Imageboard

To be researched: It would be nice to make a table with a comprehensive list of imageboards by the number of messages to understand the scale of Sharty in the Internet space. Can (You) help us?

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Imageboards are 4cuck clones invented by some basement dwelling jap in the 90's. The premise is that all posts are anonymous; there are no accounts nor any need to use a username in order to post (but you can still namefag).

Imageboard Engines

Comprehensive list: https://overscript.net

Futaba and derivatives

The open source imageboard script of the Futaba Channel, based on the 1999 GazouBBS. Would later be forked as Futallaby, which would become the base of 4chan's Yotsuba engine and TinyIB. Futaba is Japanese for "two leaves."

Yotsuba engine

(((Closed source))) imageboard engine used by 4chan, meaning "four leaves" in Japanese, its name of course deriving from Futaba. Kinda shit due to lack of features that are more common in other engines, i.e. being able to post more than one image and being able to post images from your clipboard.

TinyIB

A small open-source imageboard mainly used on 1chan.net. A very basic script, but easy to set up.

Vichan

One of the most popular imageboard engine as of 2022, open-source and used by soyjak.party along with many others. Good functionality and utility, good layout for posting so typing doesn't feel so cramped, and less bugs. Works best without captcha. On March 24 2023, the ownership of Vichan's GitHub repository was transferred to a GitHub organization with 3 members, one of which being Kuz. Him, Angeleno and a random /g/tard called BasedGentoo are now the maintainers of the project.

Infinity Next

Outdated trash. Known for glitches, lag, and captchas breaking mid-post(this happens often). Written by Null and originally intended for 8chan but is now open-source.

Lynxchan

A modern imageboard engine used on KOHLCHAN and few other imageboards. Can be extensible but lacks a search feature.

jschan

An engine with a similar look and feel to Lynxchan. Unlike Lynxchan, does not require separate frontend installation. Notable for being used on the Jarty.

Nanochan

A decent privacy focused engine, javascript isn't required to post. Popular with a few darknet altchans. Had some imageboard virgin drama associated with it but who the fuck cares. Use picochan alternatively. Open-source of course.

Kokonotsuba

Open source imageboard software developed by KolymaNET and used on their imageboards. It supports rare features like TripMail, built-in emoticons, a dating feature, gemvoting, and some others.. Was released to the public in 2023, had been proprietary prior to this. Named in the spirit of KolymaNET's site 9chan, as ここの (kokono) is the less-common but native Japanese word for 9.

SootEngine 2.0

Rumored hidden work-in-progress imageboard software which is built specifically to maximize datamining potential. Allegedly requires a credit card, SSN, passport, biometric face ID, fingerprint, dna swab, mind-reader chip, and signature reader to post. Soot apparently leads development of this.

List of notable imageboards

(Note: You will NOT raid any of these, ok chud???)

soyjak.party

You already know what this one is no, I don't, explain it to me

Notable boards: /soy/

4chan.org

See 4chan

1chan.net

Ancient train imageboard circa 2003. Was btfo'd one day by soyteens and lost decade old threads in a raid. Uses the TinyIB engine.

crystal.cafe

Women-only femcel imageboard. Male lurkers often visit to understand how 2/10 fujoshi landwhales view men and society at large. Uses the vichan engine.

Notable boards: /feels/.

16chan.xyz

Defuncted FBI honeypot site designed to track and monitor domestic terrorist threats Friendly lynxchan based imageboard designed around free speech and discussing life as a downtrodden Australian NEET. Flooded to the brim with stormfags and psychopaths. :Notable Boards: /fascist/

8chan.moe

The reincarnation of 8chan, /hebe/ included (it can't be posted to though). Allows Tor posting (of course) and was once disputed to be the next soyteen bunker, until someone picked 9chan instead. Content is as you would expect: neo-nazism, inceldom, dogfucking, and pedophilia (not anymore) is:Uses LynxChan engine.

Notable boards: /v/

8kun.top

Free speech imageboard, only notable activity is boomers "researching Q" after such discussion was banned from 4chan's /pol/ board.

Notable boards: /qresearch/

22chan.org

Site made by an egotistical kraut called Twoot who slaps his name on everything in the site. Even the rules page with 23 global rules has his signature, not to mention the entire constitution(yes, this shit is real) he made about his sub 24 post per hour altchan. Hell, there's even a timeline page for remembering all the important events(lol) of his imageboard. Uses the vichan engine. Seems to be down

Notable boards: /sewers/

lainchan.org

L33t haxx0rz imageboard with a focus on the late '90's anime Serial Experiments Lain. Famously has more staff than posters. Bans and thread deletions for little to no reason are common since having fun breaks rule 3 and rule 4. Popular hangout spot for the obvious since it's a tech-centered imageboard. Uses its own unique Lainchan engine forked from Vichan.

Main article: Lainchan

Notable boards: /layer/

420chan.org

dude weed lmao

Also used to have a tranny filled board named "/cd/ - Transgender Discussion" that was successfully raided by the 'Sharty once, and also has an wrestling board for some reason. Closed source engine. Has gone down rather recently, and might not be coming back.

Notable Boards: /w o o o/

Main article: 420chan

9chan.tw

Another defuncted Infinity Next 8chan clone, also full of dead boards, pedos and nazichads. Home of the /soyjak/ bunker which was (ironically) faster than any other board on the site.

Notable boards: /bestpol/

Krautchan†

(Was a) Popular German imageboard, know for creating CLASSIC memes like wojak. Dead as of 2022 but was revived as Kohlchan. A new domain, krautchan.rip, is also available for all the oldchads tired of pedoshit. It's succesor has been Kohlchan,

Notable boards: /int/

Yliluata

Finnish imageboard whose users would raid Krautchan /int/ back in the day. Made memes like Spurdo Spärde, Apu Apustaja (shitty frog coal), etc. Has custom flags on its international board

Notable boards: /int/

Dvach (Russia)

Popular Russian imageboard. Soyteens attempted to colonize its /int/ board during the Soypocalypse. Owned by the Russian government.

Futaba Channel (Japan)

The precursor to and original inspiration behind 4chan. As of 2024, it is the largest imageboard.

Notable boards: /b/ (img), /b/ (may)

Shrekchan†

Was a Shrek themed shitposting imageboard. It died in 2014 because the meme was getting old and the owner wanted to force pigs as a meme instead. Also because the owner didn't like how his imageboard turned into "shitposting and retarded jokes".

Commonly compared to soyjak.party due to both of them being meme websites.

Notable boards: /shr/

PigChan†

Was a Pig themed shitposting imageboard. it came out after ShrekChan died. It died in late 2016 because of pedophiles.

Notable boards: /pig/

zzzchan

Also known as sleepychan.

Notable boards: /v/, /b/

Other lists

https://bvll.neocities.org/ccd0/