Alternatives

Products that do what A simpler, open-source, different kind of forum/message board does

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Orange Forum – Web 1.0 style forum written in Go▲226
2017 · goodoldweb.com
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Flarum – Delightfully simple open-source forum software▲163
2015 · flarum.org
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Let's Chat▲321
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015
4JA
Jam, an Open Source Clubhouse (w/ WebRTC)▲317
2021 · jam.systems
5SN
Social network that looks and works more like a forum▲133
2022 · hey.cafe
6OA
Openring, a free and decentralized network of blogs▲351
2019 · git.sr.ht
7AN
A new decentralized microblogging platform▲364
2016 · github.com
8AD
Anonymous Discussion Platform For Any Topic (think Reddit meets Slack)▲72
2017 · hashtags.chat
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Discourse▲287
A platform for community discussion. Free, open and simple.
2015
10OS
Open-source StackOverflow-like service▲74
2016 · paizaqa.herokuapp.com
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Discourse▲43
New open source discussion platform from Jeff Atwood.
2014
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FORUM – An alternative to Twitter▲5
2016 · play.google.com
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my open source "reddit"-like community▲12
2014 · whoaverse.com
14
Node.js Messenger▲140
A small alternative to Slack
2017
15
Restyaboard▲197
An open source alternative to Trello
2015
16
Flowhub▲85
Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)
2014
17MO
Minimalist offline journal app with a chat interface▲126
2021 · thezenjournal.com
18AM
A message board with anonymous, open moderation▲6
2017 · qxczv.pw
19OS
Open-source conversational platform and unified messaging APIs▲103
2021 · airy.co
20
Gitter▲131
free public chat rooms for open source projects on GitHub
2014
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Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲37
2014 · getspiralapp.com
22
pingdeck▲114
Build smart mini-websites with sharing-superpowers
2016
23
Hackpad▲114
The simplest way to organize and share knowledge
2014
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Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternative to discord▲40
2021 · fosscord.com

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