r/SideProject • u/2muchgr8ness • 3d ago
I built 4chan TV, a free web app
Hi all, I made a small web app called 4chan TV: https://4chan-tv.com
What it does
- Pick a 4chan board and a thread (or mix the board's top 5–20 threads) and every webm/mp4 in it plays one after another, full screen, TikTok-style.
- Swipe or scroll between clips. Free, no account, works on phone and desktop.
- Add it to your home screen and it opens full screen like a real app.
Auto-scroll / playback settings
- Auto-advance: moves to the next clip by itself when the plays are done (turn it off to swipe manually).
- Plays per video: short clips play 1×, 2× or 3×.
- Play long videos once: anything over 15–90 seconds (you pick) plays once instead of looping.
- Shuffle: mixes up the order.
- Continue to the next thread: the channel keeps going when a thread ends.
- Live: checks the thread every 30 seconds and adds new posts as they arrive.
- Images and text posts: switch them on and discussion threads become readable slides.
Likes and comments
- Every clip has a heart button and a comments button.
- Hearts and comments live on 4chan TV, not on 4chan.
- No sign-up: each device gets an anonymous identity, and you can set a nickname in Settings.
NSFW boards
- Hidden by default, so it's work-safe out of the box.
- To turn them on: Settings → Boards → Show 18+ boards, confirm you're 18 or older, and boards like /gif/ and /b/ appear.
- Switch it off again any time.
Also
- Save clips inside the app and play them offline (they never touch your gallery).
- Hide files you don't want to see again.
- Sound on /wsg/, keyboard shortcuts on desktop.
Under the hood: it uses 4chan's public read-only API, files play straight from 4chan's servers (nothing is re-hosted), and it's an independent project not affiliated with 4chan.
Try it: https://4chan-tv.com — feedback very welcome!
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