Photo Naminator is a third-party utility for Apple macOS that takes photo and video files as input (like JPEG, PNG, GIF or RAW format files) and renames their filenames based on metadata contained in those files. The metadata considered for each file is the corresponding EXIF, TIFF, etc. related data that a digital camera or smartphone stores with each photo or video taken.

A typical use-cases for Photo Naminator is naming all files of a directory based on the date and time they were taken, so you can easily sort them chronologically (btw, Photo Naminator can also change the creation and modification times of the actual file to match the data and time the photo was taken). Photo Naminator can also dynamically create an output folder/directory structure with names being derived from this metadata as well, so you can e.g. create folders per year and/or month into which the renamed files will be placed.

So-called sidecar files like XMP metadata files which are associated with photo files by sharing the same base-filename, but a different file extension (e.g. XMP) will be automatically detected when analysing the input photo files. When the photo file then gets renamed, the associated sidecar files will be renamed and moved/copied accordingly, ensuring that both files stay in sync.

Using the MapQuest Geolocation API, Photo Naminator can automatically determine address information like street, city, state and country of nearby landmarks based on your photo's GPS location information. A valid MapQuest API key is required, but can be easily obtained by registering with MapQuest for a free-of-charge API key (good for 15.000 lookups).

Photo Naminator can be downloaded and installed for free (like in "at no charge") from the Apple App Store, where you can also check out the many reviews and ratings if in doubt:

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