Free GrabIt AlternativesTop Usenet News Clients and other similar apps like GrabIt

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, alt.binz, HelloNzb and Unison usenet client.

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  1. SABnzbd icon
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    SABnzbd is a free/open-source cross-platform binary newsreader written in Python.

    32 SABnzbd alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  2. NZBGet icon
     23 likes

    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.

    28 NZBGet alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Snapcraft
    • FreeBSD
    • TrueNAS
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. alt.binz icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. HelloNzb icon
     7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. A powerful Mac usenet client to browse usenet, create and reply to messages and download files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Unzbin icon
     5 likes

    Unzbin is a tiny yet very powerful Usenet nzb client. It offers the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. 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...

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Binreader icon
     3 likes

    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.

    34 Binreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Newsflash Plus is a powerful Usenet binary reader which provides lots of advanced features like integration with archivers and media players, automatic par2 archives repair, scripting via the embedded Python interpreter and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Gravity is a usenet news client for reading news over NNTP on Windows Operating Systems. Gravity has been a popular newsreader since 1996 when it was developed by MicroPlanet. The newer open source versions are optimized for the latest 32 and 64 bit Windows Systems including...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Usenet Explorer is a binary client for downloading content from Usenet newsgroups.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. XPN icon
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    XPN is a multiplatform newsreader with unicode support. It's written in Python using GTK+2 toolkit and works wherever Python and GTK+2 work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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