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For general questions about newsreaders for any platform try posting the question to {{news|news.software.readers}}.  If your question is about a specific newsreader please put the name of the newsreader in brackets "[ ]" at the beginning of the subject line.
For general questions about newsreaders for any platform try posting the question to {{news|news.software.readers}}.  If your question is about a specific newsreader please put the name of the newsreader in brackets "[ ]" at the beginning of the subject line.


If you are looking to get started with Thunderbird, see our https://www.big-8.org/wiki/Tutorials tutorials].
If you are looking to get started with Thunderbird, see our [[Tutorials|tutorials]].


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= <span id="a__Linux"><span></span></span>Linux =
= Linux and Misc OSes =
 
 
 
 


{|
{|
| Name
| '''Name'''
| Download
| '''Download'''
| Platform
| '''Platform'''
| Notes
| '''Notes'''
|-
|-
| [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/ <span class="T1">Alpine</span>]
| [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/ Alpine]
| [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/src/alpine-2.24.tar.xz <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/src/alpine-2.24.tar.xz Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Link to source code
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [https://www.claws-mail.org/ <span class="T1">Claws Mail</span>]
| [http://zzo38computer.org/fossil/bystand.ui/index bystand]
| [https://www.claws-mail.org/downloads.php <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://zzo38computer.org/fossil/bystand.ui/dir?ci=tip Download]
| Linux
| Link to source code
|-
| [https://www.claws-mail.org/ Claws Mail]
| [https://www.claws-mail.org/downloads.php Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Formerly Sylpheed Claws
| Formerly Sylpheed Claws
|-
|-
| [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution <span class="T1">Evolution</span>]
| [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution Evolution]
| [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution#Get_the_Source_Code <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution#Get_the_Source_Code Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Link to source code
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [http://www.gnus.org/ <span class="T1">Gnus</span>]
| [https://micha.freeshell.org/flnews/ Flnews]
| [http://www.gnus.org/distribution.html <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://micha.freeshell.org/flnews/#binary Download]
| Multiple
|
|-
| [http://www.gnus.org/ Gnus]
| [http://www.gnus.org/distribution.html Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Built into Emacs
| Built into Emacs
|-
|-
| [http://lynx.browser.org/ <span class="T1">Lynx</span>]
| [http://lynx.browser.org/ Lynx]
| [https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://lynx.invisible-island.net/current/ Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Minimal Newsreader
| Minimal Newsreader
|-
|-
| [http://newega.free.fr/index.html <span class="T1">Newega</span>]
| [http://www.nndev.org/ nn]
| [http://newega.free.fr/downloads.html <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [ftp://ftp.nndev.org/pub/nn-6.7/nn-6.7.3.tar.Z Download]
| Linux and Windows
| Multiple
| Contains Windows and Linux binaries. Is actually web-based.
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [http://www.nndev.org/ <span class="T1">nn</span>]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/ OpenXP 5]
| [ftp://ftp.nndev.org/pub/nn-6.7/nn-6.7.3.tar.Z <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxp5/files/ Download]
| Multiple
| Linux
| Link to source code
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [http://pan.rebelbase.com/ <span class="T1">Pan</span>]
| [http://pan.rebelbase.com/ Pan]
| [http://pan.rebelbase.com/download/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://pan.rebelbase.com/download/ Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ <span class="T1">Seamonkey Project</span>]
| [https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ Seamonkey Project]
| [https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#2.53.5.1 <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/#2.53.5.1 Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.slrn.org/ <span class="T1">slrn</span>]
| [https://slrn.info slrn]
| [http://www.slrn.org/download.html <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://slrn.info/download.html Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://www.thunderbird.net/ <span class="T1">Thunderbird</span>]
| [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird]
| [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/all/ Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.tin.org/ <span class="T1">tin</span>]
| [http://www.tin.org/ tin]
| [ftp://ftp.tin.org/pub/news/clients/tin/stable/tin-current.tar.gz <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [ftp://ftp.tin.org/pub/news/clients/tin/stable/tin-current.tar.gz Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Link to source code
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [http://www.mit.edu/~jik/software/xrn.html <span class="T1">XRN</span>]
| [http://www.mit.edu/~jik/software/xrn.html XRN]
| [https://github.com/jikamens/xrn/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://github.com/jikamens/xrn/ Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Link to source code
| Link to source code
|}
|}


