Rename Media Files: Improve Your… vs Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Rename Media Files: Improve Your…
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &…
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Rename Media Files: Improve Your… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 40 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Rename Media Files: Improve Your… has accumulated 258K+ total downloads while Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &… has 29K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Rename Media Files: Improve Your… | Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 40 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 258K+ | ◄ | 29K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2023 | |
| Age | 13 years | 3 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.0.0+ | 5.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.3+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.6.7 | 2.1.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Rename Media Files: Improve Your…
Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Rename Media Files: Improve Your… averaged approximately 51 daily downloads while Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &… averaged 25.
Recent Reviews
Rename Media Files: Improve Your… Reviews
empty file name on add media
Hi there is empty file name on upload:Media -> Add new Maybe the original file name is work when no post title found 😉
Very good and sufficient for our school website
For basic functions in the free version it’s completely sufficient for us and does what it’s supposed to do. Thanks!
Renames Plugin Files
This is a nice plugin, but I encountered issues on my theme as it broke parts of my site after it renamed some of my theme and plugin files automatically. Took me time to realize it was the culprit 🙂
Media Library Tools – Rename, Clean &… Reviews
Time saver!
Media Library Tools has made managing four sites with media libraries almost 20 years old much easier, saving me time and making our libraries more manageable, searchable, and useable by staff ad volu
Excellent for WooCommerce images
I use it as a fast, easy plugin to rename and add alt text to my Printful items in my WooCommerce site.
useless without pro
sad, but again a useless plugin without buying the pro Version This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by fuu0.
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