Xnews Alternatives

Xnews is described as 'Freeware Usenet newsreader created by Luu Tran. It is written in Delphi, and it is 100% GNKSA 2.0 compliant. Some of its features were inspired by the program NewsXpress' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Xnews for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Xnews alternative is alt.binz, which is free. Other great apps like Xnews are NewsBin, Pan, NewsLeecher and Unison usenet client.

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Xnews is a freeware Usenet newsreader created by Luu Tran. It is written in Delphi, and it is 100% GNKSA 2.0 compliant....

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Xnews alternatives page was last updated May 17, 2019
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  1. alt.binz icon

    alt.binz

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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.

    42 alt.binz alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    alt.binz Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  PAR2

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    • alt.binz is the most popular Windows alternative to Xnews.

    • alt.binz is the most popular free alternative to Xnews.

    • alt.binz is Free and ProprietaryXnews is also Free and Proprietary
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    NewsBin

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    NewsBin Pro is a Usenet NNTP newsreader that downloads and decodes binary file attachments to Usenet posts.

    42 NewsBin alternatives

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    • Windows
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    NewsBin Features

    1.  Supports RAR files
    2.  NZB Streaming
    3.  PAR2

    NewsBin VS Xnews

     

    • NewsBin is the most popular commercial alternative to Xnews.

    • NewsBin is Paid and ProprietaryXnews is Free and Proprietary
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    Pan

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Pan VS Xnews

     

    • Pan is the most popular Linux alternative to Xnews.

    • Pan is the most popular Open Source alternative to Xnews.

    • Pan is Free and Open SourceXnews is Free and Proprietary
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    NewsLeecher

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    NewsLeecher is a tool made for fetching and managing articles from the Usenet. It downloads Usenet articles in a snap, and uses its inline engine to assemble and decode all the downloads. The powerful featureset and state-of-the-art user interface makes it an application...

    38 NewsLeecher alternatives

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    • Windows
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  6. Unison usenet client icon

    Unison usenet client

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Discontinued

    Development for Unison has been discontinued and the software is no longer maintained. Last version, 2.2, has been released as free by Panic in June 2014.

    Unison usenet client Features

    1.  Threaded Conversations

    Unison usenet client VS Xnews

     

    • Unison usenet client is the most popular Mac alternative to Xnews.

    • Unison usenet client is Free and ProprietaryXnews is also Free and Proprietary
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    nzb360

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    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.

    40 nzb360 alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    nzb360 VS Xnews

     

    • nzb360 is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Xnews.

    • nzb360 is Freemium and ProprietaryXnews is Free and Proprietary

  9. URD (Usenet Resource Downloader)

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    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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    New Files (Classic Theme)

    URD (Usenet Resource Downloader) Features

    1.  Spotnet Protocol Support

    URD (Usenet Resource Downloader) VS Xnews

     
  10. Xananews icon

    Xananews

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    XanaNews is a free, powerful, fully featured newsreader for Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Xananews VS Xnews

     
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    NiouzeFire

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    NiouzeFire VS Xnews

     
  12. Leafnode icon

    Leafnode

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    Leafnode is a software package that implements a store & forward NNTP proxy (client and server) that supports TCP connections across IPv4 and IPv6. It can be used to give a regular newsreader offline functionality, merge news articles from several upstream newsservers for...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

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    XPN

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    XPN VS Xnews

     
  14. Usenet Wire icon

    Usenet Wire

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    Usenet Wire aims to provide the best software to enjoy newsgroups, with unparalleled processing speeds.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Usenet Wire VS Xnews

     
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