Unison (Usenet client)

{{Short description|Usenet client for macOS}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Unison

| logo=

| screenshot =

| caption = Unison

| developer = Panic

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| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q7887022|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

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| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q7887022|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}

| operating system = Mac OS X

| genre = Usenet client

| license = Proprietary

| website = [http://www.panic.com/unison/ Panic.com/unison/]

}}

Unison was a shareware Mac OS X client for Usenet, developed by Panic Software. It required access to a news server and supports binary file downloading (including NZB support), group browsing and segmenting and error checking utilities. The software won the Apple Design Award for Best Mac OS X User experience in 2004, as well as being a runner-up in the "Best product" category.{{cite web

| title = Apple Design Awards 2004 (WayBackMachine cache)

| url = https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada/2004winners.html |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040703061035/http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada/2004winners.html |archivedate = 2004-07-03}}

On 6 November 2014 Panic Software announced, with the release of version 2.2, that all further work on Unison had been discontinued. Unison is still available for download and no longer requires a purchased license; however, it is unsupported by Panic.{{cite web|title=The Future of Unison|url=http://www.panic.com/blog/the-future-of-unison/}}

It was also a Usenet newsreader.