Free file-naming tools
Three free tools to plan a naming convention, inspect file names and estimate search-time costs. They run locally without uploading your files. To review and apply your naming rules on Windows, use Document Naming Manager.
Naming convention generator
Build a file-naming convention your team will actually keep, field by field, then export it as a policy file. No signup.
Open the generatorFile Name Chaos Analyzer
Drop a folder and get a 0 to 100 chaos score for how readable your current names are. Everything runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
Score a folderCost of File Chaos calculator
Explore hypothetical search-time costs and potential labor value using your own assumptions and modeled license fees. A planning aid you can export.
Explore a scenarioWant the standard behind these tools? Read the DNM naming standard, or download DNM to review proposed names and save them on Windows.