Comparison of Usenet newsreaders
This is a Comparison of Usenet Newsreaders.
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip or unRAR | Integrated Search Service | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
| Arachne | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | DOS, Unix-like | ||||||||||
| BinTube | GUI | Binary Grabber | $59.95 / Free with subscription | Microsoft Windows | Streams media while downloading; Free with Usenet Service | |||||||||
| Claws Mail | GUI | Free | Cross-platform | |||||||||||
| Forté Agent | GUI | Combination | $29 | Microsoft Windows | Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware | |||||||||
| Gnus | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Runs in Emacs; also does Email | |||||||||
| GrabIt | GUI | Binary Grabber | | Free | Microsoft Windows | Usenet Search Service | ||||||||
| KNode | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Unix-like | KDE | |||||||||
| Lotus Notes | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | ||||||||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
| Lynx | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Limited USENET support | |||||||||
| Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | |||||||||
| Mozilla Thunderbird | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Plugin support | |||||||||
| Newsbin Pro | GUI | Binary Grabber | | $20 | Microsoft Windows | Shareware | ||||||||
| NewsLeecher | GUI | Combination | Optional extra Add $10 per year | Varies | Microsoft Windows | Shareware | ||||||||
| Novell GroupWise | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | ||||||||||
| Opera Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Part of Opera up to version 12.17 | |||||||||
| Outlook Express | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Microsoft Windows | Part of Microsoft Windows | ||||||||||
| Pan | GUI | Combination | Free | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows | Gtk+ | |||||||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip & unRAR | Integrated Search Service | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
| Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | |||||||||
| slrn | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Highly extensible using S-Lang scripts | |||||||||
| Sylpheed | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | Gtk+ | |||||||||
| tin | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Unix-like | Free Software | |||||||||
| Unison | GUI | Combination | Free | Mac OS X | Development has ceased. Free but unsupported. | |||||||||
| Usenet Explorer | GUI | Combination | | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Shareware | ||||||||
| Windows Live Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Microsoft Windows | ||||||||||
| Windows Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Microsoft Windows | Part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. No Newsgroup or Usenet support in Windows 10. | ||||||||||
| Xnews | GUI | Combination | Free | Microsoft Windows | ||||||||||
| XPN | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Free | Cross-platform | ||||||||||
| Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |