PhotoRname PhotoRname Automatically rename photos to the right name

Hundreds of photos, given the right name in one afternoon.

PhotoRname is built for school photography, sports days and events: confirm a name, take the photo, and the app automatically gives every subsequent photo the right name based on timestamp. Review, rename and send — all from one application. Works just as well for product photography: confirm a product name, and the same automatic naming happens per SKU.

v1.1.0

Free to try in demo mode (max. 5 photos at a time). A licence is required for unlimited use.

How it works during a shoot

No separate step afterwards to figure out who's who — the matching happens while you shoot.

1

Load your name list

Import an Excel file (.xls/.xlsx) with names, optionally with email addresses.

2

Confirm a person (or product)

One click records the timestamp. Photos taken after this moment are automatically assigned — works just as well with product names instead of people, for example for an e-commerce catalogue.

3

Shoot

PhotoRname monitors the folder live and automatically matches every new photo based on its EXIF timestamp.

4

Review and rename

Approve or reject via thumbnails, bulk-rename to the person's name.

5

Export or send

CSV export for archiving, or automatically send photos by email via PhotoMailer.

Built for volume

From RAW files to sending, all in one application.

RAW from every brand

JPG, PNG and RAW: CR3/CR2 (Canon), NEF/NRW (Nikon), ARW (Sony), RAF (Fujifilm), 3FR/FFF (Hasselblad), RWL (Leica). Automatic camera brand detection.

Fuzzy matching

Names from Excel are compared to filenames with an 80% threshold. Small typos are not a problem.

PhotoMailer

Automatically send photos by email via your own SMTP server, with a customizable template and signature.

Live folder monitoring

Point at a folder during the shoot; new photos automatically appear as thumbnails, refreshed every second.

Rate with keyboard shortcuts

Enter to approve, Escape to reject, arrow keys to browse — move fast through hundreds of photos.

Sessions and CSV export

Save a shoot as a session and load it back later, or export names/emails/ratings as CSV.

Also suited to product photography

The Name column can just as easily be a Product column — confirm a product name before you photograph it, and the rest of the workflow works identically. Download an example spreadsheet:

Example: portraits (.xlsx)
Example: products (.xlsx)

Buy a licence

Choose what fits you: monthly, yearly or lifetime. No automatic direct debit — you renew it yourself, with an email reminder.

Monthly

€ 29,95 / month

incl. VAT

For a short trial or a single shoot period.

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Yearly

€ 199,00 / year

incl. VAT

The best value if you use PhotoRname regularly.

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Lifetime

€ 699,00 one-time

incl. VAT

Set it and forget it. Covers updates within the current major version; a future big new version is a separate, discounted upgrade.

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Download PhotoRname

Free to try. A licence is required for unlimited use, tied to your computer.

macOS

Apple Silicon (arm64) — notarized by Apple.

Download DMG
Notarized by Apple

macOS (Intel)

For older Macs with an Intel processor.

Download DMG (Intel)
Notarized by Apple

Windows

Windows 10/11 (64-bit).

Download installer (.zip)
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