{{Short description|List of non-internet BBS programs}} {{about|software that acted as bulletin board systems themselves|external BBS software|BBS door}} {{for|Internet-based BBSs|Comparison of Internet forum software}} {{ref improve|date=November 2014}} <!-- List article created to deal with the expansive list on bulletin board system. -->
This is a '''list of notable bulletin board system (BBS) software''' packages.<ref name="bbslist">[https://www.bbsdocumentary.com/software/ BBS Software Listing], Jason Scott, 2005.</ref>
== Multi-platform == * Citadel – originally written for the CP/M operating system, had many forks for different systems under different names. * CONFER – CONFER II{{Fact|date=January 2020}} on the MTS, CONFER U on Unix and CONFER V on VAX/VMS, written by Robert Parnes starting in 1975. * Mystic BBS – written by James Coyle with versions for Windows/Linux/ARM Linux/OSX. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2. * Synchronet – Windows/Linux/BSD, past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2. * WWIV – WWIV v5.x is supported on both Windows 7+ 32bit as well as Linux 32bit and 64bit.<ref>[https://www.wwivbbs.org/ WWIV BBS Software Official Site]</ref> Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
== Altos 68000 == * PicoSpan
== Amiga == * Ami-Express – aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene. * C-Net – aka "Cnet" <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnetbbs.net/ |title = CNET BBS — Amiga BBS Software Professionals Use}}</ref>
== Apple II == * Diversi-Dial (DDial) – Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards. * GBBS – Applesoft and assembler-based BBS program by Greg Schaeffer. * GBBS Pro – based on the ACOS or MACOS (modified ACOS) language. * Net-Works II – by Nick Naimo. * SBBS – Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.
== Atari 8-bit computers == * Atari Message Information System – and derivatives
== Commodore 64 == * Blue Board – by Martin Sikes. * C*Base – by Gunther Birznieks, Jerome P. Yoner, and David Weinehall. * C-Net DS2 – by Jim Selleck. * Color64 – by Greg Pfountz. <ref>[https://color64.com/ Color64 BBS Official Site]</ref> * McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald.
== CP/M == * CBBS – The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen. * Citadel * RBBS * TBBS
== Macintosh == * Citadel – including Macadel, MacCitadel. * FirstClass (SoftArc) * Hermes * Second Sight * TeleFinder
== Microsoft Windows == * Excalibur BBS * Maximus *Mystic BBS
== MS-DOS and compatible == * Citadel – including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+ * FBB (F6FBB) – packet radio BBS system, still in use.<ref>[https://www.f6fbb.org/ FBB official web site]</ref> * GBBS (Graphics BBS) – used in the Melbourne area. * GT-Power * L.S.D. BBS – written by The Slavelord of The Humble Guys (THG). * The Major BBS * Maximus * McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald. * Opus-CBCS – first written by Wynn Wagner III. * PCBoard * PegaSys * ProBoard BBS – written by Philippe Leybaert (Belgium) * QuickBBS – written by Adam Hudson, with assistance by Phil Becker. * RBBS-PC * RemoteAccess – written by Andrew Milner. * Renegade – written by Cott Lang until 1997. Currently maintained by T.J. McMillen since 2003. * RoboBOARD/FX – written by Seth Hamilton. * Searchlight BBS (SLBBS) * Spitfire * SuperBBS – by Aki Antman and Risto Virkkala. * TBBS * TCL * Telegard * TAG * Virtual Advanced – also known as VBBS. * Waffle – written by Tom Dell, and supported UUCP (and Fidonet through extensions). * Wildcat! – originally by Mustang Software.
== OS/2 == * Maximus * PCBoard * Virtual Advanced – also known as VBBS.
== TRS-80 == * Forum 80 * TBBS - by Phil Becker, for the Model III/4
== Unix and compatible == * Citadel – including Citadel/UX, Dave's Own Citadel. * Firebird BBS – Linux-based. * Major BBS * Maple BBS * Maximus * PCBoard [https://github.com/3FLLC/PCBoard-v16 v16] – formerly by CDC, now by MP Solutions, LLC. * PicoSpan * Waffle (BBS software)
== References == {{reflist}}
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