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Irssi vs WeeChat
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Irssi | WeeChat |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C | C |
| Licence | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 3.2k | 3.4k |
| Latest | 1.4.5 | v4.10.1 |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-18 |
| Release cadence | about 129 days between releases | about 11 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
WeeChat replaces Irssi. Alternatives to Irssi →
Full replacementTerminal IRC client with a plugin API and scripts in several languages, with a built-in relay for remote clients.
Irssi
- 1.4.52023-10-03Note. Apply perl-again.patch when building Irssi with Perl 5.37 or later. Otherwise Irssi's locale/unicode handling may…
- 1.4.42023-03-30Note. Apply perl-ntype.patch when building Irssi with Perl 5.37 or later. Otherwise some script functions will be broke…
- 1.4.32022-10-31Fix freeze on Alt+arrows (<a href=" title="alt + arrow when only one tab open freezes irssi">#1416</a>, <a href=" title…
- 1.4.22022-07-16Add irssimoduledir to irssi-1.pc in the Meson build (#1383, #1378)
- 1.4.12022-06-11Note: botti no longer compiles; get in touch if you use it
WeeChat
- v4.10.12026-09-05irc: fix memory leak in SASL authentication with mechanism "ecdsa-nist256p-challenge"
- v4.10.02026-08-02core: add command /theme (#1338)
- v4.9.52026-07-26core: fix buffer overflow in display of time in chat area with a custom time format (#2342)
- v4.9.42026-07-19core: improve speed of display of long words in chat area (#2336)
- v4.9.32026-07-05core: fix buffer overflow in connection to SOCKS5 proxy (#2325)
Irssi
unsigned The latest release, 1.4.5, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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WeeChat
unsigned The latest release, v4.10.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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