FileBot for Windows

Quick overview

FileBot is a utility that streamlines renaming and organizing media files — TV series, anime and movies — which often come with long, inconsistent filenames. It can also fetch show and movie metadata, locate subtitles in multiple languages, and verify file integrity using checksums.

Main benefits

• Keeps your media collection tidy and consistent so it displays cleanly in file explorers.
• Finds and downloads subtitles in various languages to match your videos.
• Retrieves episode and movie metadata to populate names and tags automatically.
• Offers file integrity checks (MD5, SHA1, SFC) to confirm files aren’t corrupt.

Usability and practical tips

• The interface groups functions in a sidebar (rename, subtitle search, verification), but the app lacks inline help or detailed documentation for each option.
• Some data sources appear disabled (greyed out) in the UI, which can be misleading; they still work once configured properly.
• There is no confirmation dialog or preview when you hit Rename, so double-check matches before applying changes.
• If you need subtitles, search for and obtain them before renaming the video file — otherwise matching the correct subtitle version can become tricky.

Recommended alternative

• CapCut (Free): a simple alternative for some users who want different workflows for media management or lightweight editing and subtitle handling.

Release highlights and improvements

• Added a portable distribution option in the downloads to ease use without full installation.
• Improved cross-volume move/rename support, including compatibility with Java 6 on macOS.
• Faster startup for the Java WebStart client by using lazy-loading of components.
• Better episode and file matching logic for more reliable automatic detection.
• Now supports reading imdbid/tvdbid from NFO files to detect movies and series accurately.
• Update alerts notify you when newer versions become available.
• Major overhaul of movie auto-detection, now functioning far more reliably than before.