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Automatically rename downloaded files based on user-defined patterns
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## [1.1.0] - 2025-07-17
### 🎆 Major New Features
- **Custom Categories System**: Complete file categorization management
- **New `{category}` Placeholder**: Automatically categorize downloads based on file extensions
- **Category Management UI**: Full CRUD operations for category rules
- **11 Built-in Categories**: Comprehensive default categories covering most file types
- **Reset to Defaults**: One-click restore to original category settings
### ✨ Enhancements
- **Real-time Validation**: Input validation with visual feedback for category rules
- **Auto-save**: Category changes save instantly without manual save button
- **Persistent Storage**: All customizations survive browser restarts
- **Backward Compatibility**: All v1.0 functionality preserved
### 📁 Default Categories Added
- Documents (pdf, doc, docx, odt, rtf, txt, md)
- Spreadsheets (xls, xlsx, csv, ods, xml)
- Presentations (ppt, pptx, odp)
- Images (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, svg, webp, heic, heif)
- Design & RAW (psd, ai, eps, indd, sketch, fig, cr2, nef, arw, dng)
- Audio (mp3, wav, aac, flac, m4a, ogg)
- Videos (mp4, mov, avi, mkv, wmv, flv, webm)
- Archives (zip, rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2)
- Code (html, css, js, json, py, java, cpp, sh, ps1)
- Installers (exe, dmg, pkg, msi, deb, app)
- Fonts (ttf, otf, woff, woff2)
### 🔧 Technical Improvements
- Enhanced storage schema for category rules
- Real-time background script updates
- Comprehensive input validation
- Error handling and user feedback
- Case-insensitive extension matching
### 📖 Documentation
- Updated README with v1.1 features
- Added upgrade notes and migration guide
- Enhanced usage examples with categories
- Created comprehensive changelog# General Download Renamer - Take Control of Your Downloads!
## The Problem: Messy Downloads & Wasted Time
Are you tired of your Downloads folder becoming a disorganized graveyard of files with meaningless names like `document(1).pdf`, `report-final-final-v2.docx`, or `image123.jpg`? Finding specific files later becomes a frustrating scavenger hunt, and manually renaming every single download is a tedious, time-consuming chore you just don't have time for.
## The Solution: Automatic, Smart Renaming
Introducing **General Download Renamer**, a lightweight and intuitive Chrome extension designed to bring order to your digital chaos! This tool automatically renames files *as you download them* based on simple, powerful patterns you define yourself.
Stop wrestling with confusing filenames and let General Download Renamer handle the organization for you.
## Why Install General Download Renamer?
* **Save Precious Time:** No more manually renaming every file. Set your pattern once and forget about it!
* **Effortless Organization:** Automatically create consistent, descriptive filenames that make sense to *you*. Find what you need, when you need it.
* **Regain Control:** Stop accepting generic server-provided names. Define exactly how *your* downloaded files should be named.
* **Simple & Intuitive:** Get set up in seconds with our visual drag-and-drop pattern builder – no complex coding required.
* **Works Seamlessly:** Operates quietly in the background, renaming files reliably based on your rules.
## Key Features:
* **Automatic Renaming:** Intercepts downloads and applies your custom naming rules instantly.
* **Flexible Pattern Builder:** Easily create filename formats using useful placeholders like:
* `{domain}` (e.g., `google.com`)
* `{originalFilename}` (the name the server suggested)
* `{date}` (YYYY-MM-DD)
* `{time}` (HH-MM-SS)
* `{timestamp}` (YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS)
* `{ext}` (the file extension, like `.pdf`)
* **Visual Drag-and-Drop Interface:** Build your filename structure intuitively in the Options page by dragging blocks.
* **Custom Separators:** Choose how your filename parts are joined (e.g., `_`, `-`, `.`, ` ` (space), or none).
* **Quick Toggle Floating Icon:** Easily enable or disable renaming directly from any webpage via a simple floating icon.
* **Safe & Reliable:** Automatically sanitizes filenames for compatibility and handles naming conflicts gracefully (using standard numbering like `file (1).ext`).
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**Stop letting messy downloads slow you down. Install General Download Renamer today and experience the peace of mind that comes with an organized digital life!**
Latest reviews
- (2025-09-11) Andrew Albrecht: It always uses Chrome's default save folder, no mater what folder the last saved file was save to. Makes it kind of worthless unless you save everything "Downloads"
- (2025-05-19) Michael B: Best way to keep my downloads organized! I download a lot of files for my research and often times I am downloading the same file over and over because I didn't recognize I already had it saved to my computer. This extension helps me easily recognize the file and where it came from and when - at a glance.