Private · Encrypted · Self-hosted

Open-source BBS-style client/server system.

A self-hosted community platform in the BBS tradition: you run the server, you define the rules, you own the community. Chats, private messages, boards and file sharing, native on macOS and available on Linux.

Downloads Latest Release
Latest release v3.0-beta.21+38
Status beta
Channel beta
Date 13 April 2026

Products

Wired Client icon

Wired Client

Native macOS client for chats, private messages, boards, files, synchronization and integrated administration.

macOS Native app
Wired Server icon

Wired Server

Server component available as a native macOS app and for Linux through archive, package and container distributions.

macOS Linux Docker
Wired Bot icon

Wired Bot

Coming soon

Daemon-oriented bot for automation, moderation and LLM-backed routines, currently focused on Linux.

Linux Daemon
Wired iOS icon

Wired iOS

Coming soon

Native iOS client for chats, private messages and boards at your fingertips.

iOS Native app

Not another messaging app

A BBS for the modern world.

Where tools like Signal or Matrix focus on person-to-person messaging, Wired brings back the BBS tradition: chats, private messages, discussion boards and file sharing, all on your own self-hosted server, with you deciding who joins and how.

Wired Client public chat
Wired Server dashboard

macOS first

The main user-facing applications are native on macOS.

The client is a modern, native macOS application written in Swift. The server also has a native macOS app for local administration.

UNIX-based

The server is open-source, written in Swift, and follows a UNIX-style design.

It is built to run cleanly on UNIX-like systems such as Linux and BSD, and is also distributed as a Docker image.

Wired Server Linux
Wired Server Security

Strong Encryption

Specification and implementation built with privacy in mind.

Wired 3.0 benefits from the latest encryption technologies such as Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman and ChaCha20-Poly1305 to protect your communications to the highest standards.


Main Features

Wired 3.0 overview


  • Multiple public chats

    Create, list and moderate several public chat rooms on the same server.

  • Private messages

    Direct conversations support attachments, live typing state and persistent history.

  • Boards and threads

    Discussion boards support threads, posts, subscriptions and server-side search.

  • File sharing

    Browse remote shares, transfer files, preview content and manage directories.

  • File search

    Indexed search supports modern SQLite FTS5 builds, with fallback when unavailable.

  • Folder sync

    Dedicated sync support keeps local folders aligned with remote Wired shares.

  • Board reactions

    Posts can carry reactions, with matching privileges in the server account model.

  • Account administration

    Users, groups, privileges and banlists can be managed through the protocol.

  • Events and logs

    Servers expose event history, live event subscriptions and operational logs.

  • Modern security

    Encrypted connections, persistent server identity and login protection are built in.