Software · Internet & communication

SABnzbd

Free and easy binary newsreader.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub
License: GPL-2.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms)
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: The SABnzbd-Team
Latest version: 5.1.3 (25 August 2026)
Latest activity: 8 November 2026
Source code: github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd

At a glance

All of SABnzbd is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
Commercial use allowed

About

SABnzbd is a free and Open Source web-based binary newsreader, with support for the popular nzb file format. It greatly simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet, thanks to a friendly web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options including the ability to automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up downloaded posts. It runs anywhere, comes in over a dozen languages, and integrates with a host of tools, apps and services that help automate the download process.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 8 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) — 7 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (source code, publisher, platforms, version) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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