Welly BBS

Welly is a client for terminal BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), such as MITBBS, NewSMTH, PTT, and zixia BBS. It supports Telnet, SSH (Version 1 & 2), and WebSocket.

Welly is optimized for both Macs with Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.

Compared with generic terminal emulators, Welly has many features specially designed for BBS.

Browsing:

• You can browse the BBS using the mouse or the touchpad with gestures.
• You can select and copy the text in normal mode or rectangle mode.
• You can take a screenshot of the current page, or download articles in full text.
• You can choose your color palette or use a transparent background.
• You can customize fonts for English and Chinese separately.
• Welly renders fonts smoothly and seamlessly for ASCII art.
• Welly has anti-idle support so that you won't be logged out due to inactivity.
• Welly supports macOS native full-screen mode and Dark Mode.
• Welly supports the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro.
• Welly can show hidden texts, such as black text on a black background.
• Welly can tell you where an IP address resides.

Composing:

• You can write articles in rich text, which supports colors, spell-checking, and undo/redo operations.
• If you paste some rich text, Welly can automatically wrap long lines or convert the colors to ANSI escape sequences, so you don't have to memorize them.
• Welly can warn you if you accidentally hit "paste" while not in the composing screen.
• You can save and reuse your favorite emoticons.

Attachments:

• You can preview images within Welly, which also shows the EXIF information.
• You can open attachments and URLs using keyboard shortcuts.

In-BBS messaging:

• Welly notifies you about incoming messages in the macOS notification center.
• Welly can automatically reply to messages while you are idle.

Connections:

• You can save your password or SSH private key for automatic login.
• You can use HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS proxy servers.

Note: Welly is a third-party client that conforms to standard network protocols. Welly is not related to any BBS site.