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Filename Cleaner

Make file names safe for websites, servers and every operating system.

  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • Runs in your browser
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To rename actual files in one go, use the Batch File Renamer.

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How to use the Filename Cleaner

  1. Paste file names, one per line.
  2. Choose hyphens or underscores and letter case.
  3. Copy the clean names.

What does this tool do?

Spaces, accents and symbols in file names cause broken links on websites and errors on some systems. The cleaner converts accented letters (é → e), removes symbols and joins words with hyphens, while keeping the file extension.

Why use it?

  • Web-safe image and document names.
  • Avoid “%20” in URLs.
  • Consistent naming across a project.

Example

“Résumé – Anna Müller 2026.pdf” becomes “resume-anna-muller-2026.pdf”.

Privacy

Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers or stored by us. There's no account to create and nothing to install.

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