See all my recommended providers in this post: The Best VPN For P2P. You want a VPN that allows P2P transfers on their servers, like ExpressVPN or Private Internet Access. Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a straightforward way to conceal your IP address, and ensure your privacy. It’s unlikely that you’ll be spied upon when using the Usenet, but it is still a possibility. If you download a lot, consider saving files directly to an external hard drive. My recommended app is SABnzbd (for Windows, Mac and Linux). You’ll need an application to download all your files. See my article The Best Usenet Provider for more details.

You can expect to pay about $10-$15 per month for access. I have not tested, but here’s a fairly technical guide to installing it.īefore you can start downloading from Usenet, you need to pay for Usenet access from a provider. This really helps to make your search more comprehensive.Īn alternative to NZBHydra2 seems to be NZBmegasearch. You can combine Usenet indexes using the program NZBHydra2 - details here.

NZBmegasearch: an open source usenet index – here’s a fairly technical guide to installing it in the cloud.

Drunken Slug: This index is said to be good, but I haven’t tested.

Their search produces good results but somewhat limited index, VIP access costs £8 ($10) per year or £40 lifetime $12 per year or $40 for VIP lifetime access. Sometimes has a Captcha on the login page, but otherwise very good.

NZBGeek: Currently requires invitation, fairly comprehensive index.

NZBFinder: Comprehensive index - registration open - 10€ for VIP access - for 30€ per year you get access to the Spotweb index (a supplemental decentralized Usenet index).

NZB.su: Very comprehensive index - registration is currently open - free search currently disabled - $15 per year for VIP access.

These sites generally require an invitation for access, but they are often open for public registration - I list the currently open ones below.

If you need a better organized, more comprehensive NZB search, try a member-only site. Best Free Usenet Search Enginesīinsearch is a free public Usenet search engine but it’s quite rudimentary. I list all my recommended providers here. Before you can download from the Usenet, you need a provider.

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