diff --git a/src/BatchCommandDialog.cpp b/src/BatchCommandDialog.cpp
index 3fd628f09..24c764326 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommandDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/BatchCommandDialog.cpp
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui &S)
          S.SetStretchyCol(1);
          mParameters = S.AddTextBox(_("&Parameters"), wxT(""), 0);
          mParameters->SetEditable(false);
+         S.Prop(0).AddPrompt( _("&Details" ) );
+         mDetails = S.AddTextWindow( wxT(""));
+         mDetails->SetEditable(false);
       }
       S.EndMultiColumn();
 
-      S.StartStatic(_("C&hoose command"), true);
+      S.Prop(10).StartStatic(_("C&hoose command"), true);
       {
          S.SetStyle(wxSUNKEN_BORDER | wxLC_LIST | wxLC_SINGLE_SEL);
          mChoices = S.Id(CommandsListID).AddListControl();
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui &S)
 
    PopulateCommandList();
 
-   SetMinSize(wxSize(500, 400));
+   SetMinSize(wxSize(780, 560));
    Fit();
    Center();
 }
@@ -123,26 +126,9 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::PopulateCommandList()
    mChoices->DeleteAllItems();
    for (size_t ii = 0, size = mCommandNames.size(); ii < size; ++ii)
       // insert the user-facing string
-      mChoices->InsertItem( ii, mCommandNames[ii].first );
+      mChoices->InsertItem( ii, std::get<0>( mCommandNames[ii] ) );
 }
 
-#if 0
-int BatchCommandDialog::GetSelectedItem()
-{
-   int i;
-   mSelectedCommand = wxT("");
-   for(i=0;i<mChoices->GetItemCount();i++)
-   {
-      if( mChoices->GetItemState( i, wxLIST_STATE_FOCUSED) != 0)
-      {
-         mSelectedCommand = mChoices->GetItemText( i );
-         return i;
-      }
-   }
-   return -1;
-}
-#endif
-
 void BatchCommandDialog::ValidateChoices()
 {
 }
@@ -168,25 +154,28 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::OnItemSelected(wxListEvent &event)
    const auto &command = mCommandNames[ event.GetIndex() ];
 
    EffectManager & em = EffectManager::Get();
-   PluginID ID = em.GetEffectByIdentifier(command.second);
+   PluginID ID = em.GetEffectByIdentifier( std::get<1>( command ));
 
    // If ID is empty, then the effect wasn't found, in which case, the user must have
    // selected one of the "special" commands.
    mEditParams->Enable(!ID.IsEmpty());
    mUsePreset->Enable(em.HasPresets(ID));
 
-   if (command.first == mCommand->GetValue())
+   if (std::get<0>( command ) == mCommand->GetValue())
       return;
 
-   mCommand->SetValue(command.first);
-   mInternalCommandName = command.second;
+   mCommand->SetValue(std::get<0> (command));
+   mInternalCommandName = std::get<1>( command );
 
-   wxString params = BatchCommands::GetCurrentParamsFor(command.second);
+   wxString params = BatchCommands::GetCurrentParamsFor(mInternalCommandName);
    if (params.IsEmpty())
    {
       params = em.GetDefaultPreset(ID);
    }
 
+   // Cryptic command and category.
+   // Later we can put help information there, perhaps.
+   mDetails->SetValue( mInternalCommandName + "\r\n" + std::get<2>(command)  );
    mParameters->SetValue(params);
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +204,7 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::OnUsePreset(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
 void BatchCommandDialog::SetCommandAndParams(const wxString &Command, const wxString &Params)
 {
    auto item = make_iterator_range(mCommandNames).index_if(
-      [&](const CommandName &name){ return Command == name.second; }
+      [&](const CommandName &name){ return Command == std::get<1>( name); }
    );
 
    mParameters->SetValue( Params );
@@ -224,7 +213,8 @@ void BatchCommandDialog::SetCommandAndParams(const wxString &Command, const wxSt
    if (item < 0)
       mCommand->SetValue( Command );
    else {
-      mCommand->SetValue( mCommandNames[item].first );
+      mCommand->SetValue( std::get<0>( mCommandNames[item]) );
+      mDetails->SetValue( std::get<1>(mCommandNames[item]) + "\r\n" + std::get<2>(mCommandNames[item])  );
       mChoices->SetItemState(item, wxLIST_STATE_SELECTED, wxLIST_STATE_SELECTED);
 
       EffectManager & em = EffectManager::Get();
diff --git a/src/BatchCommandDialog.h b/src/BatchCommandDialog.h
index 89b53ed9a..62d9dab81 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommandDialog.h
+++ b/src/BatchCommandDialog.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef __AUDACITY_BATCH_COMMAND_DIALOG__
 #define __AUDACITY_BATCH_COMMAND_DIALOG__
 
+#include <tuple>
 #include <wx/defs.h>
 #include <wx/string.h>
 
@@ -63,10 +64,11 @@ class BatchCommandDialog final : public wxDialogWrapper {
    wxListCtrl *mChoices;
    wxTextCtrl * mCommand;
    wxTextCtrl * mParameters;
+   wxTextCtrl * mDetails;
 
    wxString mInternalCommandName;
 
