About

Smuxi is an open-source, powerful, flexible, and user-friendly chat clientcreated byMirco Bauer and developed by other contributors. Inspiredby the combination ofscreen andirssi, Smuxi has a detachable server(or like a "normal" client) that stays connected when you aren't, and can allowmultiple Smuxi frontends (like the GNOME frontend, or STFL text-based frontend)to be connected and in sync. This is similar to screen+irssi or IRC bouncers,but more elegant and powerful.

History

Smuxi was created in 2004 whenMirco Bauer could not find a clientquite like irssi running in a screen session. Although this was ideal forleaving connected, it didn't integrate with the desktop well. Smuxi wasdeveloped to fit this need, with irssi being a major influence into the way itbehaves.

Technology

Smuxi is powered by C# and Mono. The libraries used include SmartIrc4net,Newtonsoft.Json, ServiceStack, Twitterizer, agsXMPP, STFL, GTK#, and manymore.