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 | Newshosting | Usenet Explorer | ||||
Modern techniques | |||||||||
Import NZB files | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Multi-server combining | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Server priorities | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
SSL | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Search engine built-in | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Monitor NZB folder | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Automatically repair and extract | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Speed limiter | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Web interface | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Shutdown computer after downloading | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Traditional techniques | |||||||||
Virtual newsgroups | ![]() | ||||||||
Filter headers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Take sample of headers | ![]() | ||||||||
Misc | |||||||||
Linux version | ![]() | with Wine | ![]() | with Wine | ![]() | ||||
Mac version | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Support Socks-proxy | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Difficulty | easy | easy | 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 | see below | $35 | |||
Remarks | You control SABnzbd via your web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer etc). | This is a powerful and free newsreader that is built for browsing Newshosting newsgroups. It's preconfigured to your account. | 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!