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| [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/ <span class="T1">Alpine</span>] | | [http://alpine.x10host.com/alpine/release/ <span class="T1">Alpine</span>] | ||
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| [https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html <span class="T1">HogWasher</span>] | | [https://www.asar.com/hogwasher.html <span class="T1">HogWasher</span>] | ||
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| [https://www.forteinc.com/agent <span class="T1">Forte Agent</span>] | | [https://www.forteinc.com/agent <span class="T1">Forte Agent</span>] | ||
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| [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 <span class="T1">EZ Usenet</span>] | ||
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| [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 <span class="T1">40tude Dialog</span>] | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 24 December 2020
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 
. 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
| Name | Download | Platform | Notes |
| Alpine | Download | Multiple | Link to source code |
| Claws Mail | Download | Multiple | Formerly Sylpheed Claws |
| Evolution | Download | Multiple | Link to source code |
| Gnus | Download | Multiple | Built into Emacs |
| Lynx | Download | Multiple | Minimal Newsreader |
| Newega | Download | Linux and Windows | Contains Windows and Linux binaries. Is actually web-based. |
| nn | Download | Multiple | 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 |
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 |
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 supported or developed)
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Turnpike | Download | Windows | |
| Unison | Download | Mac | |
| WinVN | Download | Windows | |
| Xana News | Download | Windows | |
| Xnews | Download | Windows | |
| XPN | Download | Multiple | Download link to Sourceforge page |
| Yanoff | Download | PalmOS | |
| Yarn | Download | DOS & OS/2 |
