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-2.28 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 staff@irssi.org. 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 staff@irssi.org.
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 freenode.