Smart File Renaming
Organize your files with AI-powered renaming.
Screenshots and downloads often end up with generic names like IMG_8821.jpg or Screenshot_2026.png. Dhito analyzes file contents and suggests structured names instantly.
Why folders fill up with files nobody can identify
Almost nothing names itself well. Cameras produce DSC_0982.jpg, macOS produces Screenshot 2026-05-10 at 14.22.11.png, browsers produce download (3).pdf, and scanners produce scan0047.pdf. None of those strings say anything about what the file contains.
The result is a Downloads folder and a Desktop full of items you can only identify by opening them. Renaming them by hand is the obvious fix and the one nobody does, because it costs a few seconds per file at exactly the moment you are busy doing something else.
Naming files from what is inside them
Dhito already reads your files to index them: text from documents, visual contents from images through a local vision model, transcripts from audio and video. Smart Rename reuses that understanding to propose a name that describes the file rather than the device that produced it.
So a scanned invoice becomes Acme_Corp_Invoice_Q3_2026.pdf, and a photo of a meeting whiteboard becomes Whiteboard_Roadmap_Planning.jpg. Suggestions arrive in bulk for a whole directory, shown as a preview you approve rather than a change applied behind your back.
The analysis runs on your Mac. Files are not uploaded to generate a name, which matters when the documents being renamed are the confidential ones.
Good names and semantic search do different jobs
It is worth being clear that Dhito does not need well-named files to find them — semantic search is what removes the need to remember filenames in the first place.
Names still matter everywhere else, though. You see them in Finder, in email attachments, in shared folders, and in every application that has no idea your search index exists. Renaming makes files legible to the rest of your system and to the people you send them to.
Content-Aware Naming
Dhito reads the actual text in your documents or recognizes the visual components of your photos to suggest names like 'Acme_Corp_Invoice_Q3.pdf' or 'Whiteboard_Brainstorm_Meeting.jpg' rather than generic strings.
Intelligent Recommendations
Get bulk recommendations for messy directories. Preview all the suggested name changes in a clean interface and apply them with a single click.
Structured Templates
Establish consistent naming structures across all your folders. Standardize your files by date, project, or type to build a robust, searchable personal directory.
Common questions
Does renaming happen automatically without my approval?
No. Dhito proposes names and shows them as a preview across the whole folder. Nothing is renamed until you apply the changes, and you can accept some suggestions and reject others.
Are my files uploaded to generate names?
No. The models that read your documents and images run locally on your Apple Silicon, so renaming works offline and confidential files stay on the machine.
Can I enforce a consistent naming convention?
Yes. Structured templates let you standardise by date, project, or file type, so a folder ends up following one scheme instead of whatever each source happened to produce.
What kinds of files can be renamed this way?
Anything Dhito can read, which is over 100 file extensions: PDF, Word, RTF, ODT, EPUB, text, Markdown, CSV and code files from their contents; JPEG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, WebP, PSD, TIFF, BMP, ICO, AVIF and ten camera RAW formats images from what the vision model sees in them; and 17 video and 14 audio containers from their transcripts.
Can I undo a batch rename?
Review the preview before applying — it is the point at which you see every proposed change side by side with the current name. Applying is a deliberate step rather than a background action.