Download NewsLeecher 5.0 Beta 9

Beta 9 of NewsLeecher version 5.0 became available on Thursday. With this program it is possible to download files from newsgroups in a simple way. The program supports nzb files, has a SuperSearch, and can automatically check downloaded files for integrity and completeness and then extract them independently. New in version 5.0 is, among other things, that tabs have been added to the SuperSearch. Furthermore, there is now a SuperSearch Watchdog and they are working hard to improve the user interface. The changelog for this release shows the following changes and improvements:

New features:

• Added ‘Append to SuperSearch Search Query’ input box. The box can be used for inputting a string that should always be appended to the query sent to the SuperSearch server. This can be useful for, for example, permanently excluding articles containing certaing keywords, such as language specific articles.
• The width of the main filter boxes in NewsLeecher are now automatically adjusted, depending on the space available on the NewsLeecher toolbars. The max width of the boxes can be changed here: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Search Filter Max Pixel Width
• Implemented a Quick Link feature, that can be used to quickly execute a program or open a URL, by clicking a shortcut. The links can be accessed and edited from: Tools -> Quick Links The links can also be accessed by keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 and Ctrl+3.

Improved features:

• Vastly reduced the CPU cycles used by NewsLeecher, when lots of articles were present in the Download Queue.
• Fixed and enhanced the “Download to Groupname Subfolder” feature, so only one groupname is used when creating the subfolder, in case the article comes from multiple groups. NewsLeecher now matches the article groupnames against the list of local group subscriptions, to find the best suited name for the subfolder.
• Redesigned the two Articles Browser toolbars, and re-arranged some buttons on the final toolbar.
• Redesigned the SuperSearch view, so it uses less pixels. A major redesigned of the SuperSearch view in on the todo list.
• XMas there performance improvements and lots of other smaller improvements.

Fixed bugs:

• F8, F9 shortcuts are working again. The “Run Command Line on Empty Queue” works again. Other smaller fixes.

NewsLeecher 5.0 beta 8 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.