With the recent shutdown of top NZB Search Engines, users have been struggling for a place to find their NZBs. However, if you are a Newshosting subscriber, there is a great alternative for you, especially if you don’t have another site to turn to.
Newshosting offers a unique newsgroup reader that acts as a “Usenet Browser”. It’s a perfect way for finding all the things you would find on a NZB search engine. Just keep in mind that you wont have the comments, download count, SickBeard/CouchPotato link, etc. So you’re going to lose the automation that we’ve come to love. But looking at the brightside, atleast we still get to enjoy the Usenet.
Before continuing, feel free to check out our review of Newshosting Newsreader here.
Whats Required?
- Newshosting Account
- Windows, Mac, or Linux Machine
Step 1: Once registered with NewsHosting, head over to www.Newshosting.com and login to your account.
Step 2: Scroll to the button and click “Download the Newshosting Newsgroup Reader“.
Step 3: Select either Windows, Mac, or Linux and click “Download” Once downloaded, install the application and login.
Step 4: Once downloaded, installed, and logged in. You can now “Search the Usenet”
Step 5: You can either download the files through the browser by clicking “Download” or “Create NZB file” and let SABnzbd+ do the rest.
Some people might just look at this and see it as a glorified binsearch.info. But the functionality with this application can help you avoid downloading malware and sort through garbage easier. For example, keep an eye on the “file size” column before downloading anything. If the file size doesn’t seem right, chances are it’s malware. Stay safe out there NZBmatrix refugees!
In the comments below, let us know if you’ll take advantage of this tool.
I really appreciate this website, and I’ve recommended so many to the guide for settting up SABNZBD, NZBMatrix, Sickbeard, and Headphones. It really takes you through everything. Now, currently a NZBMatrix refugee, I’d really appreciate the guide being updated to show how you can replace NZBMatrix with something. Even with newshosting newsreader, I’m not sure how it can tie in to my current system.
Hi R T, yes absolutely. We are currently looking into the best alternative and hope to have the guide updated later this week. Stay tuned and thanks for reading.
the best alternative FTDworld.com
Wow! I just a brand new MAC mini and just started building the HTPC solution. I guess that would explain why mine is not working. Bad Luck! Hopefully, you guys figure a cool solution
in step 5 how do i get sabnzb+ to do the rest. I clicked on create an nzb file and I was asked where to save the file. How do i get sabnzb+ to do the download?
There is no easy pass-thru from Newshosting to SAB. You have to save the NZB and manually upload it into your SAB. This is the only way to do it currently. Alternatively, you can create a hot folder for your SABnzbd and save NZB’s from Newshosting newsreader into this folder and SAB will begin the downloads automatically!
Any idea on the best alternative to NZBMatrix, yet? I’ve found a couple but haven’t taken the plunge on any of them to become VIP. Your guidance on this would be great! 🙂
I’ve been using NewsHosting for years and was really happy when they released this reader. NewsLeecher has a similar paid reader, with the separate SuperSearch function, but this is free, so it’s a great deal. Great functionality also.
Best nzbmatrix replacement i have found is OZNZB check it out
Will do, thanks for the heads up!
They recently added a new auto search and download feature. You can queue up whatever files you want and it will search periodically and whenever they’re posted, the newsreader will pick it up automatically and drop it into your download folder. Pretty cool