Irssi is a modular text mode chat client. It comes with IRC support built in, and there are third party ICB, SILC, XMPP (Jabber), PSYC and Quassel protocol modules available.
git clone https://github.com/irssi/irssi
cd irssi
meson Build
ninja -C Build && sudo ninja -C Build install
- Download release
- Verify signature
tar xJf irssi-*.tar.xz
cd irssi-*
meson Build
ninja -C Build && sudo ninja -C Build install
- glib-2.32 or greater
- openssl
- perl-5.8 or greater (for perl support)
- terminfo or ncurses (for text frontend)
See the INSTALL file for details
- New users guide
- Questions and Answers
- Check the built-in
/HELP, it has all the details on command syntax
Please report security issues to [email protected]. 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 [email protected].
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 irc.libera.chat.