WeeChat

Fast, light, extensible terminal chat client

About WeeChat

WeeChat is a free chat client that is fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It runs primarily in a terminal, is highly customizable and can be extended with scripts and plugins in several languages, supporting IRC natively and other protocols through bridges and plugins. Server users and IRC regulars keep it running in a terminal multiplexer so they never miss channel activity.

WeeChat key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: irc, terminal, chat, open source
Official site: weechat.org

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 369 tools. Alongside WeeChat, it includes mIRC, Irssi, AdiIRC, Quassel IRC.

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More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: mIRC — Classic Windows IRC client with powerful scripting; Irssi — Terminal IRC client for Unix systems; AdiIRC — Free, portable IRC client for Windows.