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{{short description|None}}{{More citations needed|date=June 2020}}This is a comparison of Usenet newsreaders.{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:smaller; text-align: center; width: auto"! 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! {{rh2|align=center}} | Arachne| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||||| Free| DOS, Unix-like

GPL}}|

! {{rh|align=center}} | 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! {{rh|align=center}} | Claws Mail| GUI| Traditional Newsreader

	QUOTE="NNTP: FETCH XOVER AND XHDR DATA IN BATCHES OF 5000...", | {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}|| {{No}}| Free| Cross-platform	GPL}}|

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Forté Agent| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}||| {{Yes}}|| $29| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware! {{rh|align=center}} | Gnus| Text-based| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| Free| Cross-platform

GPL}}| Runs in Emacs; also does Email

! {{rh|align=center}} | 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! {{rh|align=center}} | GroupWise| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||||| Varies| Microsoft Windows, Unix-like| {{proprietary}}| ! {{rh|align=center}} | HCL Notes| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||||| Varies| Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X| {{proprietary}}| ! {{rh2|align=center}} | KNode| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}||| {{yes}}| {{yes}}|| Free| Unix-like

GPL}}| KDE

! {{rh|align=center}} | Lynx| Text-based| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}||| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform

GPL}}| Limited USENET support

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||| Free| Cross-platform

MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license}}	SeaMonkey>SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups

! {{rh|align=center}} | Mozilla Thunderbird| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform

MPL}}| Plugin support

! {{rh|align=center}} | Newsbin Pro| GUI| Binary Grabber| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} ( $10/yr )| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| $20| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| Shareware! {{rh|align=center}} | NewsLeecher| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}Optional extra Add $10 per year| {{No}}| {{Yes}}|| Varies| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| Shareware! {{rh2|align=center}} | Opera Mail| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform| {{proprietary}}

Opera (web browser)>Opera up to version 12.17

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Outlook Express| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}||| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| Part of Microsoft Windows (up to Windows Server 2003)! {{rh|align=center}} | Pan| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{No}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Unix-like, Microsoft Windows

GPL}}| Gtk+

! {{rh|align=center}} | Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform

MPL}}| Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups

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Text-based (computing)>text-based| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}(using macros)| {{Yes}}(using macros)| {{Yes}}(using macros)| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| Free| Cross-platform	GPLv2+}}	S-Lang (programming language)>S-Lang scripts (macros)

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Sylpheed| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform

GPL/LGPL}}| Gtk+

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Text-based (computing)>text-based| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| Free| Unix-like	BSD}}| Free Software

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Unison| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}(audio only)| Free| Mac OS X| {{proprietary}}| Development has ceased. Free but unsupported.! {{rh|align=center}} | Usenet Explorer| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}} ( 1500 days / $23.34/yr )| {{Yes}}| {{Yes}}|| $35| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| Shareware! {{rh2|align=center}} | Windows Live Mail| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}||||| {{Yes}}||| Free| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}|! {{rh2|align=center}} | Windows Mail| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}||||| {{Yes}}|||| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. No Newsgroup or Usenet support in Windows 10.HTTPS://ANSWERS.MICROSOFT.COM/EN-US/WINDOWS/FORUM/ALL/WINDOWS-10-MAIL-NEWSGROUPS/BF07FF0F-B91B-4685-8E7D-CAC623B46BBD	PUBLISHER=MICROSOFT, {{better source needed|date=May 2020}}

! {{rh2|align=center}} | Xnews| GUI| Combination| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}(Can create NBZs)||| {{No}}||| Free| Microsoft Windows| {{proprietary}}| ! {{rh2|align=center}} | XPN| GUI| Traditional Newsreader| {{Yes}}| {{No}}| {{No}}|||| {{Yes}}|| Free| Cross-platform

GPL}}|

class="sortbottom"!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!OtherLegend:{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:smaller; text-align: left;"! {{rh}} | active product! {{rh2}} | Discontinued support for newsgroups

See also

• alt. hierarchy
• List of newsgroups
• List of Usenet newsreaders
• News server
• Newsreader (Usenet)
• Network News Transfer Protocol
• Usenet newsgroup

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References

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