Free GrabIt Alternatives

The best free alternative to GrabIt is SABnzbd, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to GrabIt and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to GrabIt are NZBGet, nzb360, HelloNzb and alt.binz.

GrabIt alternatives are mainly Usenet News Clients but may also be Usenet Search Tools or News Readers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of GrabIt.

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GrabIt

Freemium • Proprietary
Usenet News Client

GrabIt is a free application that enables you to easily find and download content from Usenet news servers. The familiar...

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SABnzbd
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Free • Open Source
Usenet News Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
36 SABnzbd alternatives
SABnzbd is a free/open-source cross-platform binary newsreader written in Python.
- - SABnzbd is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GrabIt.
- - SABnzbd is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GrabIt.
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Self-hosted
NZB Streaming
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Most users think SABnzbd is a great GrabIt alternative.
NZBGet
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Free • Open Source
Usenet News Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
BSD
Self-Hosted
29 NZBGet alternatives
The most efficient usenet downloader.

NZBGet is written in C++ and designed with performance in mind to achieve maximum download speed by using very little system resources.
- - NZBGet is the most popular Android & Self-Hosted alternative to GrabIt.
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NZBGet Features
C++
PAR2
Multi-threaded architecture
NZB Streaming
Discontinued
The developer advised that they will no longer update this project and have now archived it on GitHub.

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Most users think NZBGet is a great GrabIt alternative.
nzb360
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Freemium • Proprietary
Android
Android Tablet
42 nzb360 alternatives
nzb360 is a full-featured NZB / torrent manager that focuses on providing the best experience possible for controlling all of your usenet and torrent needs.
- - nzb360 is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to GrabIt.
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HelloNzb
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Free • Open Source
Usenet News Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
36 HelloNzb alternatives
HelloNzb - The Binary Usenet Tool

With HelloNzb you can download (binary) files from Usenet servers via NZB index files. The software is based on Java and can thus run on many platforms (tested on Windows and Linux). Automatic archive verification via PAR2, automatic RAR archive.
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1. PortableHelloNzb can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
PAR2
Support for Multiple threads
alt.binz
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
41 alt.binz alternatives
alt.binz is a powerful binary newsreader, for downloading and managing articles from Usenet. Checking the downloaded files, auto unpausing missing PAR2 blocks, repairing, and finally unraring them, are just a few options in this utility.
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alt.binz Features
PAR2
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Almost everyone thinks alt.binz is a great GrabIt alternative.
Unison usenet client
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Free • Proprietary
Usenet News Client
Usenet Search Tool
Mac
39 Unison usenet client alternatives
A powerful Mac usenet client to browse usenet, create and reply to messages and download files.
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Unison usenet client Features
Threaded Conversations
Discontinued
Development for Unison has been discontinued and the software is no longer maintained, but last version has been released as free by Panic.
Binreader
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Free • Proprietary
Usenet News Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
38 Binreader alternatives
Simple, no-nonsense NZB download manager. Cross-platform, runs everywhere. Handles RAR and PAR2 files automatically. Streams media files while you download. Supports SSL encryption and IPv6.
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Binreader Features
1. PortableBinreader can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
Official website unavailable, download may be accessible through download sites.
LottaNZB
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Free • Open Source
Linux
40 LottaNZB alternatives
Simple and automated Usenet downloader for Newzbin (NZB) files.

LottaNZB features a refreshingly simple interface and fits perfectly into your GNOME Desktop.
- Automation - Unless you think that verifying and extracting downloads by hand is fun.
- Encryption (SSL) - Because wh.
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Unzbin
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Free • Proprietary
Usenet News Client
Windows
39 Unzbin alternatives
Unzbin is a tiny yet very powerful Usenet nzb client. It offers the following features:
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Discontinued
Last version, 1.8, was released on April 2010, but it can be still downloaded from SourceForge
URD (Usenet Resource Downloader)
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Free • Proprietary
Usenet News Client
Usenet Search Tool
Linux
37 URD (Usenet Resource Downloader) alternatives
URD is a program to identify, locate, and download binaries from usenet (newsgroups) through a web interface. It utilizes the spotnet protocol [Read Spotnet, Spotweb]. Similar to the spotweb client in nature for finding and identifying NZBs, URD additionally includes its own...
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Spotnet Protocol Support
Kwooty
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Free • Open Source
Linux
45 Kwooty alternatives
Kwooty is a nzb binary grabber for KDE 4 that makes usenet downloading easy. Besides being multi-server support, it automatically verifies, repairs and extracts archive files downloaded from usenet.

Features :
- Automatic file downloading after openning Nzb file
- Support for au.
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KDE
NiouzeFire
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
42 NiouzeFire alternatives
NiouzeFire is a usenet newsreader with integrated extracting capabilities. NewsGroup Posting is also available. It allows you to download articles at the maximum rate of your connection, then decode, repair (using PAR2 files) and extract automatically the rar files.
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