alt.binz Alternatives

alt.binz

alt.binz is a powerful binary newsreader, for downloading and managing articles from Usenet. Checking the downloaded files, auto unpausing missing PAR2 blocks, repairing, and finally unraring them, are just a few options in this utility.

Various usenet search engines fully supported, browsing groups, searching for files and importing them for download, has never been easier.

Features:

Various usenet search engines fully supported.
- Containing NewsLeech, Binsearch, beta.binaries.nl, NZBIndex, Yabse, Super Search
and TvNZB.

Auto PAR & RAR
- After downloading , alt.binz downloads the needed par2 files ( if nescesary ) and
repairs the files and finally it will unrar the files for you.

Full NZB file support.
- Allows you to import NZB files into alt.binz Download Queue

Powerfull scheduler.
- Allows you to easily manage when to start your downloads, and with what speed.

Full XPAT-server side search support.

Multi-server support.
- Adding several news servers, gives you the option of downloading from multiple servers
in the same session.

Detailed log.
- Gives you a detailed overview of started and finished downloads

Collapse / Expand batches of files.
- Allows you to collapse or expand batches of files you are downloading so you have a
clear overview.

Customizable user interface.
- Gives you the option to ex. add/remove tabs from the tab pane, or show/hide panels from
the statusbar.

Works on Linux !
- Yes, with WINE you are able to use alt.binz on a linux machine.

Reliable resume, and "Autosave queue" function
Whether you shutdown alt.binz manually, or due to a system crash, your downloads will always resume automatically, without any data loss!