 
= Mac =
 
 
 
= <span id="a__Mac"><span></span></span>Mac =
 
 
 
 
 
{|
{|
| Name
| '''Name'''
| Download
| '''Download'''
| Platform
| '''Platform'''
| Notes
| '''Notes'''
|-
| [https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html HogWasher]
| [http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/downloading.html Download]
| Mac
| 
|-
|-
| [https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html <span class="T1">HogWasher</span>]
| [http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/ MT-NewsWatcher]
| [http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/downloading.html <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.asar.com/download/Hogwasher.dmg Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/ <span class="T1">MT-NewsWatcher</span>]
| [https://www.usenapp.com/ Usenapp]
| [https://www.asar.com/download/Hogwasher.dmg <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.usenapp.com/ Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
| Shareware
|}
|}


 
= Windows =
 
 
 
= <span id="a__Windows"><span></span></span>Windows =
 
 
 
 
 
{|
{|
| Name
| '''Name'''
| Download
| '''Download'''
| Platform
| '''Platform'''
| Notes
| '''Notes'''
|-
|-
| [https://www.forteinc.com/agent <span class="T1">Forte Agent</span>]
| [https://www.forteinc.com/agent Forte Agent]
| [https://www.forteinc.com/agent/trial.php <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.forteinc.com/agent/trial.php Download]
| Windows
| Windows
| 30-day Trial
| 30-day Trial
|-
|-
| [http://www.mesnews.net/gb/ <span class="T1">MesNews</span>]
| [http://www.mesnews.net/gb/ MesNews]
| [http://www.mesnews.net/gb/chargement.php <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.mesnews.net/gb/chargement.php Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpgravity/ <span class="T1">MicroPlanet Gravity</span>]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpgravity/ MicroPlanet Gravity]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpgravity/files/latest/download <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpgravity/files/latest/download Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.mr2ice.com/ <span class="T1">MR/2 ICE</span>]
| [http://www.mr2ice.com/ MR/2 ICE]
| [http://www.mr2ice.com/mrw268.exe <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.mr2ice.com/mrw268.exe Download]
| Windows and OS/2
| Windows and OS/2
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/newsgroupsrt/9wzdncrdkcxv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab <span class="T1">NewsgroupsRT</span>]
| [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/newsgroupsrt/9wzdncrdkcxv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab NewsgroupsRT]
| Microsoft Store
| Microsoft Store
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.usenetexplorer.com/download.htm <span class="T1">Usenet Explorer</span>]
| [http://www.usenetexplorer.com/download.htm Usenet Explorer]
| [http://www.usenetexplorer.com/download.htm <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.usenetexplorer.com/download.htm Download]
| Windows
| Windows
| Shareware
| Shareware
|-
|-
| [https://www.bintube.com/player/download.aspx <span class="T1">Bintube</span>]
| [https://www.bintube.com/player/download.aspx Bintube]
| [https://www.bintube.com/player/mirror.aspx <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.bintube.com/player/mirror.aspx Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
| [https://www.marks-lab.com WinVN]
| [https://www.marks-lab.com Download]
| Windows
| An actively maintained fork of the original NASA WinVN, incorporating many bug fixes and updates.
|}
|}


 
= Mobile =
 
 
 
= <span id="a__Mobile"><span></span></span>Mobile =
 
 
 
 
 
