NewsReactor Alternatives

Apps similar to NewsReactor include SABnzbd, which is free and open source. Other options are NZBGet, GrabIt, HelloNzb and NewsBin. There's no shortage of Usenet News Clients like NewsReactor, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. A powerful Mac usenet client to browse usenet, create and reply to messages and download files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. 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...

    32 URD (Usenet Resource Downloader) alternatives

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    • Linux
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  3. alt.binz icon
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    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
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  4. Unzbin icon
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    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
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  5. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Hogwasher icon
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    Newsgroup reader for OS X

    Threaded discussions Follow complex discussions at a glance with a graphical thread tree display.

    Powerful filtering Extensive rule-based filtering to keep what you want and get rid of the garbage.

    Multiple server support Download from an unlimited nu.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Streams video and audio directly from Usenet, supports SSL for secure connections, automatic data repair, advanced search via OpenSearch, integrates download management, handles NZB files, and supports real-time status updates and bandwidth scheduling.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Nzbvortex icon
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    The small and efficient NZB client for OSX, optimized for performance and ease of use.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Spotweb icon
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    Spotweb is a decentralized usenet community based on the Spotnet protocol.

    17 Spotweb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Kwooty icon
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    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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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  12.  1 like

    Want to download thousands of pictures while you sleep? Just point JpegJet at your favorite Usenet pictures newsgroup, click the “Start Downloading” button, and then sit back and let it do all the work.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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