Chan List
A complete directory of active chans and imageboards covered by this wiki — from the original Japanese textboards and Futaba Channel to modern English, German, and niche communities. Each entry links to a full encyclopedic article. Use the filters below to narrow the list by language, status, or theme.
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22chan is a small worksafe English imageboard founded in 2018, built around old-internet values, active moderation and a deliberately limited userbase.
2channel / 5channel
ActiveThe Japanese textboard founded in 1999 that became the template for nearly every imageboard that followed.
4chan
ActiveEnglish-language imageboard founded in 2003, modeled on Japan's Futaba Channel. One of the most influential sites in internet culture.
Explore 81chan, one of Turkey's last active imageboards, offering diverse discussions on anime, tech, literature, cinema, and finance. Learn about its community and boards.
Alokal is a Polish imageboard founded around 2013, the main open alternative to Karachan. Its history, board structure, domain changes and community.
BRchan is a Brazilian Portuguese imageboard and the successor to 55chan. Its two iterations, community history and role in Brazilian chan culture.
Danbooru is the original booru, founded in 2005. Its non-hierarchical tagging system and API became the standard copied across the entire booru ecosystem.
Derpibooru is the largest My Little Pony imageboard, with 3.3 million images and 520,000 users. Its filtering system, tagging depth and fandom role.
Explore Dvach (2ch.hk), the largest and most influential Russian-language imageboard. Discover its history, key boards, and controversial cultural impact.
e621 is the largest furry art archive, founded in 2007 on the Danbooru model. Its tagging, artist consent policies and succession from Fchan explained.
Discover Endchan, a user-privacy focused imageboard known for its robust free speech policy and open-source software. Explore its history, unique features, and community culture.
Fchan was the defining furry imageboard, founded in 2004. It originated the DNP artist-list convention and shaped furry art hosting norms for decades.
Futaba Channel (2chan)
ActiveThe original imageboard, launched in 2001 as a refuge for 2channel users and the technical ancestor of 4chan.
Gelbooru is a major anime image booru founded in 2007, derived from Danbooru. Its scale, looser moderation, tagging and role in the booru ecosystem.
Heyuri is an imageboard founded in 2018 that deliberately recreates early-2000s internet culture, aesthetics and posting conventions. History and culture.
Karachan is Poland's most active imageboard, founded in 2010. Known for deliberate access barriers, geo-blocking and its sekrit klub entry requirements.
Kissu is an English anime and otaku imageboard founded in 2019. Its origins, custom software, board structure and place in the altchan landscape.
Kohlchan
ActiveGerman-language imageboard founded in 2019 as a successor to the shuttered Krautchan.
Komica is Taiwan's largest imageboard portal, founded in 2004 and running the Pixmicat engine derived from the original Futaba script. History and structure.
Lainchan
ActiveNiche imageboard themed around the anime Serial Experiments Lain, focused on programming, cyberpunk, and counterculture.
Leftypol is a left-wing political imageboard founded in 2019 after the Bunkerchan split. Its history, board structure, factional politics and significance.
Explore Lolnada, the prominent Brazilian imageboard known for its vibrant community, diverse discussions, and contributions to Lusophone internet culture.
Machi BBS is a Japanese regional bulletin board founded in 1999, organised geographically. Its structure, local focus and role among Japan's big three BBS.
Nichan is a Norwegian-language imageboard founded around 2008. Its history, low-traffic community and the challenges facing small-language chan sites.
Open2ch is a Japanese textboard founded in 2012 as an open fork of 2channel. Its origins in the 2channel ownership dispute, structure and culture.
Plus4chan is an imageboard for Western cartoons and comics founded in 2008 as a 4chan offshoot. Its origins, boards, community and long-running culture.
Safebooru is a worksafe anime image booru founded in 2010, providing filtered access to the Gelbooru tag ecosystem. Its model, ratings and purpose.
Shitaraba is a Japanese rental BBS host founded in 2000, one of the big three alongside 5ch and Machi BBS. Its model, history and community role.
Smuglo.li is an anime imageboard that emerged from the 8chan diaspora. Its origins on /a/, board culture, translation work and community structure.
Soyjak.party, known as the Sharty, is a major English imageboard born from the 4chan /qa/ exodus. Its history, domains, boards and controversies.
Sportschan is an English imageboard for sports discussion founded in 2015. Its origins, live-thread culture, board structure and community norms.
Sushichan, also known as Sushigirl, is a slow comfy imageboard founded in 2013. Its culture, board structure and relationship to Lainchan explained.
Tohno-chan is an English anime and manga imageboard founded in 2010. Its origins, board culture, visual novel focus and place among otaku altchans.
Uboachan is an imageboard and fansite for the cult PC game Yume Nikki, founded in 2008. Its history, boards, fangame scene and cultural role.
Wizardchan
ActiveNiche imageboard whose membership is restricted to adult male virgins, focused on isolation, depression, and hobby discussion.
Ylilauta is Finland's largest and most popular anonymous imageboard, known for its free-wheeling discussions, controversies, and significant impact on Finnish internet culture.