Comparison of Usenet newsreaders
This is a Comparison of Usenet Newsreaders.
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | Automatic PAR Support | NZB Support | unZip/unRAR Support | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 Support | Built-in SSL/TLS Support | Price | Platform | License | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | Yes | $29.95 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | ||||
| Arachne | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | DOS, Unix-like | GPL | |||||
| Binbot | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes
(free/varies by search site) |
Yes | Yes | $19.95 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like | Proprietary | Shareware |
| BinTube | GUI | Binary Grabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
(600 Days / Free) |
Yes | Yes | $34.95 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Streams media while downloading; Shareware |
| Forté Agent | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | $29 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware | ||||
| Gemini (mail/news) | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | £29.99 / $52.18 (mail/news) | Linux x86, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Proprietary | Qt | |
| Gnus | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | free | Cross-platform | GPL | Runs in Emacs; also does Email | ||||||
| GrabIt | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 30 days / $20/yr ) |
Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Usenet Search Service | ||
| KLibido | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | No | Yes | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | ||||
| KNode | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | ||||
| Lotus Notes | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | Proprietary | |||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | Automatic PAR Support | NZB Support | unZip/unRAR Support | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 Support | Built-in SSL/TLS Support | Price | Platform | License | Extra Information |
| Lynx | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | 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 | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | ||||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Plugin support | ||
| Newsbin Pro | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 100 days / $60/yr ) |
Yes | Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware |
| NewsMan Pro | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29.95 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||
| Novell GroupWise | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | Proprietary | |||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | Automatic PAR Support | NZB Support | unZip/unRAR Support | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 Support | Built-in SSL/TLS Support | Price | Platform | License | Extra Information |
| Opera Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | Proprietary | Part of Opera | |
| Outlook Express | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Microsoft Windows | |||
| Pan | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Gtk+ | ||||
| Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | ||||
| Sylpheed | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPL/LGPL | Gtk+ | ||||
| The nzb Project | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | GPL | Free Software | ||||
| tin | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Free | Unix-like | BSD | Free Software | |
| Unison | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $24.95 | Mac OS X | Proprietary | Shareware | |||
| Usenet Explorer | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 210 days / $23.34/yr ) |
Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
| Xnews | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | No | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||
| XPN | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | ||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | Automatic PAR Support | NZB Support | unZip/unRAR Support | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 Support | Built-in SSL/TLS Support | Price | Platform | License | Extra Information |