Project Renamifier
Rename projects the way it should have always worked!
Tired of the tedious, error-prone process of renaming a project in Visual Studio? Say goodbye to manual find-and-replace across dozens of files! Project Renamifier handles everything automatically - one click, one dialog, done!
✨ Features
When you rename a project, this extension handles all of the following automatically:
| Feature |
Description |
| Project file rename |
Renames the .csproj file to match the new name |
| Directory rename |
Renames the parent directory if it matches the old project name |
| Project properties |
Updates RootNamespace and AssemblyName in the project file |
| Namespace declarations |
Updates all namespace declarations in source files |
| Using statements |
Updates using, global using, using static, and using aliases across the solution |
| Fully qualified references |
Updates references like OldName.MyClass to NewName.MyClass |
| Project references |
Updates ProjectReference paths in all projects that reference the renamed project |
| Solution structure |
Preserves solution folder organization |
The extension shows a progress dialog with step-by-step status as it performs the rename operation, and includes error handling with rollback support if something goes wrong.
📸 Screenshots


🛠️ Installation
Visual Studio Marketplace
- Open Visual Studio 2022 or 2026
- Go to Extensions > Manage Extensions
- Search for "Project Renamifier"
- Click Download and restart Visual Studio
Manual Installation
Download the latest .vsix from the Releases page and double-click to install.
🚀 Usage
- Right-click on a project in Solution Explorer
- Select Renamify Project
- Enter the new project name in the dialog
- Click Rename and watch the magic happen!
💻 Supported Versions
| Visual Studio |
Architectures |
| Visual Studio 2022 (17.x) |
x64 (amd64), ARM64 |
| Visual Studio 2026 (18.x) |
x64 (amd64), ARM64 |
🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests - all feedback helps make this extension better.
🔧 Development Setup
- Clone the repository
- Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022 or 2026
- Ensure you have the "Visual Studio extension development" workload installed
- Install the Extensibility Essentials 2022 extension
- Press F5 to launch the experimental instance
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
👥 Contributors

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