Forum as a service, for GitHub projects

In plain words

Forum as a Service is a discussion platform designed specifically for GitHub projects. Launched in 2017, it provides a dedicated space for project communities to have conversations separate from issue tracking. The service integrates with GitHub workflows, allowing project maintainers and contributors to host organized discussions and support forums without managing infrastructure themselves. It serves open source teams and GitHub-hosted projects seeking a centralized forum experience.

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  ForumsJan 2026 · forums.basehub.com · ▲280

  AI-powered Q&A for GitHub repositories.

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  GitHub Team Discussions2017 · github.blog · ▲260

  Now there's more space to talk through your projects 💬

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  Board For GitHub2017 · justinfincher.github.io · ▲293

  A webview based GitHub project app with native features

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  Orange Forum – Web 1.0 style forum written in Go2017 · goodoldweb.com · ▲226

  A collection of open-source, slim webapps that make very little use of javascript.

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  A simpler, open-source, different kind of forum/message board2016 · github.com · ▲11

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  /dev/null▲486

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 3d ago · dev-null.sh

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  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 28d ago · github.com

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  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 26d ago · github.com

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  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 23d ago · openbot.run

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  Talanoa▲346

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 21d ago · talanoa.email

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  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

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  Muzzle▲1,120

  Silence embarrassing notifications while screensharing

  Life & fun · 2017 · muzzleapp.com

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  Real Pitch Decks From 40+ Top Startups▲935

  A collection of startup pitch decks that raised $1.4 Billion

  Commerce · 2017 · dconstrct.com

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  Spotify.me▲891

  Beautiful analytics on your Spotify listening habits 🎧

  Life & fun · 2017 · open.spotify.com

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  Abstract▲837

  Design collaboration without the chaos

  Dev tools · 2017 · abstract.com

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  Hoodmaps▲792

  Crowdsourced neighborhood 🗺 maps to navigate a city 💫

  Life & fun · 2017 · hoodmaps.com

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  Hire, by Google▲684

  A new service for helping businesses recruit

  Work · 2017 · hire.google.com