name: Weechat
website_url: https://weechat.org/
description: Fast, light and extensible chat client.
licenses:
  - GPL-3.0
platforms:
  - C
  - Docker
  - deb
tags:
  - Communication - IRC
source_code_url: https://github.com/weechat/weechat
stargazers_count: 3265
updated_at: '2026-03-09'
archived: false
current_release:
  tag: v4.8.2
  published_at: '2026-03-06'
commit_history:
  2025-04: 29
  2025-05: 67
  2025-06: 5
  2025-07: 22
  2025-08: 17
  2025-09: 6
  2025-10: 15
  2025-11: 86
  2025-12: 11
  2026-01: 13
  2026-02: 26
  2026-03: 28