
- Added Format tag: Number of Files in Dir.
- Added Format tag: Number of Dirs. in Dir.
- Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. (Auto)
- Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. (Bytes)
- Added Format tag: Number of Files in Dir. & SubDirs
- Added Format tag: Number of Dirs. in Dir. & SubDirs
- Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. & SubDirs (Auto)
- Added Format tag: Size of Files in Dir. & SubDirs (Bytes)
- Added Format tag: Image/Movie Width
- Added Format tag: Image/Movie Height
- Added Format tag: Image/Movie Color Depth (Cols)
- Added Format tag: Image/Movie Color Depth (Bits)
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Length (Long)
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Length (Short)
- Added Format tag: Movie Framerate
- Added Format tag: Movie Bitrate (kBps)
- Added Format tag: Movie Compression
- Added Format tag: Movie Has Sound?
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Stereo Mode
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Freq. (Hz)
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Freq. (kHz)
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Bits
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Bitrate (kBps)
- Added Format tag: Movie/Wave Audio Format
- Added Format tag: Html Title
- Added global log file (log.txt)
- Added Statusbar
- Added "Startup in last dir" option
- Added "Uncheck subdirs at startup" option
- Added "Hide system folders" option
- Changed installer to Inno Setup
- Listviews & treeview now shows system icons!
- Rewritten "Enum" function. Now works inside the main gui!
- Doubleclick to open files
- Main window is now resizable
- Much improved error handling
- Number normalize will now also strip zeros to reach desired length.
- Number normalize will now remove all numbers if zero padding is 0.
- Flash Renamer is now Shareware.
- Plus hundreds of smaller enhancements and fixes!

v3.02 (2001-08-04)

- Oops! Forgot to remove some debug code. Format with Parts should work again!

v3.01 (2001-07-29)

- Some bug fixes

v3.0 (2001-07-14)

- Added space trimming functions
- Added file detection function
- Added advanced free format functions
- Added enumeration functions
- Added normalize numbers function
- Added position to add/crop
- Added case convert exceptions
- Added explorer shell integration
- Added random options to case convert
- Added ability to use file patterns
- Added swap mode to find/replace
- Added save log feature
- Added option to show full path in log window
- Added settings window
- Added option to always show directories in treeview for easier navigation
- Added splash screen
- Added options to choose whether to just rename filename, file extension or both
- Added counter that shows total number of files & directories renamed with Flash Renamer
- Added track number & file extension to mp3 rename
- Now ships with complete installer/uninstaller
- Re-wrote the find/replace function. Works better and faster now
- Right click on treeview to copy name to clipboard
- All commands now available through keyboard (Press F5 to execute)
- New windows style directory requester
- New logotype
- Speeded up simulation mode
- Small speed enhancements
- Fixed quite serious (although harmless) bug when renaming dirs.
- Plus many other bug fixes & interface enhancements...
- Flash Renamer is now released through RL Vision.

v2.1 (2000-12-30)

- Added command line interface!
- Fixed some bugs.

v2.01 (2000-12-09)

- Fixed a couple of minor things.

v2.0 (2000-12-03)

- Added "Mp3" tab!
- Added "Add & Crop" tab!
- Added manual path input!
- Wrote this manual.
- Added "Invert" to convert case tab.
- All settings are now saved in Windows registry.
- Complete status is saved in settings.
- Added skipped items to log.
- Added minimize button.
- Slight speed improvement.
- Some enhancements & bug fixes.
- Better error handling.

v1.3 (1999-03-21)

- Fixed quite serious "Find & Replace" bug!
- Minor enhancements & bug fixes.

v1.2 (1999-03-15)

- Fixed a "case sensitive" bug.
- Added "No Change" to "Case Convert" tab.
- Better tabbing through controls.
- Added ability to process files with "system" attribute set.
- Added simulation mode.

v1.1 (1999-03-11)

- Minor bug fixes.
- Lots of visual improvements.
- Small changes to manual.

v1.0 (1999-03-06)

- First public release

v0.9 (1999-03-05)

- Beta release, friends only