-   using CommandName = std::pair<wxString, wxString>;
+   using CommandName = std::tuple<wxString, wxString,wxString>;
    using CommandNameVector = std::vector<CommandName>;
    CommandNameVector mCommandNames;
 
diff --git a/src/BatchCommands.cpp b/src/BatchCommands.cpp
index 282774717..bb81d8bdb 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommands.cpp
+++ b/src/BatchCommands.cpp
@@ -258,11 +258,9 @@ auto BatchCommands::GetAllCommands() -> CommandNameVector
 
    // CLEANSPEECH remnant
    for( const auto &command : SpecialCommands )
-      commands.push_back( {
-         //wxGetTranslation
-                           (command.first),
-         command.second
-      } );
+      commands.push_back(
+         CommandName( command.first, command.second, _("Special Command") )
+      );
 
    // end CLEANSPEECH remnant
 
@@ -274,10 +272,14 @@ auto BatchCommands::GetAllCommands() -> CommandNameVector
       {
          auto command = em.GetCommandIdentifier(plug->GetID());
          if (!command.IsEmpty())
-            commands.push_back( {
-               plug->GetUntranslatedName(), // plug->GetTranslatedName(),
-               command
-            } );
+            commands.push_back( 
+               CommandName( 
+                  plug->GetUntranslatedName(), // plug->GetTranslatedName(),
+                  command,
+                  plug->GetPluginType() == PluginTypeEffect ?
+                     _("Effect") : _("Menu Command (With Parameters)") 
+               )
+            );
          plug = pm.GetNextPlugin(PluginTypeEffect|PluginTypeAudacityCommand);
       }
    }
@@ -290,13 +292,26 @@ auto BatchCommands::GetAllCommands() -> CommandNameVector
    mManager->GetAllCommandLabels(mLabels, false);
    mManager->GetAllCommandNames(mNames, false);
    for(size_t i=0; i<mNames.GetCount(); i++) {
-      if( !mLabels[i].Contains( "..." ) ){
-         mLabels[i].Replace( "&", "" );
+      wxString label = mLabels[i];
+      if( !label.Contains( "..." ) ){
+         label.Replace( "&", "" );
+         wxString squashed = label;
+         squashed.Replace( " ", "" );
+
+         // We'll disambiguate if the squashed name is short and shorter than the internal name.
+         // Otherwise not.
+         // This means we won't have repetitive items like "Cut (Cut)" 
+         // But we will show important disambiguation like "All (SelectAll)" and "By Date (SortByDate)"
+         // Disambiguation is no longer essential as the details box will show it.
+         if( squashed.Length() < wxMin( 18, mNames[i].Length()) )
+            label = label + " (" + mNames[i] + ")";
+
          commands.push_back( 
-            {
-               mLabels[i] + " (" + mNames[i] + ")", // User readable name 
-               mNames[i] // Internal name.
-            }
+            CommandName(
+               label, // User readable name 
+               mNames[i], // Internal name.
+               _("Menu Command (No Parameters)")
+            )
          );
       }
    }
@@ -307,7 +322,7 @@ auto BatchCommands::GetAllCommands() -> CommandNameVector
    std::sort(
       commands.begin(), commands.end(),
       [](const CommandName &a, const CommandName &b)
-         { return a.first < b.first; }
+         { return std::get<0>(a) <  std::get<0>(b); }
    );
 
 
diff --git a/src/BatchCommands.h b/src/BatchCommands.h
index 5ff0c09f4..88f2513a5 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommands.h
+++ b/src/BatchCommands.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef __AUDACITY_BATCH_COMMANDS_DIALOG__
 #define __AUDACITY_BATCH_COMMANDS_DIALOG__
 
+#include <tuple>
 #include <wx/defs.h>
 #include <wx/string.h>
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class BatchCommands final {
    static wxArrayString GetNames();
 
    // A pair of user-visible name, and internal string identifier
-   using CommandName = std::pair<wxString, wxString>;
+   using CommandName = std::tuple<wxString, wxString, wxString>;
    using CommandNameVector = std::vector<CommandName>;
    // Result is sorted by user-visible name
    static CommandNameVector GetAllCommands();
diff --git a/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp b/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
index 99a2bca8a..b2375e84b 100644
--- a/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
@@ -655,11 +655,11 @@ void EditChainsDialog::AddItem(const wxString &Action, const wxString &Params)
 {
    // Translate internal command name to a friendly form
    auto item = make_iterator_range(mCommandNames).index_if(
-      [&](const CommandName &name){ return Action == name.second; }
+      [&](const CommandName &name){ return Action == std::get<1>(name); }
    );
    auto friendlyName = item >= 0
       ? // wxGetTranslation
-                           ( mCommandNames[item].first )
+      std::get<0>( mCommandNames[item] )
       : Action;
 
    int i = mList->GetItemCount();
diff --git a/src/BatchProcessDialog.h b/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
index 5f9fce2ff..744faf794 100644
--- a/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
+++ b/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ private:
    int mSelectedCommand;
    bool mChanged;
 
-   using CommandName = std::pair<wxString, wxString>;
+   using CommandName = std::tuple<wxString, wxString,wxString>;
    using CommandNameVector = std::vector<CommandName>;
    CommandNameVector mCommandNames;