Weechat

Weechat: A Fast, Light, and Extensible Chat Client

Weechat is a free chat client designed to be highly customizable and extensible with scripts. This fast and light chat client supports multiple protocols by plugins, such as IRC, and runs on various operating systems including GNU/Linux, *BSD, Haiku, macOS, and Windows.

Main Features

Weechat's key features include:

• Modular design: WeeChat has a lightweight core and optional plugins that can be unloaded.
• Multi-platform support: WeeChat runs on multiple operating systems.
• Multi-protocols support: WeeChat supports multiple protocols by plugins, such as IRC.
• Standards-compliant: The IRC plugin is compliant with RFCs 1459, 2810, 2811, 2812, 2813, and 7194.
• Customizable and extensible: WeeChat has a lot of options to customize it, and it is extensible with C plugins and scripts (Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Scheme, JavaScript, and PHP).
• Comprehensive documentation: WeeChat's documentation is translated into several languages.
• Developed from scratch: WeeChat was built from scratch and is not based on any other client.
• Free software: WeeChat is released under the GNU General Public License (GPLv3).

With its lightweight core, customizable features, and extensibility through scripts, Weechat is an excellent choice for those looking for a fast and reliable chat client.