TapeDesk
Stop naming files like it's 2003.
TapeDesk is a tape code renaming tool built by a producer, for producers. No installs. No accounts. Just organized footage.
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Open a folder
Pick the folder containing your media. TapeDesk reads every file inside — video, audio, stills, whatever the camera spit out.
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Pick a category, add a description
Interview? Broll? Stills? TapeDesk generates the next available tape code automatically. You just describe what it is.
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Hit rename
Files rename directly on disk. No copies, no downloads. DJI_20260206_0025.MP4 becomes BCS101_Grand Canyon Broll.mp4
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Export your tape list
One click generates a formatted .docx master tape list. Done. Go edit something.
The anatomy of a tape code
Six characters. Three letters, one category digit, two sequence digits. That's the whole system.
BCS
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Project prefix
Category
Sequence
Example: BCS101_Grand Canyon Broll.mp4
= Brooklyn Crime Story, 100s (Broll), first entry
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Categories
000s Interview  100s Broll  200s Stills  300s Third Party
400s Affiliate  500s Trial  600s Evidence  700s Archival
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Sub-numbering
Dash mode: BCS101-1, BCS101-2 ... for batch sub-clips
Camera mode: BCS101A, BCS101B ... for multi-camera (auto-labels A Cam, B Cam)
The stuff that makes it actually useful
Built for real production workflows, not demo day.
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Camera Card Mode
Renames the card folder, not the clips inside. Your original camera metadata stays untouched.
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Bin Renamer
Pick a root folder and TapeDesk renames every subfolder to match the base tape code inside. If a folder has mixed codes, it splits them into separate folders automatically. Watch the tape splice animation do its thing.
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Import Tapelist
Got a .docx tape list from a previous project or another producer? Import it and TapeDesk scans for tape codes, adds them to your list, and flags any conflicts.
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PDF splitter
Load a PDF, split pages into individually named PDFs or high-res JPEGs. Perfect for evidence docs and court exhibits.
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Shift+click selection
Select ranges of files or tape list entries, just like Finder. Delete in bulk with right-click.
KEYBOARD
One thing before you start
This is important. Seriously. Read it.
Your data lives in this browser.

TapeDesk stores your projects and tape lists in Chrome's local storage. That means:
• Clearing browser data = everything gone
• Different browser = different projects
• Incognito = nothing saves

Export your tape list as .docx early and often. That's your backup.
Pro tips from the field
▸Set your 3-letter prefix to match your project abbreviation — it's the first thing editors see in the bin
▸Use Camera Card Mode for field footage — it keeps the card structure intact for re-ingesting
▸Export the .docx before you close the tab. Just do it. You'll thank yourself later.
▸Camera mode auto-labels A Cam, B Cam — no need to type it
▸Use Bin Renamer after renaming files — it renames folders to match, and splits mixed folders into separate bins
▸Inheriting a project? Import the previous producer's .docx tape list to pick up where they left off
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