About YAF.NET

We're focused on fostering community. That's why YAF.NET is open source, freely available and is supported by people in most parts of the globe. Stable, fast and mature, YAF.NET has advanced features to empower you and your community.

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Build with Bootstrap Framework
Open Source Apache 2.0 Licensed
100% Managed C# ASP.NET v4.8 and Above
MS SQL Server 2012 and Above / MySQL / SQLite / PostgreSQL
Unlimited Boards, Forums and Topics
Integrates into DNN & Other CMSes
24 Language Localizations

YAF.NET Community First

Stable and Secure

YAF.NET has been around since 2003. During that time, the application has been thoroughly tested. Since the code has been freely available for 9 years, there is nothing to hide and no stone has been left unturned.

Great Performance

YAF.NET performance is top-notch. Most long queries are cached. Even for forums with a large numbers of users and posts, YAF.NET can handle the job quickly with modest hosting requirements.

Integrated

YAF.NET forum is an embeddable (ascx) user-control and supports ASP.NET Membership making integration into DNN and custom solutions possible.

Localized

YAF.NET is used throughout the globe. YAF.NET supports right-to-left layouts and includes 24 localization. There's also a built-in localization editor to easily make changes to any localization.

Features