Irssi
Irssi is a modular chat client that is most commonly known for its text mode user interface, but 80% of the code isn't text mode specific. Irssi comes with IRC support built in, and there are third party ICB, SILC, XMPP (Jabber), PSYC and Quassel protocol modules available.
Download information
Development source installation
git clone https://github.com/irssi/irssi
cd irssi
meson Build
ninja -C Build && sudo ninja -C Build install
Release source installation
tar xJf irssi-*.tar.xz
cd irssi-*
./configure
make && sudo make install
Requirements
- glib-2.32 or greater
- openssl
- perl-5.6 or greater (for perl support)
- terminfo or ncurses (for text frontend)
See the INSTALL file for details
Documentation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Startup How-To
- Check the built-in
/HELP, it has all the details on command syntax
Themes
Scripts
Modules
Security information
Please report security issues to [email protected]. Thanks!
Bugs / Suggestions / Contributing
Check the GitHub issues if it is already listed in there; if not, open an issue on GitHub or send a mail to [email protected].
Irssi is always looking for developers. Feel free to submit patches through GitHub pull requests.
You can also contact the Irssi developers in #irssi on irc.libera.chat.