BuBOL - Bulletin Board Object Library - is a framework of PHP classes to simplify and speed up development of custom web-based forum/bulletin board software, and also make it easier to integrate forums with 3rd party CMS applications. BuBOL is implemented in PHP5 to take advantage of the improved...

Shoutr is an ajax shoutbox written in PHP for use on websites. It is very simple to install and use. It is driven by a MySQL database.

Yazd is an open-source (Apache License) discussion forum software that you can download customize and use. Yazd is a Java based forum software that can easily be configured through an admin interface. This discussion forum software is highly flexible and uses JDBC to connect to a backend...


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, Java, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum Application, Forum Software

Navboard is a php based web forum using text files to store data instead of using a database, compatible with any server running php 4.0 or higher. It provides you all the features of most major forum software and no installation needed.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum Application, Forum Software

Muller is your answer to an extremely fast, customizable messageboard system using PHP and MySQL. The entire source is contained in 2 files. Combined with ease of use and integration capabilities, Muller is the best PHP-based board available.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum Script, Message, Message Board System

CALBBS is an open source bulletin board system written for The Center for Advanced Learning to help improve communication throughout the center. The main goal of the project is learning. It is a non-OOP project with possible OOP flexibility.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Board System, Bulletin, Bulletin Board, Discussion Board, Forum

Tojo is an online collaborative journal/diary system written in PHP, allowing multiple users to add entries to a page, with a new page every day. It is designed for small groups in mind, and thus works differently from a BBS/forum or blog.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Collaborative, Collaborative Journal, Discussion, Discussion Board, Journal, Journal System

m-phorum is a new small phorum, using PHP with one mysql database backend. Tested on php 4.3, apache 1.3.27 & mysql 3.23.52. It is simple and fast.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Bulletin, Bulletin Application, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum Script

PunBBArchiver is a set of PHP and Python scripts. When it's finished, it will be able to provide PunBB forum users with a plain text archive of a forum. A reason for forum administrators to use this, might be that their users don't have to be afraid to loose their contributions.


Platforms: Windows, *nix, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Archiver, Boards, Boards Archiver, Punbb, Punbb Archiver, Punbb Boards

Fcp.Commentator is a single-file, no-database comment script for your web pages. Features: - tiny - under 7.5KB; - fully customizable looks via CSS; - easy setup and maintenance; - simple but effective antispam system.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Commenting, Commenting System, Discussion Board, Message, Messqge Board

PXMBoard (PHP XML/XSLT MySQL) is a php based forum software. It supports smarty and/or xslt as template languages and mysql or postgresql as dbms.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Bulletin, Bulletin Board, Forum, Forum Application, Forum Script

KBoard Forum allows you to install and use a forum on your website. It is a fully featured, lightweight, easy-to-deploy, open source PHP/MySQL Forum.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Bulletin Board, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum Script

Interactdev Forums is an open source JSP/Servlet message board project that seeks to be highly customizable, easily integrable with other systems, database-independent, independent in regards to language spoken, well-documented, and devoted to its users. The message board is very easy to...


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, Java, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Forum, Forum Application, Forum System, Message, Message Board

JGBBS is a tree-style online forum system designed for small to medium sized communities. It is kept neat and simple, yet integrated with many useful features. This script is compatible with all modern web browsers.


Platforms: Windows, *nix, Linux, ASP,

Keyword: Board, Bulletin, Bulletin Board, Discussions, Discussions Board, Forum System

Webfroot Shoutbox allow visitors to your website to leave messages to other visitors quickly and easily.Webfroot Shoutbox is PHP script released under the GPL. Also known as a tagboard or a blabbox, shoutboxes allow visitors to your website to leave messages to other visitors quickly and easily....


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum Application, Simple Forum

SMF Mod Creator is an editor for Simple Machines Forum (SMF) modifications. SMF Mod Creator can create, edit, and build simple SMF Mods. SMF is a free PHP forum software that requires Java 5.0. Requirements: - Java 5.0


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Extensions, Simple Machines Forum, Simple Machines Forum Tool, Simples, Smf, Smf Extensions

This makes PHPBB to behave as a Usenet news reader.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Extension, Phpbb, Phpbb Extension, Usenet Integration, Usenet News Reader, Usernet

forumFR is a php forum, using mysql for topics index and xml for text and posts storage. It seems to run very well, faster than a phpbb forum.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Bulletin, Bulletin Board, Discussion, Discussion Board, Forum Application

ZZ:PHPBoard is a simple Bulletin Board / Posting Forum.The structure of the board is automatically generated by the struture of the textfiles in the message-directory.The advantage is that therefore the board is very easy to backup (save the txt-files) or to alter (rename the files to alter the...


Platforms: Windows, *nix, Linux, PHP, BSD

Keyword: Discussion, Discussion Board, Online, Online Board, Php, Php Board

OvBB is a light-weight and fast discussion board system that mimics vBulletin 2.x.x in both look and behavior while incorporating new features and functionality. Every byte of the system is 100% legal, using no Jelsoft code and making no copyright infringements. Everything, from the PHP to the...


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, PHP, BSD Solaris

Keyword: Board, Bulletin, Bulletin Board, Discussion Board, Forum, Forum System