This is a comparison of Usenet newsreaders.
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip or unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arachne | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | DOS, Unix-like | GPL | ||||||
| BinTube | GUI | Binary Grabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3200 Days / Free) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | $59.95 / Free with subscription | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Streams media while downloading; Free with Usenet Service |
| Claws Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes [1] | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | ||
| Forté Agent | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware | |||
| Gnus | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Runs in Emacs; also does Email |
| GrabIt | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 30 days / $24.99/yr ) |
No | Yes | Free (searching extra) | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Usenet Search Service | |
| GroupWise | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | Proprietary | ||||||
| HCL Notes | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | Proprietary | ||||||
| KNode | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | |||
| Lynx | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Limited USENET support | |||
| Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | |||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | MPL | Plugin support | |
| Newsbin Pro | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( $10/yr ) |
Yes | Yes | $20 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
| NewsLeecher | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
Optional extra Add $10 per year |
No | Yes | Varies | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
| Opera Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | Proprietary | Part of Opera up to version 12.17 | ||
| Outlook Express | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Microsoft Windows (up to Windows Server 2003) | ||
| Pan | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows | GPL | Gtk+ | ||
| Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | MPL | Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | |
| slrn | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes
(using macros) |
Yes
(using macros) |
Yes
(using macros) |
No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPLv2+ | Highly extensible using S-Lang scripts (macros) |
| Sylpheed | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL/LGPL | Gtk+ | ||||
| tin | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Unix-like | BSD | Free Software | ||
| Unison | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes
(audio only) |
Free | Mac OS X | Proprietary | Development has ceased. Free but unsupported. |
| Usenet Explorer | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes
( 1500 days / $23.34/yr ) |
Yes | Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
| Windows Live Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||||
| Windows Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. No Newsgroup or Usenet support in Windows 10.[2][better source needed] | |||||||
| Xnews | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | No (Can create NBZs) |
No | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||
| XPN | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | |||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
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| active product |
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| Discontinued support for newsgroups |