One binary. Batteries included.

Every build is a single self-contained executable: repair (par2) and unpack (RAR) are embedded. Unzip, run the launcher, answer three questions, download.

🍎 macOS available

The NzbFast app: drag to Applications and go. Universal (Apple Silicon and Intel), dashboard in its own window, .nzb double-click, Start at Login.

macOS 12+ · ~16 MB DMG · app + engine

Not yet Apple-notarized, so the first launch takes two extra clicks; the DMG walks you through them, with a full guide right on the disk.

Download the Mac app portable .zip

🪟 Windows available

The installer sets up a tray app (no console window), Start Menu entry, optional start-with-Windows and .nzb double-click. Fully static, no runtime to install; it can also adopt your existing SABnzbd config.

Windows 10/11 x64 · ~8 MB installer

Download the installer portable .zip

🐧 Linux available

Static musl builds for x86_64 and arm64: seedboxes, VPSes, any NAS with SSH, Raspberry Pi 4/5. No glibc-version roulette.

x86_64 · arm64 · systemd unit included

x86_64 arm64

🐳 Docker available

Multi-arch image (amd64 + arm64) on Docker Hub and ghcr, linuxserver-style PUID/PGID entrypoint, healthcheck, compose file. Also the path for Unraid, TrueNAS SCALE and QNAP Container Station.

docker run -d -p 6789:6789 -e NZBFAST_OUT=/data/usenet \
  -v /srv/nzbfast/config:/config -v /srv/nzbfast/watch:/watch \
  -v /data/usenet:/data/usenet nzbfast/nzbfast

Compose file, with auto-update

🧡 Unraid available

In Community Applications: search nzbfast in the Apps tab and click Install. The template fills in port 6789, the three paths and the Unraid user IDs, so there is nothing to write by hand.

Community Apps · amd64 · step-by-step guide →

📦 Synology available

Runs on DSM 7 through Container Manager: search nzbfast in the Registry, download, map three folders and port 6789. No config file to edit: add your provider in the dashboard's Welcome panel.

Compose file, with auto-update

DSM 7 · Intel + ARM models · step-by-step guide →

🍺 Homebrew available

One command on macOS and Linux, with a service block so it starts at login (brew services start nzbfast). Upgrades are brew upgrade nzbfast, and your settings and queue live outside the install, so they survive it.

macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel) · Linux x86_64 + arm64

brew install nzbfast/tap/nzbfast

Those buttons point at the current release. If a link ever fails, or you want an older build, the checksums or the release notes, they are all on the GitHub releases page.

Verifying downloads: every release ships sha256 sums next to the artifacts on the releases page. macOS zips preserve executable bits; builds are not yet signed, so macOS asks before the first launch: right-click the app and choose Open (macOS 14 and earlier), or allow it under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (macOS 15 and later).

Two minutes to first download

Upgrading is replacing one file. Settings, queue and history live next to your config and survive restarts and upgrades.

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