If you're interested in Usenet for downloading but you don't want to spend any money just to try it, here's some tools that allow you to try it for free. Combined with some free indexers, you can get a feel for what usenet has to offer.

xsusenet

XS Usenet started offering services back in 2009 as the first and only free usenet provider in the world. Our project has since grown from a small and modest user base to a community of hundreds of thousands of people. For those who need more speed we have always had our premium usenet packages and in 2017 we started offering secure VPN services. Get facts separated from fiction, check out our FAQ for frequently asked questions about our products.


Capabilities

- 2Mbit Speed

- 25GB Data

- 1100 Days Retention

- 99%+ Completion

- 5 Connections

- No SSL

- No Posting

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ProtonVPN

We believe online privacy is a fundamental human right. Providing free access is part of our mission. The ProtonVPN free plan is unlimited and designed for security. No catches, no gimmicks. Just online privacy and freedom for those who need it. Our mission is to provide private and secure Internet access to all. ProtonVPN is used by activists and journalists all around the world. Our free plan is the only one that:


Capabilities

- Has no data or speed limits

- Has no advertisements

- Does not log your online activity

- Is protected by Swiss privacy laws

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Open Source Video Transcoder

HandBrake is a free and open-source transcoder for digital video files, originally developed in 2003 by Eric Petit to make ripping a film from a DVD to a data storage device easier. Since then, it has undergone many changes and revisions. HandBrake is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.


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Find and download subtitles

Looking for subtitles for a movie you just downloaded? There are a number of sites that can help. Opensubtitles.org is a good place to start. Just type in the movie's title and select the file you want. The database is updated regularly and usually has different subtitle versions.


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Track website changes

Want to know when a website like Nero's Black Book has an update? Try Visualping. You can set it to watch a website and it will notify you via email when changes are made. Great for finding out about updates. And it's free.


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