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Attachment Renamer for Obsidian

Rename pasted, drag-and-dropped, and existing attachments in your vault using customizable template syntax.

Chinese summary

通过可自定义的模板语法,对粘贴、拖放以及已有的附件进行重命名。

Key Use Cases

  • Automatically rename pasted screenshots with date and note title
  • Standardize filenames of dragged-in PDFs or images
  • Batch rename existing attachments in bulk

Pros

  • Saves time by removing manual renaming
  • Flexible template syntax (dates, note name, variables)
  • Works on both new and existing attachments

Limitations

  • Requires initial setup of template patterns
  • May rename files in ways that break existing links if not careful
  • Limited to attachments, not general file management

Tags

renameattachmentstemplatesfilesautomation

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