Vichan - Revision history

Agb001: /* End of life */ bit clearer

2026-08-14T17:53:19Z

End of life: bit clearer

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	~~It's generally understood that~~ vichan is dead, and any further development made by other sites are kept to a closed source ~~fork~~.		vichan is dead, and any further development made by other sites are kept to their own (usually closed source) forks, or have moved off/are in the progress to their own inhouse engines. Sites like [[Kissu]] and [[39chan]] are examples of the latter.

Agb001: vichan officially dead (only a month late)

2026-08-13T19:30:32Z

vichan officially dead (only a month late)

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	Vichan is a BBS software developed on top of Tinyboard. Famously it isn't well made,<ref>gurochan dev from 2013 i think, i cant find the post</ref> and is ~~barely~~ maintained. It's slowly being superseated as time passes by more customizable and actively maintained alternatives, such as [[Kokonotsuba]] and [[Lynxchan]].		Vichan is a BBS software developed on top of Tinyboard. Famously it isn't well made,<ref>gurochan dev from 2013 i think, i cant find the post</ref> and is no longer maintained. It's slowly being superseated as time passes by more customizable and actively maintained alternatives, such as [[Kokonotsuba]] ([[Heyuri]]'s in house software) and [[Lynxchan]].

	Vichan has been developed by a variety of people over the years, including [[Kuz]], Angeleno, and other folks.<ref>https://github.com/vichan-devel/vichan</ref> It's also the longest developed, on paper, dating back to around 2012. Various forks have been spun off from it to power other imageboards, but throughout it's lifetime it's maintained itself as a solid choice, particularly when it was most popular.		Vichan has been developed by a variety of people over the years, including [[Kuz]], Angeleno, and other folks.<ref>https://github.com/vichan-devel/vichan</ref> It's also the longest developed, on paper, dating back to around 2012. Various forks have been spun off from it to power other imageboards, but throughout it's lifetime it's maintained itself as a solid choice, particularly when it was most popular.

	There has been drama and history regarding it's development. I'd have to ~~research it beyond the github page though! I would never~~ do that.		There has been a notable amount drama and history regarding it's development, but it's hard to find any records on the subject.

			== End of life ==
			On July 7th, 2026, Angeleno archived the github repository and added the following to it's README:
			<blockquote>
			Vichan has reached its end of life. many of us have lost interest in the project, and the current direction of the internet has not been good for imageboards, whether its ID verification laws, big social media companies killing competition, or Google being hostile towards smaller sites. There are other imageboard engines out there but even if you use them, these are still issues you will need to think about if you start an imageboard or UGC website. You can still install or fork vichan, but do so at your own risk.
			</blockquote>

			It's generally understood that vichan is dead, and any further development made by other sites are kept to a closed source fork.

Agb001: wrong word

2025-12-17T09:24:22Z

wrong word

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	Vichan is a BBS software developed on top of Tinyboard. Famously it isn't ~~liked~~,<ref>gurochan dev from 2013 i think, i cant find the post</ref> and is barely maintained. It's slowly being superseated as time passes by more customizable and actively maintained alternatives, such as [[Kokonotsuba]] and [[Lynxchan]].		Vichan is a BBS software developed on top of Tinyboard. Famously it isn't well made,<ref>gurochan dev from 2013 i think, i cant find the post</ref> and is barely maintained. It's slowly being superseated as time passes by more customizable and actively maintained alternatives, such as [[Kokonotsuba]] and [[Lynxchan]].

	Vichan has been developed by a variety of people over the years, including [[Kuz]], Angeleno, and other folks.<ref>https://github.com/vichan-devel/vichan</ref> It's also the longest developed, on paper, dating back to around 2012. Various forks have been spun off from it to power other imageboards, but throughout it's lifetime it's maintained itself as a solid choice, particularly when it was most popular.		Vichan has been developed by a variety of people over the years, including [[Kuz]], Angeleno, and other folks.<ref>https://github.com/vichan-devel/vichan</ref> It's also the longest developed, on paper, dating back to around 2012. Various forks have been spun off from it to power other imageboards, but throughout it's lifetime it's maintained itself as a solid choice, particularly when it was most popular.

	There has been drama and history regarding it's development. I'd have to research it beyond the github page though! I would never do that.		There has been drama and history regarding it's development. I'd have to research it beyond the github page though! I would never do that.

Agb001: makin tha vichan page

2025-12-17T09:23:59Z

makin tha vichan page

New page

Vichan is a BBS software developed on top of Tinyboard. Famously it isn't liked,<ref>gurochan dev from 2013 i think, i cant find the post</ref> and is barely maintained. It's slowly being superseated as time passes by more customizable and actively maintained alternatives, such as [[Kokonotsuba]] and [[Lynxchan]].

Vichan has been developed by a variety of people over the years, including [[Kuz]], Angeleno, and other folks.<ref>https://github.com/vichan-devel/vichan</ref> It's also the longest developed, on paper, dating back to around 2012. Various forks have been spun off from it to power other imageboards, but throughout it's lifetime it's maintained itself as a solid choice, particularly when it was most popular.

There has been drama and history regarding it's development. I'd have to research it beyond the github page though! I would never do that.