Takeout JSON

What Should I Name My Photo Files?

Put the date first, in year-month-day order. Everything then sorts correctly everywhere, forever.

Start with the date, written year first: 2019-07-14. Names like that sort correctly in every file manager, on every phone, on a television, and in software that has not been written yet.

Filename and folder templates with a live preview: 2024/03-March/2024-03-15-1430_Paris.jpg
Names and folders built from the real date, previewed before anything moves

Add the time if you shoot bursts, and a word or two about the place or the event. 2019-07-14-1105_Paris.jpg tells you everything at a glance and never needs an app to interpret it.

Takeout JSON Metadata Fixer builds names like that from the real date and the location, with a live preview so you can see the result before committing. It runs on your own computer and is free for your first 500 photos.