List of BBS software

This is a list of notable bulletin board system (BBS) software packages.

Multi-platform

 * Citadel – originally written for the CP/M operating system, had many forks for different systems under different names.
 * CONFER – CONFER II 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. Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.

Altos 68000

 * PicoSpan

Amiga based

 * Ami-Express – aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene.
 * C-Net – aka "Cnet"

Apple II series

 * 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.

Apple Macintosh

 * Citadel – including Macadel, MacCitadel.
 * FirstClass (SoftArc)
 * Hermes
 * Second Sight
 * TeleFinder

Atari 8-bit computers

 * Atari Message Information System – and derivatives

Commodore 64

 * Blue Board – by Martin Sikes.
 * Superboard – by Greg Francis and Randy Schnedler.
 * C*Base – by Gunther Birznieks, Jerome P. Yoner, and David Weinehall.
 * C-Net DS2 – by Jim Selleck.
 * Color64 – by Greg Pfountz.
 * McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald.

CP/M

 * CBBS – The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen.
 * Citadel
 * RBBS
 * TBBS

Microsoft Windows

 * Excalibur BBS
 * Maximus
 * Mystic BBS

MS-DOS and compatible

 * Celerity BBS
 * Citadel – including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+
 * Ezycom – written by Peter Davies.
 * FBB (F6FBB) – packet radio BBS system, still in use.
 * 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
 * TriBBS
 * TAG
 * Virtual Advanced – also known as VBBS.
 * Waffle – written by Tom Dell, and supported UUCP (and Fidonet through extensions).
 * Wildcat! – originally by Mustang Software.
 * Worldgroup – The latest version of MajorBBS, the last released by Galacticomm.

OS/2

 * AdeptXBBS
 * Maximus
 * PCBoard
 * Virtual Advanced – also known as VBBS.

Tandy TRS-80

 * Forum 80
 * TBBS - by Phil Becker, for the Model III/4

Unix and compatible

 * Citadel – including Citadel/UX, Dave's Own Citadel.
 * Falken – Linux versions by Chris Whitacre, past MS-DOS versions written by Herb Rose.
 * Firebird BBS – Linux-based.
 * LysKOM
 * Maple BBS
 * Maximus
 * OpenTG – OpenTelegard BBS
 * PCBoard v16 – formerly by CDC, now by MP Solutions, LLC.
 * PicoSpan
 * Waffle (BBS software)