WeeChat

weechat.org

Fast, light, free, powerful, and customizable extensible chat client

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/ About /

WeeChat is a free, open-source, extensible chat client designed for speed and flexibility. It features a full-featured IRC plugin with multi-server support, proxy, IPv6, SASL authentication, and DCC, along with 256 colors, splits, and smart filtering. It supports 8 scripting languages and allows remote connections from browsers, smartphones, and other interfaces.

/ How it works /

WeeChat runs as a terminal application with a plugin-based architecture supporting IRC and remote relay interfaces, scriptable in 8 languages.

/ Who it's for /

developers and power users who want a customizable, terminal-based chat client

/ More info /

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Status
launched
Business model
open-source

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