I regularly use a Windows machine, Linux (Fedora) machine and a macOS machine. So when considering a purchase, if the software in question supports multiple platforms (which tends to be most of the software I buy), I look to see if I would need to purchase it multiple times in order to run it on my various configurations.
Perhaps it's a little irrational (all those platforms need to be supported, after all), but I can't help but feel a little put out when software requires me to purchase it multiple times to run it on different OSs. (Software that requires multiple licences for multiple machines is another story, but as you might imagine, I tend to gravitate software that charges per-household or per-user instead of per-machine.)
Here's what I've been able to find about FileBot availability:
- $19.99 on Windows 10 via Microsoft Store
- Free on Linux via snapd
- Except maybe paid on Ubuntu, via Ubuntu Software Center?
- $14.99 on macOS via Mac App Store
Could someone confirm if, indeed, I would need to purchase it multiple times to use on multiple OSs?
Also: I've been fiddling with an old version of the GUI to this point, but, perhaps naturally being a code monkey, I want to start looking in to the CLI too. Does the CLI use the same licence scheme or a different one?