Top 15 FTD Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

FTD was a software client and community built around Usenet. Volunteers identified content uploaded on Usenet then submitted a pointer or "spot" of the spotted content to the FTD index where all FTD users could easily browse through available content.

FTD was shutdown in 2011 by Dutch legal system. Unlike SpotNet, SpotLite, and Spotweb, it relied on central servers operated by FTD to continue its existence. For an alternative, consider SpotLite or SpotWeb.

1. Spotweb

Spotweb Spotweb is a decentralized usenet community based on the Spotnet protocol.Spotweb requires an operational webserver with PHP5 installed, it uses either an MySQL or an PostgreSQL database to store it's contents in.FeaturesSpotweb is one of the most-featured Spotnet clients currently available, featuring among other things:FastCustomizable filter system from within the......

2. Spotnet

Spotnet Spotnet provides a distributed method of community-based usenet indexing. In this way you can get the content that you want without relying on a traditional indexer with using NZB files.Spotnet articles show up in text groups.......

3. nnplus

nnplus Mirror of the svn newznab plus source Newznab is an nzbs.org clone PHP/Smarty application, which supports the indexing of usenet headers into a mysql database and provides a simple web based search interface onto the data. It includes simple CMS facilities, SEO friendly URLs and is designed with the......

4. NewsReactor

NewsReactor NewsReactor is a tool to download binaries from usenet newsgroups. NewsReactor scans, combines and downloads files from selected newsgroups. This program is shareware. You can try NewsReactor 50 times. You can register NewsReactor to get the full version.· Simple user interface.· Multigrouping, similar files are grouped together.· Highspeed multithreaded downloading......

5. Diablo Usenet Software

Diablo Usenet Software Diablo is an opensource Usenet transit and reader package. It is meant to be fast, scalable and flexible. It was originally written by Matt Dillon, and is currently being maintained by a team of developers.......

6. DogNZB

DogNZB A newznab based Usenet newsgroups indexer. Access is by invite only.......

7. NZBFinder

NZBFinder NZBFinder.ws is a Usenet Indexing Engine......

8. Hogwasher

Hogwasher Sorry, we have added any description on Hogwasher......

9. nnewz

nnewz nnewz is an NNTP client written in C# (Mono). Support for download binary files and nzb file format.......

10. altHUB

altHUB altHUB is a newznab based Usenet indexer.......

11. Supernews Usenet

Supernews Usenet FREE 3 day trial. Supernews is a Usenet service provider founded in 1995. Offering consumers and Internet service providers direct access to Usenet, Supernews is one of the oldest Usenet providers today.Supernews offers individual users one plan for its Usenet newsgroups service:Unlimited GB UsenetUnlimited Speed — 1000Mbps and fasterServers in......

12. Usenet-Crawler

Usenet-Crawler Usenet-Crawler is a usenet indexing site helping you to quickly download nzbs.......

13. BiNZB

BiNZB Usenet search made easy with BiNZB! BiNZB indexes binary newsgroups for NZB files and provides easy .nzb search and download.......

14. nZEDb

nZEDb nZEDb - IndexnZEDb automatically scans usenet, similar to the way google search bots scan the internet. It does this by collecting usenet headers and temporarily storing them in a database until they can be collated into posts/releases. It provides a web-based front-end providing search, browse, and programmable (API) functionality.This project......

15. OZnzb

OZnzb OZnzb is a usenet indexing community site. Providing SSL and integration for Couch Potato, SickBeard, Headphones, and more.......