Best NZB Site List
Here is our list of the most popular and best NZB sites. These top NZB sites represent the best NZB sites out there. We dont bother with listing any that are very old or not maintained.
| Name | Price(USD) | Retention | |
|---|---|---|---|
Newzbin | Newzbin is arguably the best NZB site out there and greatly simplifies the process of USENET search. Newzbin is invite only. Read our review of Newzbin or visit Newzbin | $3 a month | 250 days indexed |
NZBMatrix | NZBMatrix is another popular NZB indexing provider. They use a forum software and collect NZB files for the last 550+ days. You can become a VIP member for $10 to get more features. Read our review of NZBMatrix or visit NZBMatrix | $10 one time fee | 550 days indexed |
Merlins Portal | Merlin's Portal Is A FREE To Use Site And Mainly Relies On Donations From It's Members For Survival. Please Consider Donating If You Use The Site on a daily basis. Read our review of Merlins Portal or visit Merlins Portal | Free | 350 days indexed |
By using the NZB sites you will be able to download NZB files and/or use an NZB search engine to find what you are looking for on the Internet. Our most favorite and best NZB site in our opinion is Newzbin. Newzbin is not to be confused with Newsbin which is a newsreader and not an NZB aggregation service.
Unfortunately Newzbin is under a legal attack right now so the future of Newzbin is unclear.
For more about NZB files and Usenet downloading you could take a look at our tutorial series on how to download from Usenet.
Essentially you would need just thee things. (You don’t need to know the internal details about an NZB file.
Three Tips About Getting Started with NZB files
- An NZB compliant newsreader – check out our list of best Usenet newsreaders
- A premium Usenet service – Our best Usenet services list.
- An NZB site or Usenet Search Engine
Using NZB files is a lot easier than you think so don’t be intimiated by the fact that they are XML files just setup up your Usenet newsreader to automatically import and process NZB files and you are done. The whole process of downloading is made a lot easier by using NZB files.