[1.1.0] - 2025-07-17
🎆 Major New Features
- Custom Categories System: Complete file categorization management
- New
{category} Placeholder: Automatically categorize downloads based on file extensions
- Category Management UI: Full CRUD operations for category rules
- 11 Built-in Categories: Comprehensive default categories covering most file types
- Reset to Defaults: One-click restore to original category settings
✨ Enhancements
- Real-time Validation: Input validation with visual feedback for category rules
- Auto-save: Category changes save instantly without manual save button
- Persistent Storage: All customizations survive browser restarts
- Backward Compatibility: All v1.0 functionality preserved
📁 Default Categories Added
- Documents (pdf, doc, docx, odt, rtf, txt, md)
- Spreadsheets (xls, xlsx, csv, ods, xml)
- Presentations (ppt, pptx, odp)
- Images (jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, svg, webp, heic, heif)
- Design & RAW (psd, ai, eps, indd, sketch, fig, cr2, nef, arw, dng)
- Audio (mp3, wav, aac, flac, m4a, ogg)
- Videos (mp4, mov, avi, mkv, wmv, flv, webm)
- Archives (zip, rar, 7z, tar, gz, bz2)
- Code (html, css, js, json, py, java, cpp, sh, ps1)
- Installers (exe, dmg, pkg, msi, deb, app)
- Fonts (ttf, otf, woff, woff2)
🔧 Technical Improvements
- Enhanced storage schema for category rules
- Real-time background script updates
- Comprehensive input validation
- Error handling and user feedback
- Case-insensitive extension matching
📖 Documentation
- Updated README with v1.1 features
- Added upgrade notes and migration guide
- Enhanced usage examples with categories
- Created comprehensive changelog# General Download Renamer - Take Control of Your Downloads!
The Problem: Messy Downloads & Wasted Time
Are you tired of your Downloads folder becoming a disorganized graveyard of files with meaningless names like document(1).pdf, report-final-final-v2.docx, or image123.jpg? Finding specific files later becomes a frustrating scavenger hunt, and manually renaming every single download is a tedious, time-consuming chore you just don't have time for.
The Solution: Automatic, Smart Renaming
Introducing General Download Renamer, a lightweight and intuitive Chrome extension designed to bring order to your digital chaos! This tool automatically renames files as you download them based on simple, powerful patterns you define yourself.
Stop wrestling with confusing filenames and let General Download Renamer handle the organization for you.
Why Install General Download Renamer?
- Save Precious Time: No more manually renaming every file. Set your pattern once and forget about it!
- Effortless Organization: Automatically create consistent, descriptive filenames that make sense to you. Find what you need, when you need it.
- Regain Control: Stop accepting generic server-provided names. Define exactly how your downloaded files should be named.
- Simple & Intuitive: Get set up in seconds with our visual drag-and-drop pattern builder – no complex coding required.
- Works Seamlessly: Operates quietly in the background, renaming files reliably based on your rules.
Key Features:
- Automatic Renaming: Intercepts downloads and applies your custom naming rules instantly.
- Flexible Pattern Builder: Easily create filename formats using useful placeholders like:
{domain} (e.g., google.com){originalFilename} (the name the server suggested){date} (YYYY-MM-DD){time} (HH-MM-SS){timestamp} (YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS){ext} (the file extension, like .pdf)
- Visual Drag-and-Drop Interface: Build your filename structure intuitively in the Options page by dragging blocks.
- Custom Separators: Choose how your filename parts are joined (e.g.,
_, -, ., (space), or none).
- Quick Toggle Floating Icon: Easily enable or disable renaming directly from any webpage via a simple floating icon.
- Safe & Reliable: Automatically sanitizes filenames for compatibility and handles naming conflicts gracefully (using standard numbering like
file (1).ext).
Stop letting messy downloads slow you down. Install General Download Renamer today and experience the peace of mind that comes with an organized digital life!
