Pros
Does not really accomplish anything.
Cons
It does indeed change the file extension visually, however other programs do not recognize the extension as a valid format. (ex.) I wanted to change several .png files to .gif, in order to make an animated .gif file. I tried 4 different programs, neither recognized the file as a .gif.
Summary
Does not really accomplish anything, therefore a waste of time.
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Reply by PayTheUpfrontPrice on August 7, 2016
My thoughts exactly @kurdi-2009. That's like Whoopi Goldberg getting married to Bradley Cooper and expecting to miraculously turn beautiful by changing her last name. Ha.
Reply by kurdi-2009 on April 26, 2015
This review is very strange indeed. What you want is something that converts FORMATS (e.g. from one image format to another). This program does not do that, and does not claim to do that. It assumes that people want to change file EXTENSIONS, that they have reasons for doing so, and that they know what they're doing. If this is what you need, the program delivers.
Pros
simple and intuitive
just mark a block of files and drag them to the program window
file endings can be entered as wished (i.e. jpg.bmp)
Cons
not well explained - needs some trial and error until you know how to get exactly what you need
as mentioned in a review above, if you enter a dot before your ending, your result will have 2 dots
does not install link to start menu only to desktop - has to be manually moved
closes after each job
Summary
only changes the extension, but that is exactly what i need. the problems were quickly apparent and easily avoided. after that, the program reliably gave me the results i needed.
despite the problems the program has, i give it 5 stars in anticipation of all the work it will save me in the future!
Love it.
Updated on Aug 30, 2012
UPDATE: caution: leaving the extension field blank removes the extension
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Pros
Fast and simple
Cons
1. misleading prompts (e.g. looking at .* you might think is wants you to enter .doc for example, where in fact it is just doc)
2. Impossible to cancel (other than answering to a yes/no window for every single file . Well , I had 1000 files to rename and had to hit damn button 1000 times ? Try it and you start to hate this small beauty in 2 min)
Summary
Room for improvements. Don'r expect too much from the program. It's not a product yet
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Reply by DanZeee on August 2, 2012
Yeah, I'm not sure you have this program or this build, or you're using it the correct way.
The best way to use Extension Changer is to open Windows Explorer, find the files you need to change the extensions of, highlight the files, right click on the highlighted files, and choose "Edit the Extension." In the box you type in the name of the extension you want to change it to. Make sure all of the files you highlighted are the same type, such as changing TXT files to DOC files, or something like that. You click Change and the program will do the rest instantly. There is no ".*" that appears in the Change box. And there are no "Yes/No" windows that pop up. The only problem I've had is when changing over 300+ extensions.
As for the person saying the program won't stay open, if you use it through Windows Explorer, then it's not an issue. You highlight, right click, and type in the new extension name. It closes so you can go on to the next group of files you want to change.
Pros
I found this simple to install and use. I needed to change the file extension on multiple pictures, from jpeg to jpg and just by blocking and dragging multiple pictures to the '.exe' program, I had the job done. Previously I changed each picture manually. What a drag.
Cons
None that I found.
Summary
Great program if you need to simplify modifying the extensions on multiple files.
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Pros
I was using File Changer 0.5 on my laptop.
After formatting my laptop I dowload and began to use.
Cons
I was using File Changer 0.5 on my laptop.
After formatting my laptop I dowload and began to use.
Summary
I was using File Changer 0.5 on my laptop.
After formatting my laptop I dowload and began to use.
I recommend to everyone. You like it.
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Pros
Quick and simple program
Cons
Closes after use
Summary
I used it to change files that were given to me with an erroneous extension. Changed ".pdf.pdffile" to ".pdf". I did not have to input anything and it just erased the ".pdffile".
Only problem is that I had to use it 100 times (files in different folders downloaded from an FTP site) and had to open it 100 times... Stay open!
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Pros
Light weight. Does just what it's made to do. Cuts the time of renaming a big handful of extensions down to 5%. Great for converting an html website to php for instance.
Cons
No undo feature (that'd surely be very difficult to pull off though).
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Pros
Small on screen when opened and it closes automatically when the job is done.
Easy to use- open files- drag the file you want to change extension into the little box- type in the desired format than click 'change'.
Cons
None at the moment.
Summary
Changes file with two extensions i.e- filename.avi.html to one extension filename.avi.
PLEASE NOTE- it does not CONVERT formats, it only removes an extension. Provided the existing file already exist in the original file than your media player should not have any problem running it.
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Pros
very simple to use and understand
Cons
closes after changing extensions
Summary
if a file has 2 extensions, like ".avi.html" , to get rid of ".html" just put a space in the CHANGE TO field
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Pros
I don't understand.
Cons
The videos still don't play. I don't know what extenstion to use. Whatever I tried didn't work.
Summary
I thought this was it. Guess not.
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Reply by gorskiegangsta on December 7, 2009
sabe_in_el_paso - this program changes extension of the file - not its format. if you wanna play a video and can't, download a free video converter program "any video converter" and convert the video. merely changing the extension of the file will not modify its codec. hope that helps!!!
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