List of Usenet newsreaders

Usenet is a worldwide, distributed discussion system that uses the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more newsgroups. Users must have access to a news server to use a newsreader. This is a list of such newsreaders.

Types of clients Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachments Traditional newsreader – a newsreader with text support that can also handle binary attachments, though sometimes less efficiently than more specialized clients Binary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability. These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now support NZBs, and several either support or plan to support automatic Par2 processing. Some additionally support video and audio streaming. NZB downloader – binary grabber client without header support – cannot browse groups or read/post text messages; can only load 3rd-party NZBs to download binary post attachments. Some incorporate an interface for accessing selected NZB search websites. Binary posting client – designed specifically and exclusively for posting multi-part binary files Combination client – Jack-of-all-trades supporting text reading/posting, as well as multi-segment binary downloading and automatic Par2 processing Web-Based Client - Client designed for access through a web browser and does not require any additional software to access Usenet.

Active Commercial software BinTube Forté Agent NewsBin NewsLeecher Novell GroupWise Postbox Turnpike Usenet Explorer

Freeware GrabIt

Free/Open-source software Claws Mail is a GTK+-based email and news client for Linux, BSD, Solaris, and Windows. GNOME Evolution Gnus is an email and news client, and feed reader for GNU Emacs. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Pan a full-featured text and binary NNTP and Usenet client for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, and Windows. SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups Sylpheed X Python Newsreader

Text-based Alpine Gnus (Emacs based) Line Mode Browser Lynx (has limited Usenet support) Mutt (3rd party patches) rn Slrn tin

Web-based Easynews Narkive Nemo Newsgrouper novaBBS See Web-based Usenet for details.

Discontinued

Commercial software

Lotus Notes Netscape Communicator (superseded by Mozilla) Windows Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows Vista – terminated by Windows 7 Windows Live Mail – replaced Outlook Express for Windows XP; optional for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7

Freeware

Opera Mail Xnews – MS Windows MT NewsWatcher – Mac OS X Universal Binary

Free/Open Source

Arachne (with aranews.apm package) Arena Argo Beonex Communicator KNode (may be embedded in Kontact) Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups (renamed to SeaMonkey) Spotnet

Shareware

Unison – Mac OS X

Text-based

Agora (email server) Pine

Web-based Google Groups – discontinued on February 22, 2024

Comparison

Name User interface Client type Downloading headers XOVER PAR NZB unZip or unRAR Integrated search service (retention / $$$/yr) IPv6 SSL/TLS Audio video streaming Price Platform License Other Arachne GUI Traditional newsreader Free DOS, Unix-like BinTube GUI Binary Grabber (3200 days / free) $59.95 / Free with subscription Windows Streams media while downloading; free with Usenet service Claws Mail GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Forté Agent GUI Combination $29 Windows Shareware, includes 3 month newsgroup service trial Gnus Text-based Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Runs in Emacs; also does Email GrabIt GUI Binary Grabber ( 30 days / $24.99/yr ) Free (searching extra) Windows Usenet search service GroupWise GUI Traditional newsreader Varies Windows, Unix-like HCL Notes GUI Traditional newsreader Varies Windows, Unix-like, macOS KNode GUI Traditional newsreader Free Unix-like KDE Lynx Text-based Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Limited USENET support Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups Mozilla Thunderbird GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Plugin support NewsLeecher GUI Combination Optional extra Add $10 per year Varies Windows Shareware Opera Mail GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Part of Opera, up to version 12.17 Outlook Express GUI Traditional newsreader Windows Part of Windows, up to Windows Server 2003 Pan GUI Combination Free Unix-like, Windows Gtk+ SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups slrn text-based Traditional newsreader (using macros) (using macros) (using macros) Free Cross-platform Highly extensible using S-Lang scripts (macros) Sylpheed GUI Traditional newsreader Free Cross-platform Gtk+ tin text-based Traditional newsreader Free Unix-like Free software Unison GUI Combination (audio only) Free macOS Development ceased; free, unsupported Usenet Explorer GUI Combination ( 1500 days / $23.34/yr ) $35 Windows Shareware Windows Live Mail GUI Traditional newsreader Free Windows Windows Mail GUI Traditional newsreader Windows Part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; Windows 10 omits newsgroup and Usenet support Xnews GUI Combination (Can create NBZs) Free Windows

Name field background color legend: active product Discontinued support for newsgroups

List of Usenet newsreaders

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