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# Usenet

* [Usenet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet) - Usenet is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.
* [Usenet newsgroup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_newsgroup) - A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations using the Internet.
* [r/Usenet](https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet) - A thriving community dedicated to helping users old and new understand and use Usenet.
* [Getting started with usenet - /r/usenet wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/index)
* [r/UsenetInvites](https://www.reddit.com/r/UsenetInvites) - Requests and offers for Usenet indexers.
* [NZBLINK](https://nzblnk.info/) - The NZBLNK™ URI scheme defines the format of NZBLNK™ links to identify binary Usenet content and supplies some extra information to handle that content correct (similar to magnet links, but for NZBs).
* [Usenet-Uploaders](https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Usenet-Uploaders) - Table of applications for uploading content to Usenet.
* [QuickPar](http://www.quickpar.org.uk/index.htm) - Tool for reconstructing damaged/missing/corrupt Usenet binaries.
* [NZB Monkey](https://nzblnk.info/nzb-monkey/) - NZB download helper-tool.
* [SABconnect++](https://github.com/gboudreau/sabconnectplusplus) - Chrome extension which adds one-click 'Send to SABnzbd' buttons to many popular NZB index sites.
* [ngPost](https://github.com/mbruel/ngPost) - Command Line (or minimalist GUI) - usenet poster for binaries developped in C++/QT.
* [A Quick Guide to Choosing a Usenet Provider](https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/a7ffm7/a_quick_guide_to_choosing_a_usenet_provider/) - Reddit post by /u/FlickFreak.

### Forums

* [Revenge of Usenet](https://revenge-of-usenet.com) - Forum for usenet related news, and download discussions.
* [Brothers of Usenet](https://www.brothers-of-usenet.net) - The original board went down, so this is a mirror for the well known forum which discusses stuff around the scene.
* [Fileleechers](https://fileleechers.info) - A young forum around Usenet.
* [House of Usenet](https://house-of-usenet.com) - New provider, new url, a reboot of the well known forum.
* [omgwtfnzbs](https://omgwtfnzbs.me) - (paid) - A paid usenet indexer.
* [SceneNzb.com](https://scenenzb.com) - (paid) - 3 NZD files per day are free.
* [Sky of Usenet](https://sky-of-use.net) - Yet another german usenet forum.

### Providers

* [Usenet Express](http://usenetexpress.com/) - UsenetExpress is a powerful new tier-1 Usenet provider that offers strong security, a 10GB uplink per server and up to 150 streams for an excellent price.
* [Eweka News](https://www.eweka.nl/) - Netherlands-based Usenet provider.
* [Newsdemon](https://www.newsdemon.com/) - Cheap and cheerful Usenet provider with frequent discounts.
* [Newsgroup Ninja](https://www.newsgroup.ninja/en) - $7.99 per month, SSL encryption, Unmetered usage, Unlimited speeds.
* [Premiumizer](https://github.com/piejanssens/premiumizer) - A download management tool for premiumize.me cloud downloads.
* [Tweaknews](https://www.tweaknews.eu/en/landing/best-deal?a_aid=greycoder) - Dutch Usenet provider that offers a [Highwinds](https://highwinds.com/) - news feed.
* [Usenet Providers and Backbones](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usenet_Providers_and_Backbones.svg) - This is a simple overview of the current companies, backbones, providers and resellers in the Usenet landscape.
* [Usenet.Farm](https://usenet.farm/) - Usenet reseller with 1000+ days retention.
* [WorldSrc](https://worldsrc.org) - Movies, software, apps, games, music, and images available for fast direct download + torrents.
* [XS News](https://greycoder.com/goto/xsnews) - European Usenet feed.

### Indexers

* [r/Usenet wiki: indexers](https://www.reddit.com/r/Usenet/wiki/indexers) - Information about /r/Usenet's favourite indexing services.

#### Paid Indexers

* [DOGnzb](https://dognzb.cr/login) - Invite-only NZB site (although they do have a [registration page](https://dognzb.cr/register) that occasionally opens up while maintenance).
* [DrunkenSlug](https://drunkenslug.com/) - Popular NZB indexer with a free tier and decent retention.
* [NZBCat](https://nzb.cat/) - NZBCat is an invite-only nZEDb NZB indexer.
* [NZBFinder](https://nzbfinder.ws/) - Usenet indexer and newznab API with a clean UI and 8+ year backlog of NZBs.
* [NZBgeek](https://nzbgeek.info/) - Affordable Usenet indexer operating since 2014.
* [omgwtfnzbs](https://omgwtfnzbs.me/login) - Invite-only NZB indexer with a funny name.

#### Free Indexers

* [BINZB](https://binzb.com) - Minimalistic indexer.
* [Binsearch](https://www.binsearch.info/) - With this site you can search and browse binary Usenet newsgroups.
* [FindNZB](https://findnzb.net) - One old indixer, the results are outdated and often offline.
* [NZBIndex](https://www.nzbindex.com) - The first free Usenet indexer you find in your Google search results.
* [NZBFriends](https://nzbfriends.com) - One of the oldest indexers, sadly the results are often outdated too.
* [NZBKing](http://nzbking.com/) - The service allows you to search and browse binary files that have been posted to Usenet newsgroups.
* [Usenet Crawler](https://usenet-crawler.com/) - Usenet indexer with API access for registered users.
* [NewzLeech](https://www.newzleech.com/) - Newzleech is a Usenet file search engine.
* [GingaDADDY](https://www.gingadaddy.com/) - Another popular free NZB indexer, requires sign-up.

### Indexing Software

* [Momentum Plus](https://plus.momentum-client.com/) - Usenet-Newsreader and in the (near future) - indexer and collector for usenet files.
* [nZEDb-deploy](https://github.com/PREngineer/nZEDb-deploy) - A collection of scripts to automate and simplify the deployment of a nZEDb Usenet Indexer using the new format of their GitHub repository.
* [nZEDb](https://github.com/nZEDb/nZEDb) - A fork of nnplus(2011) - | NNTP / Usenet / Newsgroup indexer.
* [newznab-tmux](https://github.com/NNTmux/newznab-tmux) - Laravel based usenet indexer.
* [newznab](http://www.newznab.com/) - Newznab is a usenet indexing application, that makes building a usenet community easy.
* [NzBlite](https://www.nzblite.com/) - (*nzblite client*) - Open source file format to simplify Usenet uploading and downloading to newsgroups.

### Usenet Clients

* [NZBget](https://nzbget.net/) - Efficient Usenet downloader written in C++.
* [NZBVortex 3](https://www.nzbvortex.com/landing/) - Simply the best Usenet client for Mac.
* [alt.binz](https://www.altbinz.net/) - A powerful binary newsreader, for downloading and managing articles from Usenet.
* [Newsbin](http://newsbin.com/about.php) - Newsbin is software for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems that downloads files from Usenet Newsgroups.
* [PowerNZB](http://powernzb.co.uk/) - The Ultimate Binary Usenet Client for Android.
* [SABnzbd](http://sabnzbd.org/) - SABnzbd is an open-source binary Newsreader written in Python.
* [spotweb](https://github.com/spotweb/spotweb) - Spotweb is a decentralized Usenet community based on the Spotnet protocol.
* [Unison](http://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-unison/) - macOS app for accessing Usenet Newsgroups and the many wonders and mysteries contained within (discontinued).
* [Usenetic](http://www.usenetic.com/) - The full-featured Usenet client for macOS.


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