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WeeChat has a lightweight core and optional [plugins](https://weechat.org/doc/weechat/user/#plugins). All plugins (including [IRC](https://weechat.org/doc/weechat/user/#irc)) are independent and can be unloaded.\n- **Multi-platform**: WeeChat runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, GNU/Hurd, Haiku, macOS and Windows (Bash/Ubuntu and Cygwin).\n- **Multi-protocols**: WeeChat is designed to support multiple protocols by plugins, like IRC.\n- **Standards-compliant**: the IRC plugin is compliant with RFCs [1459](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1459), [2810](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2810), [2811](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2811), [2812](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2812), [2813](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2813) and [7194](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7194).\n- **Small, fast, and very light**: the core is and should stay as light and fast as possible.\n- **Customizable and extensible**: there are a lot of options to customize WeeChat, and it is extensible with C plugins and [scripts](https://weechat.org/scripts/) ([Perl](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/perl/), [Python](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/python/), [Ruby](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/ruby), [Lua](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/lua/), [Tcl](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/tcl/), [Scheme](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/guile/), [JavaScript](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/javascript/) and [PHP](https://weechat.org/scripts/language/php/)).\n- **Fully documented**: there is comprehensive [documentation](https://weechat.org/doc/weechat/), which is [translated](https://weechat.org/doc/weechat/dev/#translations) into several languages.\n- **Developed from scratch**: WeeChat was built from scratch and is not based on any other client.\n- **Free software**: WeeChat is released under [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://weechat.org/media/images/screenshots/weechat/medium/weechat_2013-04-27_phlux_shadow.png\" alt=\"WeeChat\" /\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\nOn WeeChat's website you can find [more screenshots](https://weechat.org/about/screenshots/).\n\n## Installation\n\nWeeChat can be installed using your favorite package manager (recommended) or by compiling it yourself.\\\nFor detailed instructions, please check the [WeeChat user's guide](https://weechat.org/doc/weechat/user/#install).\n\n## Semantic versioning\n\nWeeChat is following a \"practical\" semantic versioning, see file [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md#semantic-versioning).\n\n## Copyright\n\n\u003c!-- REUSE-IgnoreStart --\u003e\nCopyright © 2003-2025 [Sébastien Helleu](https://github.com/flashcode)\n\nThis file is part of WeeChat, the extensible chat client.\n\nWeeChat is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify\nit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by\nthe Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or\n(at your option) any later version.\n\nWeeChat is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,\nbut WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of\nMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  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