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Change document filename based on text from the PDF pages

Sets the document title from the text on its first page.

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Files stay private. Automatically deleted after 2 hours.

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Step by step

How To Rename a PDF

Name a PDF after what is inside it — select text on the page, write a pattern, done.

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    The pages open right in the browser — a note explains the trick: select with your mouse an area of the page, as many areas as the name needs. Files are deleted after 2 hours.

  2. 2

    Write the pattern

    [TEXT1], [TEXT2]… pick up the text you selected on the page; [BASENAME] is the file's own name and [DATE] is today — mix them with your own words. Our test typed [BASENAME]-final into the Rename pattern box.

    The Rename pattern box holding [BASENAME]-final above the blue Rename PDF button
  3. 3

    Rename & download

    Press Rename PDF and the file downloads under its new name — wm-demo.pdf left our run as wm-demo-final.pdf, page for page, 4.3 KB · 4 pages.

    The ready page showing wm-demo-final.pdf — 4.3 KB · 4 pages · deleted automatically after two hours — above the Download button
  • Rename from the page

    [TEXT1], [TEXT2]… take whatever text you select on the page.

  • Placeholders carry the rest

    [BASENAME] the file's own name, [DATE] today — plus your own words.

  • One box, one rule

    The pattern box drives the name — our run typed [BASENAME]-final.

  • Content untouched

    Pages, text and images stay exactly as they were.

  • Name kept on download

    wm-demo.pdf left the site as wm-demo-final.pdf.

  • Private by default

    No account, no watermark — and every file is automatically deleted after 2 hours.

Rename — frequently asked questions

What are the name patterns?

Use [BASENAME] to keep the original name and wrap anything around it — like [BASENAME]-final — and the download arrives named exactly so.

Is Rename free?

Yes — Rename is free right here in your browser, with no watermark and no sign-up. Every tool on the site works the same way.

Do I need an account to use Rename?

No. Accounts are optional — they keep your credits, API keys and settings together. The tools work signed-out.

What happens to my file?

Every upload is stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically after 2 hours. Nothing is listed, shared or emailed anywhere.

Can I run Rename from the API?

Yes — every tool has a REST endpoint. An API call for this tool costs 1 credit per file; browser use stays free. See the Plans & pricing page for plans and the API page for the endpoint list.

More answers on the Help page. Building with the API? Plans & pricing.