Free Newsreader related Software

Welcome to the newsgroupdownloaders.com software page. This page is filled with links to free newsgroup software and shareware newsgroup software. First up are free software programs that are maintained right here at newsgroupdownloaders.com. These are primarily small utility programs, though we might be adding more stuff as time goes by. Further down the screen are links to some shareware newsreader programs that are popular and good to use on the newsgroups.

Freeware news software: (here at newsgroupdownloaders.com)

Newsgroup XPAT Search ("nzbcreate")
Newsgroup XPAT Search is a tool that lets you search newsgroups on your news server using a pattern (or XPAT) search. This searches the newsgroups without having to download all of the headers ahead of time, and can be a real time saver.

NZB Editor ("nzbedit")
Nzbedit is a program to let you edit the an NZB file. It's a lot like nzbdump in it's functionality, but in addition to just viewing the contents of the NZB file, you can also edit them, changing subject names, deleting files or segments, etc.

NZB File Validator ("nzbval")
Nzbval is a very useful free program that tests an NZB file to make sure all of the parts are present on your news server before you begin downloading that NZB file. It can save you a great deal of time.

NZB Dump Utility ("nzbdump")
Nzbdump is a simple utility to dump the contents of an NZB file in a user-readable format.

Simple Little Usenet Test
This program is a very simple utility that connects to your news server and verifies your account settings. It is intended to be used as a diagnostic utility to help you sort out any problems that you are having accessing a news server.

Usenet Newsreader Benchmark ("usemark")
Usemark is a utility that performs some test transactions against a news server to gauge it's performance. If you have access to several news servers, then you may use usemark to compare them to determine which one is offering you the best performance.

Shareware news software (external sites)

Android Newsgroup Downloader
Android is a downloader intended for downloading large files, such as mpeg videos, mp3 music, and rar archives. It's very easy to use with a drag and drop interface.

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