ikbin AlternativesUsenet News Clients & Usenet Search Tools like ikbin

ikbin is described as 'Open source PHP/MYSQL binary news group indexer, search engine, and nzb creator. It the same engine behind the popular binsearch.info site. Binmash mashup of rss feeds and usenet search results that can run without a database' and is a usenet news client in the social & communications category. There are seven alternatives to ikbin for Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac. The best ikbin alternative is Spotweb, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ikbin are Spotnet, Yani - Yet Another News Indexer, nZEDb and FTD.

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    Spotnet

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    Spotnet is a usenet client that utilizes a peer-to-peer indexing method where users "spot" content on usenet, notifying other clients that the content is there and available.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Yani - Yet Another News Indexer

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    Yani - Yet Another News Indexer, is a Usenet indexing application written in Java.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    nZEDb

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    nZEDb is a newsgroups indexer. nZEDb automatically scans usenet, similar to the way google search bots scan the internet. It provides a web-based front-end providing search, browse, and programmable (API) functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    FTD

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    FTD is a software client and community built around Usenet. Volunteers identify content uploaded on Usenet then submit a pointer or "spot" of the spotted content to the FTD index where all FTD users can easily browse through available content.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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    Newznab Classic

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    newznab is a web application written using php, pear and mysql, which runs on linux, windows and mac, and is available in two versions. Newznab Plus, the commercial version, and Newznab Classic, the open source version.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Newznab Plus

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    Newznab Plus is a usenet indexing application, that makes building a usenet community easy. This is the commercial version.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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