Document file name generator
Build a file name
Everything stays in your browser. This tool follows the pattern described in our naming guide. The names InstantDrive generates after it reads a document can differ in small details.
Pick a document category, then enter the company name, the document number and the expiry date. The tool builds a name in the pattern DocCategory_EntityName_Identifier_ValidityDate.pdf, ready to copy. It runs in your browser.
What does the generated name look like?
An example is TradeLicense_AlNoorTrading_123456_2027-03-31.pdf. The company and number in that example are made up. The category says what the document is, the entity is who it belongs to, the identifier is its number and the date is when it expires or ends.
How does the tool clean up the name you type?
It removes spaces and punctuation from the company name and capitalises each word, so "Al Noor Trading LLC" becomes AlNoorTradingLLC. In the number it keeps letters, digits and hyphens and drops everything else. Arabic letters are kept. The date is written year, month, day, which sorts correctly in any file list.
Why put the expiry date last?
With the date last, files of the same category and company stay grouped, and within the group they sort by expiry. A folder listing then shows which documents end soonest. The naming guide explains the reasoning and the ISO 8601 date format.
What if the document has no expiry date?
The pattern needs a date, so the tool asks for one. For a document with no expiry, such as an invoice, use the invoice date or the date your team agrees on, and use the same rule every time so files stay comparable.
Can you use your own categories?
Yes. Choose "Other" and type a category such as Insurance Policy. The tool turns it into InsurancePolicy. Keep a short list of categories for your team so the same document type is always spelled the same way.
What does this tool not do?
It does not rename files on your computer, does not read your documents and does not store anything. It only builds a name for you to copy. The names InstantDrive generates after it reads a stored document can differ in small details from this tool.
How does InstantDrive apply the pattern?
When InstantDrive stores a file it reads the category, name, number and date from the document with its pattern engine and names the file in this pattern automatically, so nobody has to type names by hand. Read the guide on naming UAE business documents for the full explanation.
Primary source: ISO 8601 date and time format
Keep these documents in one drive
InstantDrive stores your licences, Emirates IDs, tenancy contracts and invoices, reads the numbers and dates, and names every file in one pattern.
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