In A Nutshell
Before you can download from the Usenet, you need a provider — these are my recommended Usenet Providers.
If you need a basic NZB search try Binsearch — this public search engine is a easy to access, but basic. Another good public search that has recently returned is Newzleech.
If you need a better organized, more comprehensive NZB search, try a member-only site. These sites tend to come and go, and they are often closed to public registration.
Here are my recommendations:
- NZB.su: Very comprehensive index — but registration is by invitation only now.
- NZBGeek: Free & open registration for 2 weeks, $30 for lifetime. Search is a bit slow, but otherwise very good.
- Nzbplanet.net: Open registration. Their search produces good results but not quite as comprehensive as others
- NZB Tortuga: Open registration. This service is new to me, but it looks pretty good. Registration was easy.
- PFMonkey – I’ve heard good reports about this service — $10 lifetime, occasionally open.
- DogNZB – open for registration for short periods every few weeks — they company was criticized for switching lifetime subscription to 1-year subscriptions
- NZBmegasearch (a stand-alone app – here’s a guide to installing it in the cloud)
- NZBHangout (newly open for registration but require invitation code)
- Nzbfriends.com (seems to be the same as Binsearch)
- nMatrix (private registration — not currently open)
The Best Usenet Index Overall
NZBGeek and PFMonkey are the most popular indexes currently (as of September 2016).
Before you can start downloading from Usenet, you need to pay for Usenet access from a provider. You can expect to pay about $10-$15 per month for access. See my article The Best Usenet Provider for more details.
The Best Usenet Client: SABNZDb
You’ll need an application to download all your files. My recommended app is SABnzbd (for Windows, Mac and Linux). If you download a lot, consider saving files directly to an external hard drive.
Use a VPN
It’s unlikely that you’ll be spied upon when using the Usenet, but it is still a possibility. Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a straightforward way to conceal your IP address, and ensure your privacy. The best VPNs are those have policies that allow P2P transfers on their servers, like Private Internet Access. See all my recommended providers in this post: The Best VPN For P2P.
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Hi there. Could somebody please send me an invite to Abook.ws please? I would really appreciate it as I love listening to audio books. Thanks much in advance.
https://www.nzb-tortuga.com has just allowed opened registration worth a look
This site is good and growing fast.
I use this a lot: http://www.nzbclub.com/search.aspx
Check out anonzbs.com also. Free user registration for 3 downloads/day, or $10 for 1 year of unlimited downloads & API calls.
Speed, simplicity & reliability are the focus. Making is easy to find quality Usenet binaries.
nzb.is is full of broken/missing downloads i don’t recommend.
Do you have another suggestion?
You forgot http://www.gingadaddy.com
Looks good – thanks.
Thank you for providing this information. Is there any chance I could get an invite to abook.ws, please? Thank you very much.
nzb.org is the first and remains the best, if you’re lucky enough to cop an invite.
You all should have a look at nzbfinder.ws
These guys are arond for over 4 years now and operate a smooth operation. They only index HD content and are fast, really fast.
Thx for the great support and keep up the good work.
I need nzb.su invite. Have waffles.fm invite to trade. Jackturnerinc at hotmail dot com
Thanks for the article! I’ve been looking for an invite to NZB.su for about a year now… 🙁
Mind tossing out an invite?
Would LOVE an invite to NZB.su Ive got one of the largest Plex servers on the net and would like to expand my downloading capabilities.
Would be MUCH APPRECIATED!
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I am surprised to see nzb.ag not on this list. It has been online in three forms since I joined it a few years back. Very reliable index and admins dont ask for any money at all – no donation no bitcoin nothing, been great. Would recommend it, also it is run by a few of the nn or nzedb guys which is great.
just checked and the nzbag index has been online since ’10 switching to .ag in 2013
Yeah, we (nzb.ag) have been online in three forms, originally since 2007; opening up beyond a small set of friends in late 2009, switched domains in 2013.
It went offline briefly, but because overall the remaining indexer(s) weren’t satisfying my need for speed (overall search etc), it came back online in some capacity. I may open it back up for registration; as right now it’s (new infra) being tested by a very small handful of people.
Probably helps to mention there is $0 fee, no donation link, no asks for donations, no limit on API requests. The only ask is to (1) not be an ass (2) dont share your account, considering it’s open to everyone.
– don’t log IPs
But we aka the few people who manage it don’t spend time working out new features like sites who charge money. It has one set of goals, stay online, stay indexing, and provide .nzb releases when the crap we want comes out.
Simple 🙂
https://drunkenslug.com
Free,
1000+ API / Download limits,
Please add NZBFinder.ws to this list as it’s one of the finer indexers out there and has been running for over 2,5 years now.
Are you aware of any apps out there which can help find duplicate movies/shows and then let you select which to delete based on quality, audio capabilities etc?
It was my understanding that a usenet server would hide your IP. Is an additional VPN still needed?
Using a VPN with a Usenet is mostly unecessary. Basically, if you use secure connections to Usenet server, the only thing that your ISP can see is that you are making a secure connection to a Usenet provider. A VPN will mask this secure connection.