{|
{|
| Name
| '''Name'''
| Download
| '''Download'''
| Platform
| '''Platform'''
| Notes
| '''Notes'''
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillaxing.easynews&hl=en&gl=US <span class="T1">EZ Usenet</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillaxing.easynews&hl=en&gl=US EZ Usenet]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
| Requires Easynews services
| Requires Easynews services
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.holmez.twa&hl=en&gl=US <span class="T1">Holmez</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.holmez.twa&hl=en&gl=US Holmez]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup&hl=en&gl=US <span class="T1">NewsGroup Reader</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.piaohong.newsgroup&hl=en&gl=US NewsGroup Reader]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newstap-usenet-newsreader/id292410356 <span class="T1">Newstap</span>]
| [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newstap-usenet-newsreader/id292410356 Newstap]
| App Store
| App Store
| iOS
| iOS
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews&hl=en&gl=US <span class="T1">PhoNews</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.cmg.android.phonews&hl=en&gl=US PhoNews]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader&hl=en&gl=US <span class="T1">Usenet Reader for Android</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader&hl=en&gl=US Usenet Reader for Android]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
| Demo
| Demo
|-
|-
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro <span class="T1">Usenet Reader for Android</span>]
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ken.android.nntpreader.pro Usenet Reader for Android]
| App Store
| App Store
| Android
| Android
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= Historical (No longer developed or supported) =
 
 
 
= <span id="a__Historical"><span></span></span>Historical =
 
 
 
 
 
