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62 Social Networks and Forums software solutions and projects

  • Discourse

    9.9 10.0 L2 Ruby
    A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.

  • Mastodon

    9.8 9.8 L5 Ruby
    Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community

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  • Reddit

    9.7 0.0 L2 Python
    Social networking and news website where registered community members can submit content.

  • Symphony

    9.7 9.4 L1 Java
    A modern community

  • diaspora*

    9.6 8.7 L4 Ruby
    A privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network.

  • NodeBB

    9.5 9.9 L2 JavaScript
    Node.js based forum software built for the modern web

  • Flarum

    9.4 4.6 PHP
    Simple forum software for building great communities.

  • Telescope

    9.2 8.2 JavaScript
    🌋 A toolkit to quickly build apps with React, GraphQL & Meteor

  • HumHub

    8.9 9.6 L4 PHP
    HumHub is an Open Source Enterprise Social Network. Easy to install, intuitive to use and extendable with countless freely available modules.

  • Lemmy

    8.4 9.5 Rust
    🐀 Building a federated link aggregator in rust

  • Isso

    8.2 6.6 L4 Python
    a Disqus alternative

  • Patchwork

    7.9 8.6 JavaScript
    A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).

  • Bootcamp

    7.9 0.0 CSS
    An enterprise social network

  • PixelFed

    7.8 9.8 PHP
    Photo Sharing. For Everyone.

  • Vanilla Forums

    7.8 5.8 L2 PHP
    Vanilla is a powerfully simple discussion forum you can easily customize to make as unique as your community.

  • remark42

    7.6 9.4 Go
    comment engine

  • Loomio

    7.5 9.9 L3 Ruby
    Loomio helps people make decisions together

  • flaskbb

    7.5 8.7 L4 Python
    A classic Forum Software in Python using Flask.

  • Misago

    7.4 0.0 Python
    Misago is fully featured modern forum application that is fast, scalable and responsive.

  • phpBB

    7.4 9.6 L2 PHP
    phpBB Development: phpBB is a popular open-source bulletin board written in PHP. This repository also contains the history of version 2.

  • Elgg

    7.3 7.1 L3 PHP
    A social networking engine in PHP/MySQL

  • Pump.io

    7.3 4.8 L4 JavaScript
    Social server with an ActivityStreams API

  • Misskey

    7.1 9.8 TypeScript
    🌎 A interplanetary communication platform 🚀

  • Coral

    6.8 9.4 TypeScript
    A better commenting experience from Vox Media

  • twister

    6.7 2.0 L1 C++
    twister core / daemon

  • OSSN

    6.5 9.5 L3 PHP
    Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a social networking software written in PHP. It allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests. It is available in 17 international languages.

  • Movim

    6.4 9.4 L3 JavaScript
    Movim - Decentralized social platform

  • Thredded

    6.3 4.8 L5 Ruby
    The best Rails forums engine ever.

  • MyBB

    6.3 9.0 L1 PHP
    MyBB is a free and open source forum software.

  • Friendica

    6.3 9.9 L1 PHP
    Friendica Communications Platform

  • Talkyard

    6.0 9.5 TypeScript
    A community discussion platform: Brings together the main features from StackOverflow, Slack, Discourse, Reddit, and Disqus blog comments.

  • Simple Machines Forum

    5.5 9.7 PHP
    Thoughts, Ideas and bits of code for SMF (2.1)

  • Hubzilla

    5.3 9.8 L1 PHP
    Independent general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together.

  • Scoold

    5.1 9.1 Java
    A Stack Overflow clone for teams (self-hosted or hosted)

  • Jappix

    5.1 0.3 JavaScript
    :speech_balloon: Jappix, a full-featured XMPP web-client (Jappix Desktop, Jappix Mobile & Jappix Mini).

  • Anahita

    5.0 7.2 L3 PHP
    Anahita is a platform and framework for developing open science and knowledge sharing applications on a social networking foundation.

  • FluxBB

    4.9 2.5 L3 PHP
    FluxBB is a fast, light, user-friendly forum application for your website.

  • Mamute QA

    4.9 0.0 L5 Java
    Q&A Engine

  • Satellity

    4.6 5.5 Go
    Yet another open source forum written in Golang, React and PostgreSQL.

  • twtxt.net

    4.5 9.3 Go
    📕 twtxt is a Self-Hosted, Twitter™-like Decentralised microBlogging platform. No ads, no tracking, your content, your data!

  • BuddyPress

    4.1 9.2 L2 PHP
    BuddyPress DEVELOPMENT repo. This repository is just a mirror of the development SVN at https://buddypress.svn.wordpress.org/. Please do not send pull requests, submit patches to https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ instead. More at http://buddypress.org/

  • Orange Forum

    4.0 8.7 Go
    A light-weight forum

  • Human-Connection

    3.9 0.8 JavaScript
    Free and open-source social network for active citizenship.

  • Socialhome

    3.9 8.5 Python
    A federated social home

  • cartulary

    3.4 0.0 L2 PHP
    Web-based digital archiver.

  • PPnet

    3.1 0.0 L4 JavaScript
    Create and host your own social network.

  • GNU social

    3.0 0.0 L3 PHP
    GNU social is social communication software for both public and private communications.

  • Gosora

    2.9 8.3 Go
    Gosora is an ultra-fast and secure forum software written in Go that balances usability with functionality.

  • EpochTalk

    2.9 4.3 JavaScript
    Next Generation Forum Software

  • Buddycloud

    2.8 0.0 L4 Java
    The buddycloud server written in Java.

  • Newebe

    2.7 0.0 L4 JavaScript
    Distributed Social Network made with Python

  • RedMatrix

    2.6 0.0 L1 PHP
    Complete decentralised publishing, sharing, and communications system.

  • Glosa

    2.0 4.7 HTML
    Comments for static sites. Clone of Disqus, but faster, Opensource and sexy.

  • Abilian SBE

    1.9 8.5 Java
    Abilian Social Business Engine - an enterprise social networking / collaboration platform.

  • dyu/comments

    1.8 0.0 HTML
    A real-time, markdown-enabled comment engine powered by leveldb with oauth support

  • Zusam

    1.6 7.5 PHP
    Private groups to share messages, photos, videos, links with friends and family.

  • rss2twtxt

    1.3 4.8 Go
    📜 an RSS/Atom feed aggregator that consumes RSS/Atom feeds and produces twtxt feeds for consumption by twtxt clients.

  • Pleroma

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    Federated microblogging server, Mastodon, GNU social, & ActivityPub compatible.

  • Tokumei

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    Anonymous microblogging platform.

  • Oxwall

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    Oxwall is used for a wide range of projects starting from family sites and custom social networks to collaboration tools and enterprise community solutions.

  • Commento

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    Commento is a discussion platform that you can embed on your blog, news articles, and any place where you want your readers to add comments.

  • bbPress

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    bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Easily setup discussion forums inside your WordPress.org powered site.
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