One can speculate this is because the source code has already been released to the public and cannot be revoked, but offering the binaries would detract from the new pay model, and the effort of compiling the binaries is used as an inconvenience factor for those wishing to utilize legacy versions of FileBot. Additionally, while SourceForge still lists a FileBot project mirror, the links are simply dead.
Somewhat strangely, while its source code is still available at GitHub and can be manually compiled to generate a working binary, the legacy binaries are no longer available on the FileBot website. Even more irritating is that 4.7.8 or 4.7.9 will run perfectly on Windows 7/8 but have been coded specifically by the developer to intentionally fail on Windows 10. This proves especially problematic for those not wishing to install or use so-called “modern” apps (instead of classic desktop applications), and also for anyone willing to stay with the previously available 4.7.x builds. As of version 4.7.10, the media file renaming utility FileBot has moved exclusively to a pay model and is locked to the Microsoft Store - redistributable, portable, and standalone installers are no longer supported on the Windows platform.
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