https://github.com/irssi/irssi

The client of the future
https://github.com/irssi/irssi

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The client of the future

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/irssi/irssi
• Owner: irssi
• License: other
• Created: 2014-05-30T22:11:55.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-12-16T20:01:10.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-13T06:01:38.589Z (8 days ago)
• Topics: irc, irc-client, irc-protocol, irssi
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://irssi.org
• Size: 8.16 MB
• Stars: 2,929
• Watchers: 109
• Forks: 357
• Open Issues: 199
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: NEWS
  • License: COPYING
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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README

        
# [Irssi](https://irssi.org)

![Build Status](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/workflows/Check%20Irssi/badge.svg?branch=master)

Irssi is a modular text mode chat client. It comes with IRC support

built in, and there are third party

[ICB](https://github.com/jperkin/irssi-icb),

[SILC](http://www.silcnet.org/),

[XMPP](http://cybione.org/~irssi-xmpp/) (Jabber),

[PSYC](http://about.psyc.eu/Irssyc) and

[Quassel](https://github.com/phhusson/quassel-irssi) protocol modules

available.

![irssi](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5665186/32180643-cf127f60-bd92-11e7-8aa2-882313ce1d8e.png)

## [Download information](https://irssi.org/download/)

#### Development source installation

[Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/) 1.8 and [Meson](https://mesonbuild.com/) 0.53

```

git clone https://github.com/irssi/irssi

cd irssi

meson Build

ninja -C Build && sudo ninja -C Build install

```

#### Release source installation

* Download [release](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases)

* Verify signature

```

tar xJf irssi-*.tar.xz

cd irssi-*

meson Build

ninja -C Build && sudo ninja -C Build install

```

### Requirements

- [glib-2.32](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib) or greater

- [openssl](https://www.openssl.org/)

- [perl-5.8](https://www.perl.org/) or greater (for perl support)

- terminfo or ncurses (for text frontend)

#### See the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file for details

## [Documentation](https://irssi.org/documentation/)

* [New users guide](https://irssi.org/New-users/)

* [Questions and Answers](https://irssi.org/documentation/qna/)

* Check the built-in `/HELP`, it has all the details on command syntax

## [Themes](https://irssi-import.github.io/themes/)

## [Scripts](https://scripts.irssi.org/)

## [Modules](https://irssi.org/modules/)

## [Security information](https://irssi.org/security/)

Please report security issues to [email protected]. Thanks!

## [Bugs](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues) / 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]](mailto:[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](https://irssi.org/support/irc/) on irc.libera.chat.