Windows has no built in way to copy a filename or folder listing to the clipboard. For a single file, you can use File > Rename, CTRL+C, then ESC to copy a filename to the clipboard, but this is quite tedious if you have to do it frequently or for lots of files. CopyFilenames comes to the rescue! This adds an extra menu command to the context menu in Windows Explorer (this is the menu that pops up when you right click on a file). This command lets you copy the names of all selected files or folders in one operation! It doesn't just stop there - you can also include the size or date of the file, and have the full path instead of just the name. If you have selected the option to copy the full path, you can also select to have the backslashes doubled up (programmers will appreciate the value of this), or use forward slashes instead. There is also an option to include either single or double quotes around the names. In addition to being able to copy filenames, this utility also adds two other commands which appear when appropriate. These commands can be used to replace one file with another. This is useful in the situation where you have two files in a folder, and you want to delete one, and rename the other to the name of the file that was deleted. Using built in Windows commands, you would need to select the file to delete, then File > Rename, CTRL+C, then ESC, File > Delete, select the other file, File > Rename, CTRL+V, then Return. CopyFilenames reduces this to two steps: right click on the first file and choose Copy Filename and Delete, then right click on the second file and choose Paste Filename. CopyFilenames is a real time saver if you have to work with filenames at all. It is especially useful for programmers, web developers, technical authors and systems administrators.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 3.3 posted on 2018-03-30
Improved Windows 10 support - Version 3.1 posted on 2010-07-16
Improved Windows 7 support - Version 2.0 posted on 2006-10-15
Program Details
- Category: System Utilities > Shell Tools
- Publisher: ExtraBit Software Ltd.
- License: Free
- Price: N/A
- Version: 3.3
- Platform: windows
EULA
END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR COPYFILENAMES You must agree to the following terms if you wish to use and distribute this program. CopyFilenames is free to use for NON COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. For the avoidance of doubt, commercial use is anything other than: Personal use on a home computer, or Educational use on a computer owned by a recognized school, college or university, or Charitable use. If you want to use CopyFilenames for any other purpose, you need to use CopyFilenames Pro, full details of which are available at www.extrabit.com/copyfilenamespro. Distribution You may make as many copies of this software and documentation as you wish. You may freely distribute this software by any means provided that you include all files in the original distribution, and none of the files are altered in any way. Governing Law This agreement shall be governed by the laws of England. Disclaimer of Warranty THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. CopyFilenames Copyright 2018 by ExtraBit Software Ltd. All rights reserved.