Spain has become renowned for that level of internet piracy present.
The creation of Dish Network portals has reduced the price tag on satellite
TV channels greatly. A number of musicians have been can not sustain themselves thereby they have opted to
doing other ventures of the side.
Why NZBgeek is not in the list.. it is far more superior nzbsite among others..
it is community based with friendly people in it. also great support through chat system or forums..
it is fast.. especially their new feature geekseek. you can use this feature for auto send to ur sab or nzbget without using sick beard or cp anymore to manage things..
it has filtered from password or fake…
it has request section.. which is awesome.
give it a try and if you registered don’t hesitate to pm me (phenom) for referral.
It appears that http://nzbgeek.info requires an invitation code… have you got one to share?
drunkenslug also has these features and they don’t charge
A noob question, what is the purpose/difference between an indexer (OZnzb) and a provider (newshosting)?
The provider gives you access to Usenet, you get access all the messages and binaries.
An indexer allows you to search via keywords, for media or messages on the Usenet.
A Usenet client is the application that allows you download the media.
You could also give ius a try @ the-hive.be formerly nzbeez
A good indexer with lots of preview material for adult nzb files is nzbporn.org – check their blog section.
PirateNZB – Now Open for Registration
Visit PirateNZB
Free User account limited to 10 downloads per day and no API access
Automatated VIP upgrade for £5 GBP per year
Enforced SSL
1500 days backfill and indexing 192 groups
Previews TV, Movies, XXX and Audio for VIP members
VIP members allowed 1000 downloads per day and 5000 API hits
Fake and Passworded releases automatically removed
16 CPU Cores and over 24GB of RAM used to index Usenet
Another good indexer with api support and everthing you need:
nzb.is
Top Highlights:
– api compatible with sabnzbd, nzbdrone, sick, cp and similar
– respecting privacy: no tracking at all, no ads, no logs
– updating at least every 15 minutes
– movies, tv and xxx backfilled up to 1.5 years
– predb infos, movie screenshots and lots of useful functions
Where can i find scene releases like this SunnyHill-1st_Album_Part.A_Sunny_Blues-WEB-KR-2014-LEV
A good indexer with lots of preview material for adult nzb files is nzbporn.org – check their blog section.
abook.ws is by invite only.
You’re right, it recently went invite only. However, it’s fairly easy to get in. You can just drop by the chat, read the topic and politely ask for an invitation. Another way is /r/usenetinvites on reddit.
Good list list ! Another one http://autonzb.co
I’ve used BinZB.com and it’s been pretty cool.
cant belive jttp://nzbplanet.net is not up there, its probibley better than 99% of those above sites?
It’s actually there already.
Hey stay in there ,I think NZBS.org in july 1 2014 is best then Dog and nab.su are tied and are the best but they dont make magic ,they get you better and faster NZBs sometimes but they all do the same but spome are better stick with it and oznzb too ,try reddit a friend got all the ones I mentioned and there are other good sites ,sites cant get too big or they wont exist at all
ive been using nzbplanet.net for over a year now since nzbmatrix went down,i found them loads better than other indexers currently out there
http://nzbindex.in is another fine alternative for nzb download …
German Release Indexer, registration is open.
http://newz-complex.org
the new version of SABnzbd has just been released and now supports full integration into OZnzb.com ratings and reporting system. Once enabled you can rate all releases downloaded from OZnzb.com and post comments and/or report any problems all directly from inside of SAB. There is also an option to automatically report problems with releases like passworded/encrypted, out of server retention and missing blocks.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbdplus/files/sabnzbdplus/0.7.17/
Features
•Upgrade embedded unrar to 5.01 and (partially) support RAR5 format
•Support for more meta-data in NZB files (to be used in TV Sort)
•Optional integration with the OZnzb indexer, allows user access to ratings and reporting > * directly from SABnzbd interface.
•Optional automatic feedback to OZnzb on failed downloads
•Commandline option –pidfile to set your own PID-file name/path (Unix and OSX)
•Basic support for X-DNZB-Failure and X-DNZB-Details headers, sent by some indexers
•Support rate-limiting by (a number of) indexers
•Special option “warn_dupl_jobs” to suppress/enable warnings for duplicate jobs
•Special option “flat_unpack” to ignore folders inside archives
Bug fixes
•Fix false encryption alarms for some posts
•Fix issue with OSX Mavericks Notification Center support
•Fix issues with passwords embedded in file names
•Support UNC paths in Sort expressions (Windows)
•Add password entry boxes in smpl and Classic skins
•Prevent unwanted change of queue order after editing job details
•Allow Default category to be picked in Multi-Ops
Ummm…how does one register for nzb.su?
They are actually by invitation-only now, unfortunately.
Okay, too bad.
Thanks for the reply!
I may have an extra invite for you. But do try oznzb, no invite necessary and will have pretty much the same indexed content.
Would you still have an NZB.su invite left? Still looking for one 🙁 want to start with this too. (finalangeljp (at) hotmail.com)
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