16chan AlternativesImageboards and other similar apps like 16chan

16chan is described as 'Imageboard using the Laravel Framework. It was conceived as a way to replace existing free imageboard software that have aged poorly. 16chan is completely free to use, but modifications to the source code must be made open source as well' and is a Imageboard in the social & communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to 16chan for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, MySQL Community Edition, Self-Hosted, Windows and PHP apps. The best 16chan alternative is Reddit, which is free. Other great apps like 16chan are 4chan, vichan, TBPChan and Twincl.

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  1. Reddit icon
     595 likes

    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    200 Reddit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
     
  2. 4chan icon
     61 likes

    4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography.

    57 4chan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. vichan icon
     5 likes

    A modern, full featured and actively developed imageboard engine (similar to Futaba, Kusaba and 4chan). Based on (and compatible with) Tinyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • MariaDB
    • PHP
     
  4. TBPChan icon
     6 likes

    TBPChan is a self-hosted website that promotes free speech on an anonymous message board similar to 8chan. Running off of Vichan, it is based off of 8chan software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Twincl icon
     3 likes

    Twincl is characterized by forum (including link sharing), Q&A, review and blog sites, using CommonMark as its writing format. Twincl features innovative Markdown editing, topic trees, voting/remarks, selected posts, senior authors, logarithmic scales, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. TinyIB icon
     2 likes

    Lightweight PHP image board with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and flat file database support. Very easy to install and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7.  2 likes

    Kusaba X is open source imageboard software written in PHP, a continuation of the imageboard software, which Trevor has quit supporting. While other Kusaba derivatives are adding more bloat than functionality, Kusaba X is determined on...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Wakaba icon
     1 like

    Wakaba is an image board script very strictly modelled after the Futaba and Futallaby scripts. Wakaba borrows quite a bit of HTML code and translated text from Futallaby.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9.  1 like

    FoolFuuka was designed to serve two different purposes: (1) as a front-end for Asagi, a 4chan fetcher, and (2) an image-based bulletin board.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
     
  10. Saguaro is a small branch of the image board software .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Amuzament.net is a global news company specializing in breaking news stories and major world events. Check out AMZ now!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Project Mitsuba is an opensource (AGPLv3 licensed) image board software written in PHP and using MySQLi.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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