DownloadRenamer

Tracking since Apr 4, 2026.

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• Apr 28, 2026
  description

  DownloadRenamer
  
  Automatically rename downloads to YYYY-MM-DD - Page Title.ext for clean, consistent filenames. Privacy-first.
  
  Long description
  
  DownloadRenamer automatically renames your downloaded files to a clean, consistent format using the current date and the page title.
  
  Instead of messy filenames like document(3).pdf or IMG_20260211_unknown.png, your downloads become:
  	•	2026-02-11 - Stripe Dashboard.pdf
  	•	2026-02-11 - Project Proposal.docx
  
  Features
  	•	Automatic renaming using date + page title
  	•	Falls back to hostname when a title isn’t available
  	•	Customizable naming template with tokens: {date}, {title}, {hostname}, {original}, {ext}
  	•	Configurable maximum filename length
  	•	Optional file type filtering (e.g. .pdf, .png, .zip)
  	•	Sanitizes filenames for Windows/macOS compatibility
  	•	Automatically handles duplicate names (adds  (2),  (3), etc.)
  
  Privacy-first
  	•	No data collected. Ever.
  	•	No external requests, no analytics
  	•	All processing happens locally in your browser
  	•	Minimal permissions: downloads required, tabs optional (only needed to read page titles)

  Rename downloads automatically — and finally get clean filenames
  
  Tired of files like document(3).pdf, image.png, or unknown.zip piling up in your Downloads folder?
  
  DownloadRenamer automatically renames files as you download them using the current date and the page title, so your files stay clean, searchable, and easy to recognize.
  
  Examples:
  
  * 2026-02-11 - Stripe Dashboard.pdf
  * 2026-02-11 - Project Proposal.docx
  * 2026-02-11 - Shopify Orders Export.csv
  
  What it does
  
  * Automatically renames downloads using date + page title
  * Falls back to the website hostname if no page title is available
  * Keeps filenames clean and consistent across PDFs, docs, images, ZIPs, and more
  * Sanitizes filenames for Windows and macOS compatibility
  * Handles duplicate filenames automatically with (2), (3), etc.
  
  Customize it if you want
  
  * Use tokens like {date}, {title}, {hostname}, {original}, and {ext}
  * Set a maximum filename length
  * Rename only selected file types like .pdf, .png, or .zip
  
  Privacy-first
  
  * No data collected
  * No analytics
  * No external requests
  * Everything runs locally in your browser
  
  Permissions
  
  * downloads is required to rename files
  * tabs is optional and only used to read the current page title

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

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