Meet Unison for Mac by Panic. When it comes to the Usenet app Unison for Mac, the good news is it is powerful, easy to use, flexible and most importantly free, making it our favorite Usenet Browser for Mac OSX. Unison is a newsreader for the Apple Mac OS X-platform. The application destincs itself by it's simple interface and smooth interaction. The application is merely a downloadapplication and doesn't have any other functions in regard to automatic repears and such.
This is a Comparison of Usenet Newsreaders.
Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip or unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
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Arachne | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Free | DOS, Unix-like | GPL | ||||||
BinTube | GUI | Binary Grabber | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3200 Days / Free) | Yes | Yes | Yes | $59.95 / Free with subscription | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Streams media while downloading; Free with Usenet Service |
Claws Mail | GUI | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | ||||||||||
Forté Agent | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | $29 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Includes 3 month newsgroup service trial; Shareware | |||
Gnus | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Runs in Emacs; also does Email |
GrabIt | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes ( 30 days / $24.99/yr ) | No | Yes | Free (searching extra) | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Usenet Search Service | |
KNode | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Unix-like | GPL | KDE | |||
Lotus Notes | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X | Proprietary | ||||||
Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
Lynx | Text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | Limited USENET support | |||
Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups | |||
Mozilla Thunderbird | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | MPL | Plugin support | |
Newsbin Pro | GUI | Binary Grabber | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes ( $10/yr ) | Yes | Yes | $20 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
NewsLeecher | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Optional extra Add $10 per year | No | Yes | Varies | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
Novell GroupWise | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Varies | Microsoft Windows, Unix-like | Proprietary | ||||||
Opera Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | Proprietary | Part of Opera up to version 12.17 | ||
Outlook Express | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Microsoft Windows (up to Windows Server 2003) | ||
Pan | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Free | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows | GPL | Gtk+ | ||
Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip & unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
Seamonkey Mail & Newsgroups | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | No | Free | Cross-platform | MPL | Replaced Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups | |||
slrn | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes (using macros) | Yes (using macros) | Yes (using macros) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Free | Cross-platform | GPLv2+ | Highly extensible using S-Lang scripts (macros) |
Sylpheed | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL/LGPL | Gtk+ | ||||
tin | text-based | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Free | Unix-like | BSD | Free Software | ||
Unison | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (audio only) | Free | Mac OS X | Proprietary | Development has ceased. Free but unsupported. | |
Usenet Explorer | GUI | Combination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes ( 1500 days / $23.34/yr ) | Yes | Yes | $35 | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Shareware | |
Windows Live Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||||
Windows Mail | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | Part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 | |||||||
Xnews | GUI | Combination | Yes | No | No (Can create NBZs) | No | Free | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary | |||||
XPN | GUI | Traditional Newsreader | Yes | No | No | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | GPL | |||||
Name | Interface | Type of Client | Downloading headers XOVER | PAR | NZB | unZip unRAR | Integrated Search Service (retention / $$$/yr) | IPv6 | SSL/TLS | Audio Video Streaming | Price | Platform | License | Other |
See also[edit]
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Description
Downloading files from usenet has never been easier with NZBin. Just import your nzb files into NZBin and it will immediately start downloading the files from your newsserver, including repairing, extracting, obfuscating and filename correction and much more. All within a beautiful and very smooth interface.
Main features:
· Incredible download speed.
Downloading with NZBin goes Incredible fast. The efficient thread handling will push the download speed to the maximum. All tuned for minimal system usage.
· Auto repairing.
NZBin will automatically detect and repair damaged downloads. No need for external tools. It is all included.
· Auto extraction.
Auto extracting ZIP, 7zip and RAR files, including the new RAR5 format. Repairing goes completely automatically.
· Password detecting.
The smart password detection will inform you for password protected downloads even before the files are downloaded.
· Unlimited primary and backup newsserver support.
You can add as many primary and backup newsservers as you like and each supports an unlimited number of connections.
· Super fast takedown detection.
NZBin is incredible fast in detecting takedowns.
· Move downloads to desired folder.
Automatically move extracted files to a different drive (optional).
· Reverse filename correction.
When an extracted filename is reversed, NZBin will automatically correct the filename.
· Obfuscation correction
Where possible NZBin will correct scrambled filenames back to their original filename.
· Smart par2 downloading
NZBin only downloads the required repair files. This will save you time and bandwidth.
· Notification messages
During the whole download process you will be kept extremely well informed about download, repair and extract details and everything else you need to know.
· Auto cleanup
When an archive is extracted, NZBin will cleanup all the files that are no longer needed.
· Full Drag & Drop support.
You can easily drag and drop your NZB files on the main interface or dock icon and the download starts immediately.
· Full SSL support.
Main features:
· Incredible download speed.
Downloading with NZBin goes Incredible fast. The efficient thread handling will push the download speed to the maximum. All tuned for minimal system usage.
· Auto repairing.
NZBin will automatically detect and repair damaged downloads. No need for external tools. It is all included.
· Auto extraction.
Auto extracting ZIP, 7zip and RAR files, including the new RAR5 format. Repairing goes completely automatically.
· Password detecting.
The smart password detection will inform you for password protected downloads even before the files are downloaded.
· Unlimited primary and backup newsserver support.
You can add as many primary and backup newsservers as you like and each supports an unlimited number of connections.
· Super fast takedown detection.
NZBin is incredible fast in detecting takedowns.
· Move downloads to desired folder.
Automatically move extracted files to a different drive (optional).
· Reverse filename correction.
When an extracted filename is reversed, NZBin will automatically correct the filename.
· Obfuscation correction
Where possible NZBin will correct scrambled filenames back to their original filename.
· Smart par2 downloading
NZBin only downloads the required repair files. This will save you time and bandwidth.
· Notification messages
During the whole download process you will be kept extremely well informed about download, repair and extract details and everything else you need to know.
· Auto cleanup
When an archive is extracted, NZBin will cleanup all the files that are no longer needed.
· Full Drag & Drop support.
You can easily drag and drop your NZB files on the main interface or dock icon and the download starts immediately.
· Full SSL support.
What’s New
- All libraries are 64 bits
- Compatible with latest MacOs
- Minor GUI changes
- Compatible with latest MacOs
- Minor GUI changes
12 Ratings
Missing Par Repair Capability
NZBin does not repair using PAR file only PAR2 files. Although it does download the PAR files it does not use them to repair any errors in the download. You therefore have use other programs to repair the download. This is not a problem but it would be nice to have this capability build into the App. This is not a complaint only an observation. All in all it is a great App especially since it’s free.
Developer Response,
Please try our new product Usenetic.
It has many more features including a Usenetic search function up to 10 years of posted articles.
www.usenetic.com
It has many more features including a Usenetic search function up to 10 years of posted articles.
www.usenetic.com
Good application
Looked at this while looking for an NZB downloader, this is good to go. Works as it says it will and has some more advanced options that I would consider as “advanced”, auto repair, smart download of PAR2 file etc. Can’t argue with the price, agree with another post that I read hoping there would be a light color scheme added but otherwise a solid 4 stars!
Dont know when its working
Therre is a setting to show notification messages but in Sierra nothing happens so you can not tell when it is downloading or finished. There is no indicator on the dock icon either so you are blind as to what it is doing.
Otherwise a great app.
Otherwise a great app.
Information
OS X 10.9 or later, 64-bit processor
Usenet Client Free
Newsgroup Client Mac
Supports
Ftp Client For Mac
Family Sharing
With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.