Shortcut Menu item What it does
Command-O File › Open… Add files or folders to the list
Command-R File › Rename Perform the renames, like the Perform Renames button
Command-E File › Rename & Quit Perform the renames and quit
Command-W File › Close Window Close the main window
Command-D Edit › Reset Current Action to Defaults Put the current action’s settings back to their defaults
Command-↑ Edit › Previous Action Select the previous action of a multi-step rename
Command-↓ Edit › Next Action Select the next action of a multi-step rename
Command-Z Edit › Undo Undo the last change to a setting or text field (not a completed rename, see Can I undo a rename?)
Command-I View › Preview › Toggle Preview Pane Show or hide the info pane
Control-S View › Toggle Sidebar Show or hide the Advanced Sidebar
Command-K View › Show Action Panel Open the sidebar on the Actions tab
Shift-Command-P View › Show Presets Panel Open the sidebar on the Presets tab
Control-Command-F View › Enter Full Screen Full screen
Shift-Command-A Window › Show Command Window… Find an action by typing, see the Command Window
Command-, A Better Finder Rename 12 › Settings… Open the Settings window
Command-? Help › A Better Finder Rename 12 Help Open this manual
Command-Q A Better Finder Rename 12 › Quit Quit

A shortcut to launch the application from the Finder

A Better Finder Rename has no built-in system-wide hot key. You can assign one to its Finder service in System Settings, see Assigning a keyboard shortcut and Using the hot key.

Try it on your own files

The free trial renames up to 10 files at a time, with no time limit. Version 12.36 for macOS 15 Sequoia and later, Intel and Apple Silicon. Older macOS versions