List of Usenet newsreaders


Usenet is a worldwide, distributed discussion system that uses the Network News Transfer Protocol. Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages to one or more newsgroups. Users must have access to a news server to use a newsreader. This is a list of such newsreaders.

Types of clients

Text newsreader – designed primarily for reading/posting text posts; unable to download binary attachmentsTraditional newsreader – a newsreader with text support that can also handle binary attachments, though sometimes less efficiently than more specialized clientsBinary grabber/plucker – designed specifically for easy and efficient downloading of multi-part binary post attachments; limited or nonexistent reading/posting ability. These generally offer multi-server and multi-connection support. Most now support NZBs, and several either support or plan to support automatic Par2 processing. Some additionally support video and audio streaming.NZB downloader – binary grabber client without header support – cannot browse groups or read/post text messages; can only load 3rd-party NZBs to download binary post attachments. Some incorporate an interface for accessing selected NZB search websites.Binary posting client – designed specifically and exclusively for posting multi-part binary filesCombination client – Jack-of-all-trades supporting text reading/posting, as well as multi-segment binary downloading and automatic Par2 processing
  • Web-Based Client - Client designed for access through a web browser and does not require any additional software to access Usenet.

Active

Commercial software

Freeware

Free/Open-source software

Text-based

Web-based

See Web-based Usenet for details.

Discontinued

Commercial software

Freeware

Shareware

Text-based

Web-based