{|
{|
| Name
| '''Name'''
| Download
| '''Download'''
| Platform
| '''Platform'''
| Notes
| '''Notes'''
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226220420/http://www.40tude.com/dialog/index.htm <span class="T1">40tude Dialog</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120226220420/http://www.40tude.com/dialog/index.htm 40tude Dialog]
| [https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/40add5217e78d6dcc1b98c8a44a38cd9/5fc2baa0/4dea/4/2 <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/40add5217e78d6dcc1b98c8a44a38cd9/5fc2baa0/4dea/4/2 Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070104014124/http://www.a4pocket.com/newsreader/ <span class="T1">A4Pocket Newsreader</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20070104014124/http://www.a4pocket.com/newsreader/ A4Pocket Newsreader]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206003011/http://www.a4pocket.com/download/A4News_ARM.exe <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206003011/http://www.a4pocket.com/download/A4News_ARM.exe Download]
| PocketPC
| PocketPC
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20111211081431/http://bebits.com/app/1410 <span class="T1">BeInformed</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20111211081431/http://bebits.com/app/1410 BeInformed]
| Download
| Download
| BeOS
| BeOS
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091208025250/http://www.paradiseplace.org.uk/BeOS/bnews.htm <span class="T1">BeNews</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091208025250/http://www.paradiseplace.org.uk/BeOS/bnews.htm BeNews]
| Download
| Download
| BeOS
| BeOS
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101208183139/http://www.beonex.com/ <span class="T1">Beonex</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101208183139/http://www.beonex.com/ Beonex]
| Download
| Download
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Precursor to Mozilla/Seamonkey
| Precursor to Mozilla/Seamonkey
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20100831181309/http://freeusenetreader.com/index.htm <span class="T1">FreeNews</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20100831181309/http://freeusenetreader.com/index.htm FreeNews]
| Download
| Download
| Web/Javascript
| Web/Javascript
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://userbase.kde.org/KNode <span class="T1">Knode</span>]
| [https://userbase.kde.org/KNode Knode]
| [http://download.kde.org/Attic/applications/15.04.3/src/kdepim-4.14.10.tar.xz <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://download.kde.org/Attic/applications/15.04.3/src/kdepim-4.14.10.tar.xz Download]
| Linux
| Linux
| Can be still installed on multiple Linux distributions but it in no longer being developed.
| Can be still installed on multiple Linux distributions but it in no longer being developed.
|-
|-
| [http://www.haller-berlin.de/macsoup/ <span class="T1">MacSOUP</span>]
| [http://www.haller-berlin.de/macsoup/ MacSOUP]
| Download
| Download
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| Maple
| Maple
| Download
| Download
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
| [http://newega.free.fr/index.html Newega]
| [http://newega.free.fr/downloads.html Download]
| Multiple
| Contains Windows and Linux binaries. Is actually web-based.
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091231011357/http://maxprog.com/site/software/internet-tools/maxnews_sheet_us.php <span class="T1">MaxNews</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091231011357/http://maxprog.com/site/software/internet-tools/maxnews_sheet_us.php MaxNews]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091231021853/http://maxprog.com/products/MaxNews.dmg <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20091231021853/http://maxprog.com/products/MaxNews.dmg Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022312/http://www.parkersoftware.com/products/newshunter/index.html <span class="T1">NewHunter 3</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022312/http://www.parkersoftware.com/products/newshunter/index.html NewHunter 3]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022312/http://www.parkersoftware.com/prog_files/NewsHunter.zip <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20080201022312/http://www.parkersoftware.com/prog_files/NewsHunter.zip Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200915225518/http://www.newsrover.com/ <span class="T1">News Rover</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20200915225518/http://www.newsrover.com/ News Rover]
| [https://news-rover.en.lo4d.com/download <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://news-rover.en.lo4d.com/download Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.palmyanoff.com/ <span class="T1">News Yanoff</span>]
| [http://www.palmyanoff.com/ News Yanoff]
| [http://www.palmyanoff.com/download.htm <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.palmyanoff.com/download.htm Download]
| PalmOS
| PalmOS
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20040722110816/http://www.parkersoftware.com/products/newshunter/index.html <span class="T1">Newsman Pro</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20040722110816/http://www.parkersoftware.com/products/newshunter/index.html Newsman Pro]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051016181032/http://parkersoftware.com/prog_files/NewsHunter.sit <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20051016181032/http://parkersoftware.com/prog_files/NewsHunter.sit Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.malch.com/nx1faq.html <span class="T1">NewsXpress</span>]
| [http://www.malch.com/nx1faq.html NewsXpress]
| [http://www.malch.com/ftp/nx201.zip <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.malch.com/ftp/nx201.zip Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20050115162907/http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=pronews <span class="T1">Pronews</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20050115162907/http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=pronews Pronews]
| Download
| Download
| OS/2
| OS/2
|  
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.rmrsoft.com/epoc/news.htm <span class="T1">RMRNews</span>]
| [http://www.rmrsoft.com/epoc/news.htm RMRNews]
| [http://www.rmrsoft.com/downloads/epoc/rmrnews.zip <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://www.rmrsoft.com/downloads/epoc/rmrnews.zip Download]
| SymbianOS
| SymbianOS
|  
|
|-
| [https://www.thothsw.com/ Thoth]
| Download
| OSX and MacOS
| 
|-
| [http://trn.sourceforge.net/ trn]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/trn/files/trn4/ Download]
| Linux
| Link to source code
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721162427/http://www.demon.net/demon/products/internetaccess/turnpike <span class="T1">Turnpike</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721162427/http://www.demon.net/demon/products/internetaccess/turnpike Turnpike]
| Download
| Download
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-unison/ <span class="T1">Unison</span>]
| [https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-unison/ Unison]
| [https://download.panic.com/unison/Unison%202.2.zip <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://download.panic.com/unison/Unison%202.2.zip Download]
| Mac
| Mac
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html#general <span class="T1">WinVN</span>]
| [https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/software/winvn/winvn.html#general WinVN]
| [ftp://ftp.fidobbs.net/pub/bbs/1400/WV16I999.ZIP <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [ftp://ftp.fidobbs.net/pub/bbs/1400/WV16I999.ZIP Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
| The original WinVN is unmaintained, but please see above for an actively-maintained version by Mark's Lab.
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505023027/http://xananews.techtips.com.br/ <span class="T1">Xana News</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505023027/http://xananews.techtips.com.br/ Xana News]
| [https://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/News-Newsgroups-Blog-Tools/XanaNews.shtml <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/News-Newsgroups-Blog-Tools/XanaNews.shtml Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105230318/http://xnews.newsguy.com/ <span class="T1">Xnews</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105230318/http://xnews.newsguy.com/ Xnews]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105225854/http://xnews.newsguy.com/release/xnews.zip <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105225854/http://xnews.newsguy.com/release/xnews.zip Download]
| Windows
| Windows
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20161224132443/http://xpn.altervista.org/index-en.html <span class="T1">XPN</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20161224132443/http://xpn.altervista.org/index-en.html XPN]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xpn/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/xpn/ Download]
| Multiple
| Multiple
| Download link to Sourceforge page
| Download link to Sourceforge page
|-
|-
| [http://yanoff.sourceforge.net/yanoff/yanoff.html <span class="T1">Yanoff</span>]
| [http://yanoff.sourceforge.net/yanoff/yanoff.html Yanoff]
| [http://yanoff.sourceforge.net/yanoff/download/download.html <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [http://yanoff.sourceforge.net/yanoff/download/download.html Download]
| PalmOS
| PalmOS
|  
|
|-
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141117105459/http://www.vex.net/yarn/ <span class="T1">Yarn</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141117105459/http://www.vex.net/yarn/ Yarn]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141117105459/http://www.vex.net/yarn/archive/ <span class="T1">Download</span>]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141117105459/http://www.vex.net/yarn/archive/ Download]
| DOS &amp; OS/2
| DOS & OS/2
|  
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|}
|}

