 | |
 WeeChat 3.4 with the default configuration | |
| Developer(s) | Sébastien Helleu |
|---|---|
| Initial release | June 26, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06-26) |
| Stable release | 4.6.0[1]  / 23 March 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux,BSD,OS X,GNU Hurd,Microsoft Windows (usingCygwin) |
| Size | 17.2 MB |
| Available in | 14 languages[2] |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Website | weechat |
WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is afree and open-sourceInternet Relay Chatclient that is designed to be light and fast. It is released under the terms of theGNU GPL-3.0-or-later and has been developed since 2003.
WeeChat comes with a defaultncurses interface, and it is possible to use other interfaces (e.g. Glowing Bear,[3] a web frontend) through the use of the relay plugin.[4]
WeeChat's features include:[5]
WeeChat supports most platforms and operating systems, includingLinux,BSD,macOS,Debian GNU/Hurd,HP-UX,Solaris,QNX,Haiku, andMicrosoft Windows (via theCygwin library and API).[6]
Binary packages and builds of WeeChat are available for installation as well as the source code for self compilation.[7] This includes mostLinux distributions andBSD package management systems, such asDebian,[8]Ubuntu,[9]Mandriva Linux,[10]Fedora,[11]Gentoo Linux,[12]Arch Linux,[13]FreeBSD via theFreeBSD Ports system,OpenBSD via thePorts collection, as well onNetBSD viaPkgsrc.[14]
In his review forFree Software Magazine, Martin Brown graded WeeChat with 43 points out of a possible 50, noting that "At first glance, WeeChat is not as friendly or easy to use as Rhapsody", but, "There’s a lot of hidden power built into the application", including Python, Perl, Ruby and Lua extensions which can be selected at installation.[15]
