Comparative overview of newsreaders
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On this page you can see the functionality of several popular newsreaders. The Links page contains more newsreaders.
| SABnzbd (tip!) | Grabit | NNTPGrab | Alt.Binz | NewsLeecher | Newsbin Pro | NewsReactor | Usenet Explorer | |
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| Difficulty | easy | easy | easy | average | easy | average | easy | above average |
| User interface quality | + | + | + | + / - | + | + / - | + | - |
| Price | free and open-source | free *1 | free and open-source | 'Donation' required to be able to use newer versions | $19,99 (+VAT) per year *2 | $35 once | € 15 once | $35 |
| Remarks | You control SABnzbd via your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer etc). | Yearly payment to be able to keep using the built-in search engine and to get updates. | ||||||
*1 = not for free. Grabit's search engine can be used freely 5 times a day, after that you'll have to pay. NewsLeecher charges $29.95 per year for its 'SuperSeach'-service plus NewsLeecher upgrades.
*2 = Free upgrades for just one year. Also see *1 above for the combination of NewsLeecher upgrades & SuperSearch.
Any errors in this overview? Let me know!
