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It’s been such a privilige to work with you guys over the years. I can’t stress how exceptional it was to have such friendly and knowledagble suppliers to work with. Huge props! Not only did you make this project possible, you made it thoroughly enjoyable!

Tristan Robinson
Project Manager at Hella

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!

Jono Bacon
Community Strategy Consultant and Author of People Powered

The more we get to know the Discourse platform, the more we fall in love with it. It’s simple and intuitive, but much more powerful than you imagine. We don’t know how many times we got lost cruising around checking out all the features. And, as a plus, we really enjoy working with the Discourse team.

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Features for every use case Discourse enables thoughtful discussion and meaningful connections with features for every use case, from tracking product feedback to sharing your latest creations, now with the added support of AI. 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, on-track, and free from any inappropriate content with our best-in-class moderation tools and AI.

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The entire Discourse codebase is open and freely available to the public—forever.
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Always have full access to your community’s conversation history—no questions asked.