Naming Styles

Save your preferences

Styles let you save different combinations of settings so you can quickly switch between naming conventions for different projects.

What's a Style?

A style is a saved collection of all your naming preferences. Instead of adjusting settings every time, create styles for different situations and switch between them with one click.

Example Styles

Client Deliverables

Date-prefixed naming keeps project files organized chronologically—essential when clients ask for "that version from last Tuesday."

screenshot.png →

2024-03-15-acme-homepage-mockup-v2.png
lowercase hyphens dates as prefix factual AI

Vacation Photos

Use creative AI with a custom instruction like "focus on location and activity" to get evocative names you'll actually remember.

IMG_4521.jpg →

2024-08-12 Santorini Sunset From Rooftop Bar.jpg
Title Case spaces photo date creative AI instruction: focus on location

Design Assets

Custom instruction "focus on colors and style" helps categorize design resources by their visual characteristics.

gradient-bg.png →

warm-orange-to-pink-gradient-background.png
lowercase hyphens no dates balanced AI instruction: focus on colors

Family Album

Use "focus on people and activities" to get names that describe who's in the photo and what they're doing.

DSC_0892.jpg →

2024-07-04 Kids Playing Sparklers Backyard.jpg
Title Case spaces photo date creative AI instruction: focus on people

Quick Downloads Cleanup

Auto-rename with a custom output folder turns your messy Downloads into an organized archive automatically.

document(3).pdf →

~/Documents/Sorted/tax-return-2023-schedule-c.pdf
lowercase hyphens auto-rename on custom folder

How to Use Styles

1

Pick a style

Click the style dropdown at the top of Moniker to see all your saved styles. Select one to make it active.

2

Edit or create

Click the pencil icon to edit the current style, or choose "New Style..." to create a fresh one with your preferred settings.

3

Drop files

All files you process will use the active style's settings. Switch styles anytime to change how files are named.

Default Style

Moniker comes with a default style called "Do Your Best" that uses sensible defaults: lowercase, hyphens, balanced AI creativity, no dates. You can edit it or create your own.