Latest revision as of 17:08, 13 December 2023

Introduction

The purpose of this page is to provide information without any express or implied preference for any of the applications listed. This list contains traditional newsreaders for reading and posting to Usenet, but it doesn't contain any mass downloaders for binary newsgroups.

Please contact us to correct or expand this list.

For general questions about newsreaders for any platform try posting the question to news.software.readers news.software.readers on Google Groups. If your question is about a specific newsreader please put the name of the newsreader in brackets "[ ]" at the beginning of the subject line.

If you are looking to get started with Thunderbird, see our tutorials.

Linux and Misc OSes

Name Download Platform Notes
Alpine Download Multiple Link to source code
bystand Download Linux Link to source code
Claws Mail Download Multiple Formerly Sylpheed Claws
Evolution Download Multiple Link to source code
Flnews Download Multiple
Gnus Download Multiple Built into Emacs
Lynx Download Multiple Minimal Newsreader
nn Download Multiple Link to source code
OpenXP 5 Download Linux Link to source code
Pan Download Multiple
Seamonkey Project Download Multiple
slrn Download Multiple
Thunderbird Download Multiple
tin Download Multiple Link to source code
XRN Download Multiple Link to source code

Mac

Name Download Platform Notes
HogWasher Download Mac
MT-NewsWatcher Download Mac
Usenapp Download Mac Shareware

Windows

Name Download Platform Notes
Forte Agent Download Windows 30-day Trial
MesNews Download Windows
MicroPlanet Gravity Download Windows
MR/2 ICE Download Windows and OS/2
NewsgroupsRT Microsoft Store Windows
Usenet Explorer Download Windows Shareware
Bintube Download Windows
WinVN Download Windows An actively maintained fork of the original NASA WinVN, incorporating many bug fixes and updates.

Mobile

Name Download Platform Notes
EZ Usenet App Store Android Requires Easynews services
Holmez App Store Android
NewsGroup Reader App Store Android
Newstap App Store iOS
PhoNews App Store Android
Usenet Reader for Android App Store Android Demo
Usenet Reader for Android App Store Android Paid

Historical (No longer developed or supported)

Name Download Platform Notes
40tude Dialog Download Windows
A4Pocket Newsreader Download PocketPC
BeInformed Download BeOS
BeNews Download BeOS
Beonex Download Multiple Precursor to Mozilla/Seamonkey
FreeNews Download Web/Javascript
Knode Download Linux Can be still installed on multiple Linux distributions but it in no longer being developed.
MacSOUP Download Mac
Maple Download Windows
Newega Download Multiple Contains Windows and Linux binaries. Is actually web-based.
MaxNews Download Mac
NewHunter 3 Download Mac
News Rover Download Windows
News Yanoff Download PalmOS
Newsman Pro Download Mac
NewsXpress Download Windows
Pronews Download OS/2
RMRNews Download SymbianOS
Thoth Download OSX and MacOS
trn Download Linux Link to source code
Turnpike Download Windows
Unison Download Mac
WinVN Download Windows The original WinVN is unmaintained, but please see above for an actively-maintained version by Mark's Lab.
Xana News Download Windows
Xnews Download Windows
XPN Download Multiple Download link to Sourceforge page
Yanoff Download PalmOS
Yarn Download DOS & OS/2
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