imageboards

🍜 an overview of popular imageboard software

• Popular
• Various other
• Legacy, inactive or abandoned
• Closed source

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Popular

name	language/stack	comments	notable deployments
LynxChan	NodeJS + MongoDB	all functionality exposed via JSON based RPC	LynxHub
vichan	PHP + MySQL	Fork of Tinyboard	Wizardchan, Brchan
Wakaba	Perl + RDBMS	Inspired by Futaba and Futallaby
Kareha	Perl + RDBMS	textboard-only version of Wakaba
Sriracha	Go + PostgreSQL	Supports plugins and custom templates
TinyIB	PHP + PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Flat File	Inspired by Futaba and Futallaby
Lainchan	PHP + MySQL	Fork of vichan	Lainchan
FChannel	Go + PostgreSQL	a libre, self-hostable, federated, imageboard platform that utilizes ActivityPub	See https://fchannel.org/instance-index.html
JSChan	NodeJS + MongoDB	Anonymous imageboard software. Classic look, modern features and feel. Works without JavaScript and supports Tor, I2P, Lokinet, etc	heolkek zzzchan ptchan sportschan

Various other

name	language/stack	comments	notable deployments
doushio	NodeJS + Redis	Real-time features
mei	Ruby on Rails + RDMBS
maniwani	Python, Docker	REST-API	Futatsu
meguca	Go + RethinkDB + Typescript	Real-time features	meguca
µchan	Python + PostgreSQL + TypeScript + Memcache + Varnish	Lightweight and scalable
Nelliel	PHP + RDBMS	Originally a fork of Futallaby
Picoboard	Django + React
Hexchan	Django		Hexchan
Monaba	Haskell + Yesod		Haibane
makiba	PHP	Futaba-style imageboard script that doesn't require a database.
Double Plus	PHP + MySQL/PostgresSQL	Modular Modern Imageboard, works without JS	wrongthink

Legacy, inactive or abandoned

name	language/stack	comments	notable deployments
infinity-next	PHP + RDBMS	Rewrite of infinity, built on top of the Laravel framework	9chan
infinity	PHP + MySQL	deprecated in favor of vichan and/or infinity-next	8chan
Kusaba X	PHP + RDMBS	no updates since 2013
Edaha	PHP + RDMBS	Fork of Kusaba X, no updates since 2013
Tinyboard	PHP + MySQL
Futaba	PHP + MySQL	The godfather of imageboard scripts, used on 2chan
Futallaby	PHP + MySQL	Fork of Futaba
4jhan	NodeJS + RDMBS	board engine only (JSON-based server-client architecture)

Closed source

name	language/stack	comments	notable deployments
Taimaba	Perl + MySQL	Fork of Wakaba	420chan

Other resources

• https://overscript.net/
• http://www.9ch.in/overscript/
• http://9ch.in/over/index2.pl