Free NewsReactor Alternatives for Linux

NewsReactor is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is SABnzbd, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to NewsReactor and 13 are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to NewsReactor are NZBGet, HelloNzb, Pan and URD (Usenet Resource Downloader).

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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
     
    • SABnzbd is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to NewsReactor.

    • SABnzbd is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to NewsReactor.

    • SABnzbd is Free and Open SourceNewsReactor is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. NZBGet icon
     22 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.

    30 NZBGet alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Snapcraft
    • FreeBSD
    • TrueNAS
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • NZBGet is the most popular Android & Self-Hosted alternative to NewsReactor.

    • NZBGet is Free and Open SourceNewsReactor is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. HelloNzb icon
     6 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
     
  4. Pan icon
     10 likes

    Pan is a newsreader, loosely based on Agent and Gravity, which attempts to be pleasant to use for new and advanced users alike. It has all the typical features found in newsreaders, and also supports offline reading, multiple connections, and a number of features for power users...

    32 Pan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. 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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    • Linux
     
  6. Kwooty icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Binreader icon
     2 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Spotweb icon
     2 likes

    Spotweb is a decentralized usenet community based on the Spotnet protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Klibido icon
     1 like
    • Automatic joining of multi-part posts
    • Automatic decoding of posts, using the uudeview library (yEnc supported) or an internal decoder
    • Multiple servers support, with priorities and fallback if an article fails on a server and is present on another server
    • Queue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11.  Like

    NZB is a newsgroups binary download client, named after the NZB file standard. It natively downloads, decodes and even streams the files specified in the .nzb file, an XML format which describes binary files on Usenet by their message-id.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  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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