FileBot

I have been using filebot since I believe some time late 2024. I never purchased a license and I was able to load files and search TVDB database to rename in batches.
Yesterday I went to do the same thing and it wasn't working. I noticed the command box that popped up was giving fetch errors or something. I searched around and it seemed to be network related but nothing has changed on my end. Anyways I restarted my computer and turned off VPN/firewall and still same error.
So I went to the filebot website and noticed there is a newer version. I downloaded that and installed and now it seems you can't use it at all without a license? Is that correct?
Edit by grow a garden a day ago.

WilhelmDonnelly wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026, 03:25 I have been using filebot since I believe some time late 2024. I never purchased a license and I was able to load files and search TVDB database to rename in batches.

Which version of FileBot are you using? How did you install FileBot? Where did you download FileBot from? What does the log say? Please read How to Request Help.

WilhelmDonnelly wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026, 03:25 I downloaded that and installed and now it seems you can't use it at all without a license? Is that correct?

FileBot is paid software since 2018. Previous versions relied on voluntary donations. There has not been a donation-supported version of FileBot the better part of a decade at this point in time.