hellanzb – NZB downloader and post processor

Last Updated on July 11, 2021

hellanzb retrieves NZB files and fully processes them.

The goal of this software is to make getting files from Usenet as hands-free as possible. Once fully installed, all that is required is to move an NZB file to the queue directory.

The rest; fetching, par-checking, un-raring, etc. is taken care of by this software.

Features include:

• Downloads and post processes archives.
• Configurable queue (like nzbq and similar apps), allows on the fly (during download) organization to the queue.
• Extremely quick, low CPU usage, integrated Usenet retriever.
• Hella smart post processor, automatically handles:
  • Par2/par1 verification and repair (can handle archives with multiple par file sets).
• • Unraring (can handle archives with multiple rar sets).
• • Joining split .ts files and files split via hjsplit and similar tools.
• • Configurable music decompression via external cmd line apps. can spawn multiple decompress processes (especially handy for multi processor/SMP servers).
• • Picks up post processing where it left off (if canceled due to exiting the program/CTRL-C) after restarting hellanzb.
• • Post processes all sub directories.
• • Optionally deletes all processed files after successful post processing (like rars and pars).
• Mac OS X Growl notification support.
• libnotify notification support.
• Run as a daemon process.
• Fast Web UI via HellaHella with bookmarklet’s for one-click downloading at newzbin.
• Automated Episode Downloading with PADS or other Automated Episode Downloaders.

Website: github.com/pjenvey/hellanzb
Support:
Developer: Philip Jenvey and contributors
License: BSD 3-clause “New” or “Revised” License

hellanzb is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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