Talkyard is community discussion software for building forums, Q&A sites, idea voting spaces, chat channels, and embedded blog comments.
It combines several discussion patterns in one platform, letting site owners host structured conversations where useful comments can rise to the top, answers can be selected, and readers can participate without relying on third-party comment systems.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports forum discussions, question-and-answer topics, idea voting, chat channels, and blog comments.
- Lets users upvote ideas and sort discussions by votes.
- Provides anonymous commenting for sensitive questions, feedback, or educational use cases.
- Includes tags with values so communities can organise, filter, and prioritise topics.
- Offers embedded blog comments without advertising or tracking.
Website: github.com/debiki/talkyard
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Developer: Kaj Magnus Lindberg and contributors
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Talkyard is written in TypeScript and Scala. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Scala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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