List of BBS software

• 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 DEC 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.[2] Written by Wayne Bell, included WWIVNet. Past versions: MS-DOS and OS/2.
• ENiGMA½ (ENiGMA) – Node.js based. Any computer that can run Node.js can run ENiGMA½. Written by Bryan Ashby.[3]
• PETSCII BBS Builder – Creator: Francesco Sblendorio – Java framework, developer-oriented.

• PicoSpan

• Ami-Express – aka "/X", very popular in the crackers/warez software scene.
• C-Net – aka "Cnet" [4] Still in development today as well.
• DLG
• Excelsior
• Spectra – This BBS software, incorporated ALL the Ami-Express BBS functions and more besides. And was released to SysOpS in the crackers/warez software scene.
• Tempest
• TransAmiga
• Zeus
• Xenolink
• Max's BBS
• Max's Pro
• NiKom.

• CommuniTree Written by John S. James and online in Santa Cruz, CA in 1978
• 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.
• HBBS – a hi-resolution graphical dial-up BBS and client package for the Apple II, supported threaded, rich media messages including graphics, shapes, sound, fonts, sprites and animation via its desktop client entitled Pixterm.
• Networks II – by Nick Naimo.
• SBBS – Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.
• TProBBS – message boards and built-in RPG, coded in Applesoft BASIC by Guy T. Rice

• Citadel – including Macadel, MacCitadel.
• FirstClass (SoftArc)
• Hermes
• Red Ryder Host – early example of donationware.
• TeleFinder

• Atari Message Information System – and derivatives

• FaST BBS - Jeff Molofee AKA NeHe

• Apollo64 – by Jeff Heaton.[5]
• 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.
• Cobrasoft BBS – by Ray Bacon.
• Color64 – by Greg Pfountz. [6]
• Does the Job BBS – by Andrew Bernhardt.
• Ivory BBS – by Bill Jackson. [7]
• McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald.
• Prometheus – by Martin Brückner.

Many of these needed BYE and KMD to handle modem interactions and file transfers.

• CBBS – The first ever BBS software, written by Ward Christensen.
• Citadel
• MikroKom
• H-Kom
• RBBS – written in Microsoft Basic, really slow login with more than a few users.
• TBBS

• Excalibur BBS
• Maximus

• Celerity BBS
• Citadel – including DragCit, Cit86, TurboCit, Citadel+
• Ezycom – written by Peter Davies.
• FBB (F6FBB) – packet radio BBS system, still in use.[8]
• GBBS (Graphics BBS) – used in the Melbourne area.
• GT-Power
• L.S.D. BBS – written by The Slavelord of The Humble Guys (THG).
• Infusion – written by Skaboy (Grant Olney) of ACiD Productions.
• The Major BBS
• MAUS[9]
• Maximus
• McBBS – by Derek E. McDonald.
• MikroKOM
• H-Kom
• TPCS
• Opus-CBCS – first written by Wynn Wagner III.
• PCBoard
• PegaSys
• ProBoard BBS – written by Philippe Leybaert (Belgium).
• Pyroto Mountain
• QuickBBS – written by Adam Hudson, with assistance by Phil Becker.
• RBBS-PC
• RemoteAccess – written by Andrew Milner.
• Renegade – written by Cott Lang.
• RoboBOARD/FX – written by Seth Hamilton.
• Searchlight BBS (SLBBS)
• Spitfire
• SuperBBS – by Aki Antman and Risto Virkkala.
• TBBS
• TCL
• Telegard
• TriBBS
• TCL
• 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.

• AdeptXBBS
• Maximus
• PCBoard
• Virtual Advanced – also known as VBBS.
• Wildcat! – originally by Mustang Software. It was not an OS/2 software package, but included code to run in a DOS box under OS/2.
• Xenia (BBS) mailer software

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

• 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
• MBSE BBS – formerly by Michiel Broek (till 2013). After that actively maintained (2019) on SourceForge.
• Maximus
• OpenTG – OpenTelegard BBS
• PCBoard v16 – formerly by CDC, now by MP Solutions, LLC.
• PicoSpan
• Sklaffkom (in Swedish) – Unix-based.
• Waffle (BBS software)