Szyszka is a new batch file renaming tool written in Rust programming language with GTK+ 3 toolkit. And it works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.
The name, Szyszka, is Polish word which means Pinecone. The tool has a very simple user interface, simple click “Add Entries”, press and hold Shift, or Ctrl to select your desired files. Add folder is not supported in the first 1.0 release, it is however marked as planned feature.
You can then add multiple rules which can be freely combined:
- Replace text
- Trim text
- Adding text
- Adding numbers
- Purge text
- Change letters to big/small
- Use custom rule
While adding rules, it shows example at bottom with before and after change which is extremely helpful for beginners.
How to Get Szyszka in Ubuntu:
The tool is available in Ubuntu Software as Snap package. Before installing it, you can try the .Appimage package which is available to download in the releases page:
Once you get it, right-click and go to file ‘Properties’ dialog. Then check “Allow executing file as program” in Permissions tab. Finally right-click and select ‘Run’ the Appimage.
As a new project, there may have bugs. Please report issue at the Github page.
