What Is TV & Movie Rename (tvrename.com)?

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tvrename.com is the documentation and download site for TV Rename, a free, open-source media management tool for Windows 10 and later. It renames, moves and copies TV show and movie files so they display correctly in media hubs such as Kodi (XBMC), Mede8er and PyTivo, and it can also fetch artwork, create metadata and track missing episodes. The site itself is where you get the latest version and follow the setup guides.

What the tool actually does

The core job is turning messy file names into clean, library-ready ones. The site gives this example:

  • Before: The.Shannara.Chronicles.S02E03.XviD-AFG.avi
  • After: The Shannara Chronicles - S02E03 - Graymark.avi

The rename uses data from TheTVDB combined with rules you configure. Beyond renaming, the site lists these capabilities:

  • Monitor folders for new TV show files and copy or move them into your Media Library (on a PC, NAS or similar location).
  • Download artwork — posters, banners and episode images — and create metadata automatically.
  • Create .nfo files for media hubs.
  • List missing episodes or seasons in your library and generate web searches to help you find them.
  • Calendarize shows so you can see how long until the next episode of a favourite series airs.
  • Integrate with TheTVDB and μTorrent.

Who it is for and what it requires

TV Rename is aimed at people who keep a local TV and movie collection and want it to look presentable in a media hub without renaming files by hand. Two conditions matter before you start:

  • Operating system: it runs on Windows 10 and later.
  • A media library location: you need a folder (or folders) on your PC, NAS or similar where your shows live. TV Rename needs to know about this library before it can copy, move or organise files into it.

The site describes the tool as "super customizable" — library language, show and episode images, metadata, and the TheTVDB and μTorrent integrations are all configurable through preferences.

Licensing and cost

The site states TV Rename is open source and free to use, and that you may modify it for non-commercial use. Two conditions come with that: improvements should be fed back into the project, and any modified version you distribute must stay open source under the same license. The site does not list paid tiers or account requirements; treat the "free" claim as covering the tool itself as described there.

How to get started

  1. Get the latest version from tvrename.com.
  2. Read the Quick-Start Guide first — the site explicitly recommends this for newcomers.
  3. Set your preferences and point the tool at your TV show and movie collection location(s).
  4. Run a scan to see what is current in your library, then let the tool do the renaming and organising.

The site also hosts a full documentation index (available as llms.txt and as Markdown), so you can go deeper once the basics work.

When it is a good fit — and when it is not

Choose TV Rename if you are on Windows 10+, keep local TV and movie files, and want automatic renaming, artwork and metadata for a hub like Kodi. Look elsewhere if you are on macOS or Linux, or if you stream rather than store files locally — the tool is built around a local Media Library. If you only need a one-off rename of a handful of files, the setup effort of configuring preferences and a library may outweigh the benefit.