A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.
Discussions, chat, events and paid subscriptions through bundled plugins, without Circle's courses.
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Node.js based forum software built for the modern web
Discussions, chat and plugins, without events or courses.
- Language
- JavaScript
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 15k
- Latest
- v4.16.2
- Last push
- 2026-10-06
Simple forum software for building great communities.
Discussions with tags, mentions and extensions, without chat, events or courses.
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