Search Engines and NZB

Usenet is a big world and if you’re going to start exploring you’re going to need some tools at your disposal.

NZB Search Engines

An NZB file is basically a XML bookmark for Usenet files. NZBs contain identifying information about a specific file or group of files that allow you to automatically download the file. For example you could email an NZB to a friend and they could load the NZB in their Usenet software and download the entire file without any other information needed.

There are quite a few sites out there who create NZBs for pretty much anything posted to Usenet and make these NZBs available as part of a search engine. You simply run a search on the site, download the NZB and run it in your Usenet software. Check out these popular NZB search engines – nzb1.com, nzb2.com, nzb3.com.

Software Based Search Engines

If you’re not into jumping from your browser to your Usenet client you may be interested in searching for files directly in your Usenet client. There are a few Usenet clients with built in search functionality. In many cases you’ll have to pay for the Usenet client and a monthly charge for the search software (presumably to pay for server resources). Torrent Freak recommends Binverse for software based searching.

With your Binverse account you’ll get a Usenet client, Usenet access, and a built-in Usenet search engine. We find searching within the software you’re downloading from is a bit easier than using a separate website.

Tips and Tricks for Usenet Searches

1. Try searching for a file type if you’re looking for something specific (.mp4, .jpg, etc.)
2. Need something language specific? Include your language with your search term.
3. Seeing file extensions like RAR & PAR and don’t know what to do? Try WinRAR and QuickPar to extract these compressed files or sign up for Binverse and their software will automatically extract and repair your download.
4. WTF is an ISO? Find out more here: ISO file!

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