NameChanger vs hyper
When comparing NameChanger vs hyper, the Slant community recommends hyper for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” hyper is ranked 72nd while NameChanger is ranked 76th. The most important reason people chose hyper is:
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Free
Available free of charge.
Pro Allows easily batch renaming files
For anyone who's ever needed to re-sequence or rename a list of items in a folder, it can take a long time to hit "Enter", type your new file name, "Enter","Arrow Down", "Enter", Type, "Enter", "Arrow Down", "Enter", Type, smash you head against the keyboard.
Name changer allows you to batch rename those files in one step. Options include replacing the first, last or every occurrence of user defined text, removing text, append or prepend text, searching with wildcards, sequencing and even has support for inserting dates. It shows you a preview of the new file names before committing any changes.
Pro Cross-platform due to electron browser-based foundation
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
Pro Built on electron, supports split panels and plugins
Cons
Con Made with Electron
It uses a considerable amount of resources, compared to other offerings.
Con Not as cross platform as advertised
Most features only work on Mac OS.
Con Incorrect rendering
Terminal window has visual artifacts.
Con No configuration UI; all options must be set via JSON
Con Still maturing as of December 2016
Folks noticed some issues in the 1.0 release cited here.