BitChan AlternativesImageboards and other similar apps like BitChan

BitChan is described as 'Solves a number of security and free speech problems that have plagued most imageboards. Centralized imageboards can be taken offline or hijacked and can leak user data. BitChan reduces the likelihood of this by being decentralized, allowing each user to host their own' and is a Imageboard in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BitChan for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, MySQL Community Edition, Mac and Windows apps. The best BitChan alternative is vichan, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BitChan are LynxChan, TinyIB, Nullchan and jschan.

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BitChan alternatives page was last updated Jan 12, 2025
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  1. vichan icon

    vichan

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

    10 vichan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • MariaDB
    • PHP

    vichan Features

    1.  Humor

    vichan VS BitChan

     

    • vichan is the most popular Web-based alternative to BitChan.

    • vichan is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BitChan.

    • vichan is Free and Open SourceBitChan is also Free and Open Source
  2. LynxChan icon

    LynxChan

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    LynxChan is an imageboard/chan engine with the following goals:

    Fully support users not using javascript. Make information available in json format. Support the most amount of users with the least hardware power. Modular front-end.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    LynxChan VS BitChan

     

    • LynxChan is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BitChan.

    • LynxChan is Free and Open SourceBitChan is also Free and Open Source
  4. TinyIB icon

    TinyIB

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

    12 TinyIB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Example TinyIB installation

    TinyIB Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    TinyIB VS BitChan

     

    • TinyIB is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to BitChan.

    • TinyIB is Free and Open SourceBitChan is also Free and Open Source
  5. Nullchan icon

    Nullchan

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    Distributed imageboard engine for the network ZeroNet.

    11 Nullchan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • ZeroNet
    Nullchan screenshot 1

    Nullchan Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Distributed

    Nullchan VS BitChan

     
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    jschan

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    Anonymous imageboard software. Classic look, modern features and feel. Works without JavaScript and supports Tor, I2P, Lokinet, etc.

    10 jschan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    jschan screenshot 1

    jschan VS BitChan

     
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    Wakaba

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    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.

    11 Wakaba alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online

    Wakaba VS BitChan

     

  9. Kusaba X

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    Website returns 403 forbidden error, SourceForge repo not updated since 2013.

    Kusaba X VS BitChan

     
  10. Saguaro Imageboard icon

    Saguaro Imageboard

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    Saguaro is a small branch of the image board software Futallaby .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    Last update seems to have been from 2018. See https://github.com/saguaroib/saguaro

    Saguaro Imageboard VS BitChan

     

  11. FoolFuuka

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    A screenshot of a website using FoolFuuka as a front-end for a 4chan archiver.

    FoolFuuka VS BitChan

     

  12. Project Mitsuba

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Project Mitsuba VS BitChan

     
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