Automatically rename downloaded files based on user-defined patterns
Users
565
+79 in 30 days
Rating
4.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#41K
#34K among extensions
Version
1.3.0
updated 22 Mar 2026
Users
monthly, 18 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:565 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 18 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About General Download Renamer
## [1.3.0] - 2026-03-10
### 🎆 Major New Features
- **Custom Placeholder Types**: Three types of custom placeholders now available:
- **Text**: Add static text like "Invoice" or "Report" to filenames
- **Counter**: Auto-incrementing numbers with zero-padding (e.g., 001, 002, 003)
- **Regex**: Extract data from URLs using regex patterns (existing behavior)
### ✨ Enhancements
- **Type-aware UI**: Custom placeholder form adapts fields based on selected type
- **Counter reset**: Reset button to restart counter from its start value
- **Name validation**: Prevents reserved names and invalid characters in placeholder names
### 🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed review feedback issues for custom placeholder type handling
### 📖 Documentation
- Added design spec and implementation plan for custom placeholder types
General Download Renamer
Automatically rename your downloads using custom patterns. Build filename templates with a visual drag-and-drop
interface — no coding required.
Features:
- Drag-and-drop pattern builder with smart placeholders (domain, date, time, original filename, and more)
- Custom placeholders: add static text, auto-incrementing counters, or extract data from URLs with regex
- Automatic file categorization into 11 built-in categories (Documents, Images, Videos, and more)
- Custom separators between filename parts
- Floating icon on every page for quick enable/disable
- Real-time filename preview before download
- All settings sync and persist across browser restarts
Example patterns:
- {date}_{originalFilename} → 20260310_report.pdf
- {category}/{domain}_{originalFilename} → Documents/google.com_report.pdf
- Invoice_{counter} → Invoice_001.pdf, Invoice_002.pdf, Invoice_003.pdf
Works with all file types. Fully customizable. No data collected.
Growth
Window
Users
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Ratings
Rating
7 days
+10
+1.8%
0
0.00
30 days
+79
+16.3%
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0.00
6 months
+239
+73.3%
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1 year
+464
+459.4%
+2
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