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Batch Change Image Names With Apple's Photos App

Simultaneously change the names of multiple photos

By Tom Nelson Tom Nelson Writer Tom Nelson is an engineer, programmer, network manager, and computer network and systems designer who has written for Other World Computing,and others. Tom is also president of Coyote Moon, Inc., a Macintosh and Windows consulting firm. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 11, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Apps Best Apps Payment Services Like its predecessor, iPhoto, Apple's Photos offers a batch change feature for adding or altering image titles. This capability can be very useful when you import new images; often, their names aren’t very descriptive, particularly if they came from your digital camera. Names like CRW_1066, CRW_1067, and CRW_1068 can’t tell you at a glance that these are three images of your backyard bursting into summer color. Here's how to use the batch change feature. Apple discontinued iPhoto in 2015. The instructions and screenshots here refer to its replacement, Photos, running in macOS version 10.15 (Catalina).

Differences Between Photos and iPhoto

The process of batch-changing image names in Photos differs from the way iPhotos accomplished the task. In iPhoto, changing a group of selected images entailed assigning a common name along with an incremental number appended to the name to make each image unique. It's similar in Photos, but there's no way to append an incremental number. Instead, you give the imported camera image names such as "Backyard Summer 2019." From there, you can use various methods to add a unique identifier to the names. Here's how to get started. Double-click Photos in the Applications folder. In the sidebar, select the category of images you want to work with. Here, we've chosen Photos, which displays thumbnails of all images. If you'd like to rename your latest photos, choose Last Imported. Select multiple thumbnails from the display using one of the following methods: Dragging: Click and hold the primary mouse button, and then use the mouse to drag a selection rectangle around the thumbnails you wish to select.Shift+click: Hold down the shift button, and click on the first and last images you wish to select. This will select all images between these two.Command+click: Hold down the command (cloverleaf) key while clicking on each image you wish to include. You can select non-contiguous images this way. Select Window > Info from the Photos menu. In the window that appears, enter the information that you'd like added to all the photos you've selected. Your choices are: TitleDescriptionKeywordLocation Click the red dot to close the window. All the information you entered has been added to each photo you selected. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Upload Multiple Photos to Facebook How to Edit Multiple Photos at Once on an iPhone How to Resize Multiple Files with Photoshop Elements How to Hide Your Tagged Photos on Instagram 10 Best Free Photo Resizers How to Back Up Your Photos or iPhoto Library How to Quickly Select Multiple Photos in iOS How to Use Facebook Image Search How to Choose a Photo Scanner How to Change a Google Docs Background to a Picture How to Convert HEIC to JPG on iPhone How to Untag Yourself or Someone Else on Facebook How to Add an Image to Your Gmail Signature 9 Best Sites for Public Domain Images 9 Best Free Image Converter Software Programs How to Add Text to Photos on Phones and Computers Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies