Simple Machines Forum
| Simple Machines Forum | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Simple Machines |
| Stable release | 2.1.4 (June 10, 2023) [±] 2.0.19 (December 21, 2021) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | PHP |
| Type | Internet forum |
| License | Open Source SMF 2: 3-clause BSD License SMF 1: Simple Machines License |
| Website | www |
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software is an open-source web application that provides Internet forum and message board services. It is developed by Simple Machines.
The name reflects the creator's initial goal of providing a website that could be operated by novice programmers and requires minimal server resources. Simple Machines won the forum-software.org best free forum software award in 2009.