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 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 |
