Free genealogy tool
Genealogy photo filename generator
Build clear filenames that sort chronologically and remain useful outside any particular photo app. Add only details you can support from the photograph or family records.
Suggested filename
Add at least one detail to generate a filename.
Add the real file extension, such as .tif, .png or .jpg, after exporting.
Original family scan
Restored derivative copy
A durable naming pattern
Start with an ISO-style date so files sort naturally, then add surname, person or event and place. Use a separate suffix such as original, restored or colorized for derived files.
Names that survive software changes
- Use the same order and separators across the whole collection.
- Record uncertainty with circa or unknown instead of inventing facts.
- Keep richer names, relationships and sources in a separate catalogue.
Create a restoration derivative
Preserve the source scan and give the restored result a new, clearly related filename.