LynxChan AlternativesImageboards and other similar apps like LynxChan

LynxChan is described as 'Imageboard/chan engine with the following goals:' and is a Imageboard in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LynxChan for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, MySQL Community Edition, Mac and Windows apps. The best LynxChan alternative is vichan, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LynxChan are TinyIB, Nullchan, jschan and Saguaro Imageboard.

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  1. vichan icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • MariaDB
    • PHP
     
    • vichan is the most popular Web-based alternative to LynxChan.

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

    • vichan is Free and Open SourceLynxChan is also Free and Open Source
  2. TinyIB icon
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    Lightweight PHP image board with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and flat file database support. Very easy to install and use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

    • TinyIB is Free and Open SourceLynxChan is also Free and Open Source
  3. Nullchan icon
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    Distributed imageboard engine for the network ZeroNet.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • ZeroNet
     
    • Nullchan is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to LynxChan.

    • Nullchan is Free and Open SourceLynxChan is also Free and Open Source
  4. jschan icon
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    Anonymous imageboard software. Classic look, modern features and feel. Works without JavaScript and supports Tor, I2P, Lokinet, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Saguaro is a small branch of the image board software Futallaby .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
     
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Wakaba icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    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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    anonymous realtime imageboard with user-created boards focused on high performance, free speech and transparent moderation

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. BitChan icon
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    BitChan 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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