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.

Features

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.

Privacy Policy

We fully respect your privacy. All your data, such as your passwords, bookmarks, and emoticons, are stored locally. Welly, as a BBS client, does not collect any information. However, if you use Welly to connect to a BBS site, you are subject to that BBS site’s privacy policy.

Support

If you need any support, please create an issue.

Note

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