goban vs online-go.com

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A JavaScript library for exploring and playing the game of Go (by online-go)

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Source code for the Online-Go.com web interface (by online-go)

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goban		online-go.com
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2	Mentions	202
42	Stars	1,181
-	Growth	2.2%
9.1	Activity	9.8
7 days ago	Latest Commit	2 days ago
TypeScript	Language	TypeScript
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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goban

Posts with mentions or reviews of goban. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-14.

OGS theme: Hikaru
4 projects | /r/baduk | 14 Feb 2022

This theme does look really nice! https://github.com/online-go/goban/ would be the place for a pull request though, as themes live in the goban repo.
Do you think there is any chance of OGS incorporating a "cartoon" theme?
1 project | /r/baduk | 10 Feb 2022

and this would be the place to start https://github.com/online-go/goban/tree/main/src/themes

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Posts with mentions or reviews of online-go.com. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-08.

After AI beat them, professional Go players got better and more creative
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Apr 2024

OGS is the closest thing I’ve found to lichess but it’s quite good! https://online-go.com/
Awfull experience with learning Go
1 project | /r/baduk | 7 Dec 2023

That's nuts. I'll be honest online-go.com is my least favorite server to play on. Unfortunately it's one of the only ones that doesn't require software installation so it's easy to recommend to new players.
In Two Moves, AlphaGo and Lee Sedol Redefined the Future (2016)
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Nov 2023

In 2016, I thought I'd give up on playing Go, seeing that our tree searching overlords beat us in every which way. Funny thing is, I'm playing a game right now [1].
[1] https://online-go.com/
Gomoku.com / Site
1 project | /r/baduk | 2 Aug 2023

Hey guys, I own Gomoku.com domain and the site (currently down) very similar to https://online-go.com/ I no longer have the time to maintain or try to grow it, if anyone is interested taking it over let me know!
Where can I learn Baduk to the dan level
1 project | /r/baduk | 11 Jul 2023

and also, https://online-go.com (OGS) is the best English server for playing online and getting a rank.
What platform is best to play Go online?
1 project | /r/gogame | 5 Jul 2023

https://online-go.com/ is the most popular English server, called OGS. It's pretty good.
Go promotional poster with QR codes
1 project | /r/baduk | 17 Jun 2023

OGS (https://online-go.com)
How is your experience playing Go Online
1 project | /r/baduk | 11 Jun 2023

OGS is open source, anyone can contribute to their github repository and it's in need of developers - almost 200 open issues. It's likely easier to gain traction and more beneficial to the go community compared to starting from scratch.
I’m completely new to this-like 3 hours new. What do I do?
3 projects | /r/baduk | 10 Jun 2023

OGS probably has the largest pool of English-speaking beginners. https://online-go.com/ It's a web app, so it's very easy to get signed up and playing.
First win against an AI
1 project | /r/baduk | 26 May 2023

Also, I'd suggest trying to switch to human players pretty soon (online-go.com is the place to be for that), AIs and weak AIs will play with a lot of strange and bad moves, and playing against too many of them might give you bad habits.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing goban and online-go.com you can also consider the following projects:

Upsided-OGS-Themes - TamperMonkey themes for online-go.com

KataGo - GTP engine and self-play learning in Go

Sabaki - An elegant Go board and SGF editor for a more civilized age.

katrain - Improve your Baduk skills by training with KataGo!

paimon-moe - Your best Genshin Impact companion! Help you plan what to farm with ascension calculator and database. Also track your progress with todo and wish counter.

lizzie - Lizzie - Leela Zero Interface

fishnet - Distributed Stockfish analysis for lichess.org

Lila - ♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞ [Moved to: https://github.com/lichess-org/lila]

18xx - A platform for playing 18xx games online!

eidogo - Web-based Go app and embeddable SGF viewer

listudy - Listudy - chess training server

Upsided-Sabaki-Themes - Various themes for the Sabaki go app