A peer-to-peer 4chan alternative, powered by @bitsocialnet.
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5chan v0.10.2 patch: the home page loads way faster, getting popular threads from stats providers in one request instead of every board over P2P. Threads are still signature-verified, and pure P2P takes over if providers go down.
5chan.app
5chan retweeted
Imageboard developers are now competing to demonstrate which ones have the features which are most Ofcom-resistant
4chan could refuse because it's a US company with nothing in the UK to seize. What if it were UK-based, or the US passed its own version after a Democrat wins in 2028?
@5chanapp is unstoppable: static files, doesn't serve content (comes from board owners), has no company.
5chan retweeted
4chan could refuse because it's a US company with nothing in the UK to seize. What if it were UK-based, or the US passed its own version after a Democrat wins in 2028?
@5chanapp is unstoppable: static files, doesn't serve content (comes from board owners), has no company.
Ofcom Concedes Defeat in the 4chan Case
prestonbyrne.com/2026/10/20/…
reminder the 5chan app can't go down
heh 4chan is down again ;)
5chan the app can't go down. you can use it on 5chan.app or its desktop app, or android app, or any mirror, or you can download it from github and host it on your own domain, etc etc.
no php server to patch. and fully open source.
5chan retweeted
A new contributor has been helping me build 5chan: github.com/Megalukes
more PRs welcome! I added CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines: github.com/bitsocialnet/5cha…
v0.10.1 is out: image uploads now work in the desktop and Android apps too, and you can drag and drop files straight into the post form (thanks Megalukes for contributing!).
Also new: the Last reply catalog sort, "sage" option on boards that support it.
5chan.app
v0.10.1 is out: image uploads now work in the desktop and Android apps too, and you can drag and drop files straight into the post form (thanks Megalukes for contributing!).
Also new: the Last reply catalog sort, "sage" option on boards that support it.
5chan.app
let the games begin
Announcing Bitsocial, an open-source P2P protocol for social apps. Communities are private property and set their own rules and mods. No global admins.
@5chanapp, an imageboard built on it, now lets anyone upload an image and post from a browser. No node to install: 5chan.app
5chan's goal is to replace 4chan. Same experience, same nostalgia, but global admins are out of the equation.
5chan can go further than 4chan ever could. On 4chan, everyone has to comply with rules arbitrarily decided by global admins. On 5chan, if you disagree with a board's moderation, you create your own competing board and run it however you see fit (desktop app today, web soon). Boards compete with each other, and competition is key.
Anyone can build a social app on Bitsocial, and every app shares the same network of communities and users. Imageboards come first because they're the simplest social media to decentralize: anonymous posts, no accounts, threads that expire. Get one niche working, then expand. Next is Reddit, with @getseedit.
Learn more on bitsocial.net
5chan retweeted
Announcing Bitsocial, an open-source P2P protocol for social apps. Communities are private property and set their own rules and mods. No global admins.
@5chanapp, an imageboard built on it, now lets anyone upload an image and post from a browser. No node to install: 5chan.app
5chan's goal is to replace 4chan. Same experience, same nostalgia, but global admins are out of the equation.
5chan can go further than 4chan ever could. On 4chan, everyone has to comply with rules arbitrarily decided by global admins. On 5chan, if you disagree with a board's moderation, you create your own competing board and run it however you see fit (desktop app today, web soon). Boards compete with each other, and competition is key.
Anyone can build a social app on Bitsocial, and every app shares the same network of communities and users. Imageboards come first because they're the simplest social media to decentralize: anonymous posts, no accounts, threads that expire. Get one niche working, then expand. Next is Reddit, with @getseedit.
Learn more on bitsocial.net
v0.10.0 is out.
You can now attach images straight from the post form on 5chan.app.
You can still paste direct links, or turn uploads off in settings
5chan retweeted
Big day, years in the making.
Announcing 5chan.app v0.10.0 with media uploads on web. 5chan is finally starting to feel like 4chan.
Next up is board creation on web, coming soon.
"fix shitposting, fix the world" – @estebanabaroa
We're building 5chan, a peer-to-peer imageboard where people can run their own boards.
The app is getting faster and easier to use. Image uploads and board creation from the browser are coming next.
Follow along or give it a try: 5chan.app
New release: 5chan.app got way faster, with better /search/, bump sort and new /oc/ board as requested. Image upload isn't available yet (on web), but i'm working on it. It's going to be powered by bitsocialforge.com/#forge-im… ethereum:0xb50cea4c109dc223a10d44c14f521caed91dab5a