Comparison of Usenet newsreaders
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This is a Comparison of Usenet Newsreaders.
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip or unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other | AutoImport NZB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arachne | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | DOS, Unix-like | GPL | |||||||
| Binbot | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes
(free/varies by search site) |
Yes | Yes | $19.95 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like | Proprietary | Shareware | ||
| BinTube | GUI | Binary Grabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
(800 Days / Free) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Free / $29.95 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Streams media while downloading; Free with Usenet Service | |
| cg | Text-based | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Free | Unix-like | GPL | ||
| Forté Agent | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | $29 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware | |||||
| Gemini (mail/news) | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | £29.99 / $52.18 (mail/news) | Linux x86, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Proprietary | Qt | |||
| Gnus | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Runs in Emacs; also does Email | |
| GrabIt | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 30 days / $20/yr ) |
No | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Usenet Search Service | ||
| KLibido | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | |||
| KNode | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | ||||||
| Lotus Notes | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | Proprietary | |||||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other | AutoImport NZB |
| Lynx | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Limited USENET support | ||||
| MicroPlanet Gravity | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | Microsoft Windows | BSD | |||||||
| Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | ||||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Plugin support | ||
| Newsbin Pro | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 240 days / $30 or $60/yr ) |
Yes | Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | ||
| NewsLeecher | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Optional extra Add $10 per year |
No | Yes | $19.99 standard (annual) | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | ||
| NewsMan Pro | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29.95 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||
| Nomad News | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Freeware | |
| Novell GroupWise | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | Proprietary | |||||||
| Opera Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | Proprietary | Part of Opera | |||
| Outlook Express | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Microsoft Windows (up to XP) | |||
| Pan | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Free | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows | GPL | Gtk+ | |||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip & unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other | AutoImport NZB |
| Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | ||||
| SABnzbd | GUI | Binary Grabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | nzbmatrix.com & newzbin.com integration | Yes | |
| Spotnet | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( Free ) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows | GPL | ||
| slrn | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes
(using macros) |
Yes
(using macros) |
Yes
(using macros) |
No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPLv2+ | Highly extensible using S-Lang scripts (macros) | |
| Sylpheed | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL/LGPL | Gtk+ | |||||
| tin | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Free | Unix-like | BSD | Free Software | |||
| Unison | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29 | Mac OS X | Proprietary | Shareware | ||
| Usenet Explorer | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 210 days / $23.34/yr ) |
Yes | Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | ||
| Windows Live Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | ||||||||
| Windows Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Microsoft Windows Vista | ||||||||
| Xnews | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | No | No | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | ||||||
| XPN | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | ||||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other | AutoImport NZB |
