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Features for every use case From tracking product feature requests to sharing your latest creation, Discourse is built for discussion and connection. Endless ways to customize Keep your forum on brand, integrate with your tech stack, and optimize forum features for engagement. Quick chats and thoughtful discussions An integrated experience for chat and long form discussions enables members to build relationships while your community builds knowledge. Powerful moderation tools Keep the discussion healthy and on-track with our best-in-class moderation tools.

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  • The entire Discourse codebase is open and freely available to the public—forever.
  • Fully open source

  • No matter where your forum lives, you retain full ownership of your data. No lock-in, no hidden fees, no data sent to advertisers.
  • Truly portable data

  • Always have full access to your community’s conversation history—no questions asked.
  • Unlimited conversation history

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Every day 50 new Discourse forums are created

Discourse now powers over 20,000 online communities of all shapes and sizes, including:

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Discourse is a world-class, modern, community platform that has been my choice for many of my clients. What’s more, they are a great team, and continuously innovate in making Discourse even better year-after-year. Highly recommended!
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