Obsidian Image Renamer

Rename pasted images instantly with customizable templates. Zero flicker — the old filename never appears in your note.

Features

• Instant paste rename — intercepts paste events, saves images with your template name before Obsidian inserts the link
• Drag-drop rename — auto-rename images dragged from Finder
• Customizable templates — {{date}}, {{time}}, {{counter}}, {{original}}, {{filename}}, and frontmatter variables
• Auto counter — sequential numbering per note via image-counter frontmatter, auto-decrements on delete
• Batch organize — rename images in current note or entire vault
• Unreferenced images — find and clean up orphaned images
• Bilingual UI — English and Chinese, switchable in settings

Template Variables

Variable	Description
{{date}}	Formatted date (configurable)
{{time}}	Formatted time
{{datetime}}	Date + time
{{counter}}	Auto-increment per note
{{original}}	Original filename (falls back to timestamp)
{{filename}}	Active note name
{{any_frontmatter_key}}	Value from frontmatter

Default template: {{original}}

You can set per-note image folder via image-folder in frontmatter.

Commands

• Organize images in current note
• Organize images in all notes
• Find unreferenced images

Language

Default: English. Switch to Chinese in plugin settings (语言设置 → 界面语言 → 中文).

Installation

From Obsidian Community Plugins

1. Open Settings → Community Plugins
2. Search "Image Renamer"
3. Install and enable

Manual

1. Clone into .obsidian/plugins/image-renamer/
2. npm install && npm run build
3. Enable in Obsidian Community Plugins