News Rover Usenet Newsreader -- Search and download Usenet newsgroup messages and files
News Rover. Powerful Usenet Reader.
Learn More About News Rover View Features Download Latest Version Register Your Software Explorer our Online Help Get In Touch With Us

News Rover Download Page

Try News Rover today!
Get a free demo for Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP/Vista/Windows 7

You are invited to download News Rover and try it free for 30 days in demonstration mode. If you choose to to register News Rover, you will receive a registration key that unlocks the full power of News Rover; you will not have to download a different version.

The current version of News Rover is: 15

System Requirements for News Rover

  • Windows 95/98/ME/2000/2003/NT/XP/Vista/Windows 7.
  • At least 256 MB of memory (1 GB recommended).
  • 20 MB of disk space plus however much space is required for downloaded messages and files.
  • Connection to an Internet provider with a Usenet news server.

If you are licensed for an earlier version of News Rover, you are eligible for a free or inexpensive upgrade. Please see our upgrade page for information about upgrading.

We do not have a version of News Rover for Linux or the Macintosh.

Installation instructions

    Download News Rover (nrsetup.exe, about 5 MB) from one of our FTP sites:
    1. Download from site 1 (usually fastest)
    2. Download from site 2

    If you are unable to download from either site, please click here.

  • Install help page with screenshots.

  • Execute the downloaded file (nrsetup.exe).
  • Wizards will guide you through using News Rover.
  • Extensive help documentation is available in the program.
  • If you have any problems installing or using News Rover, we want to know about it. Please send problem reports and questions to RoverSupport@sandh.com