How to change multiple PDF name once

You can rename multiple PDF files at once (batch rename) in several easy ways, depending on your device. Here are the most common methods 👇

✅ On Windows

Method 1: Using File Explorer (Quick & Easy)

1. Open the folder with your PDF files.
2. Select all PDFs
   • Ctrl + A (select all)
   • or hold Ctrl and click specific files.
3. Right-click the first file → Rename
4. Type the new name and press Enter

📌 Result:

Report.pdf
Report (1).pdf
Report (2).pdf

Method 2: Using PowerShell (Advanced)

1. Open the folder
2. Hold Shift + Right-click → Open PowerShell here
3. Run:

$i=1; Get-ChildItem *.pdf | Rename-Item -NewName {"Invoice_$i.pdf"; $i++}

✅ On macOS

Using Finder

1. Select all PDF files
2. Right-click → Rename X Items
3. Choose:
   • Format
   • Name and Index (or Name and Counter)
4. Enter the base name → Rename

📌 Example:

File-1.pdf
File-2.pdf
File-3.pdf

✅ On Linux

Using Terminal

rename 's/.*/Document_$i.pdf/' *.pdf

Or with a loop:

i=1; for f in *.pdf; do mv "$f" "Document_$i.pdf"; ((i++)); done

✅ Using Online or Software Tools (No Coding)

• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Bulk Rename Utility (Windows)
• Advanced Renamer
• PDFsam
• Online tools like batch file renamers

⚠️ Avoid online tools if files contain sensitive data.

✅ Rename PDFs Based on Content (Advanced)

If you want filenames based on:

• Invoice number
• Date inside PDF
• Title text

You’ll need:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Python + OCR
• Dedicated PDF management software