Version 4.9.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.2.

Version 4.9.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.0.

Version 4.8.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.8.1.

Version 4.7.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.7.2.

Version 4.7.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.7.0.

Version 4.6.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.6.2.

Version 4.6.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.6.0.

Version 4.5.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.5.1.

Version 4.4.4 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.4.4.

The default git branch has been renamed from "master" to "main" in the following repositories:

• https://github.com/weechat/weechat
• https://github.com/weechat/weechat.org
• https://github.com/weechat/scripts
• https://github.com/weechat/weechat-relay
• https://github.com/weechat/weercd
• https://github.com/weechat/qweechat.

Version 4.4.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.4.2.

Version 4.4.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog.

Version 4.3.5 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.3.5.

Version 4.3.3 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.3.3.

Versions 4.2.3 and 4.3.1 are available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.2.3 and ChangeLog v4.3.1.

A brand new relay called "api" has been devleopped since 6 months : it's an HTTP REST API, which should in long term replace completey the "weechat" protocol.

The "api" relay provides the following key features:

• easy client implementation: HTTP REST API, JSON input/output, use of ANSI color codes
• automatic compression of responses (deflate, gzip, zstd and permessage-deflate for websocket)
• data synchronization: real-time sync with websocket or polling with HTTP requests
• no internal structures exposed: no use of pointers & complex structures like hdata
• WeeChat itself can connect to another WeeChat using this protocol (also known as relay "remote")

Documentation: Relay API.

The new /remote command lets you connect to the "api" relay of another running WeeChat (it must expose the same API version).

To connect to a remote WeeChat, just add a relay on the remote (for TLS, which is recommended, replace api by tls.api):

/set relay.network.password "secr3t"
/relay add api 9000

On the client, supposing it's running on the same machine:

/remote add test http://localhost:9000 -password=secr3t
/remote connect test

Then all buffers of remote WeeChat are opened locally by relay and any text or command sent on these buffers are sent and executed on the remote WeeChat.

Input is also synchronized (from remote to local WeeChat only), so that remote buffers like /fset can be used locally, including keys like Alt+Enter to set input with a command to execute.
Only the local buffer mouse actions are not yet supported (ie you can not scroll the fset buffer with mouse).

Version 4.2.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.2.1.

Versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3 are available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.0.8 and ChangeLog v4.1.3.

Versions 4.0.6 and 4.1.1 are available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.0.6 and ChangeLog v4.1.1.

Version 4.0.5 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog.

Version 4.0.3 is available, it fixes the following bugs:

• fix input length and crash after delete of line
• fix display of self IRC CTCP message containing bold attribute
• fix memory leak in IRC message parser
• fix switch to IRC channel manually joined when server option autojoin_dynamic is on and option irc.look.buffer_switch_autojoin is off
• fix display of outgoing IRC notice with channel when capability "echo-message" is enabled
• fix display of IRC CTCP messages received from relay client
• display a warning in build of docs if a locale is missing with fallback to English for auto-generated content

Version 4.0.1 is available, it fixes the following bugs:

• force key "return" to command "/input return" when migrating legacy keys
• display actual key name and command with Alt+k, remove key Alt+K (grab raw key) and associated commands /input grab_raw_key and /input grab_raw_key_command
• check for newline characters in string_is_whitespace_char
• do not convert option name to lower case in API functions config_set_plugin and config_set_desc_plugin
• fix crash on quit with Guile < 3
• reply to a IRC CTCP request sent to self nick
• sent "QUIT" message to IRC servers connected with TLS on /upgrade

Version 4.0.0 is available!

WeeChat now follows a practical semantic versioning and there are breaking changes in this release, please read carefully the release notes.

See ChangeLog for the complete list of new features and bug fixes.

New major features in this release:

• use human readable key bindings
• use 256 colors by default
• make many identifiers case sensitive, rename default aliases to lower case
• display similar command names when a command is unknown
• add item "mouse_status" in default status bar
• rename SSL options to TLS, connect by default with TLS to IRC servers
• improve multiline support, add multiline support in IRC and Relay plugins
• add support of new IRC capabilities: draft/multiline, batch, echo-message (in Relay plugin as well)
• add support of LINELEN and UTF8ONLY in IRC plugin
• add IRC commands /action, /rules, /knock
• display IRC STATUSMSG actions differently from standard actions on channels
• add option "join" in command /autojoin
• add server option "registered_mode", add fields "authentication_method" and "sasl_mechanism_used" in server
• add "${username}" in server options "nicks" and "username", change their default values to use it
• add infos "irc_server_cap" and "irc_server_cap_value"
• add option irc.look.display_host_notice
• add modifier "irc_cap_sync_req"
• add relative move of read marker with /buffer set unread +/-N
• add command /reset
• add option "rename" in command /bar
• add option "split_return" in command /input
• add option "missing" in command /alias
• add $& to replace all arguments with double quotes escaped in aliases
• add options weechat.color.chat_status_disabled and weechat.color.chat_status_enabled, remove options trigger.color.trigger and trigger.color.trigger_disabled
• improve display of color options in fset buffer, add options fset.color.color_name and fset.color.color_name_selected
• add option logger.file.log_conditions
• add info "logger_log_file"
• add modifiers "relay_client_irc_in", "relay_client_irc_out1" and "relay_client_irc_out" in relay irc protocol
• add handshake option "escape_commands" in relay weechat protocol
• add API function config_set_version
• many bugs fixed.

Removed in this release:

• build with autotools (CMake now required)
• RPM packaging
• cpack config

New commands:

• /action
• /knock
• /reset
• /rules

New options:

• fset.color.color_name
• fset.color.color_name_selected
• irc.look.display_host_notice
• irc.server_default.registered_mode
• logger.file.log_conditions
• weechat.look.input_multiline_lead_linebreak
• weechat.color.chat_status_enabled
• weechat.color.chat_status_disabled
• weechat.look.paste_auto_add_newline
• weechat.color.status_name_insecure

Options changed:

• option irc.server_default.ssl renamed to irc.server_default.tls
• option irc.server_default.ssl_cert renamed to irc.server_default.tls_cert
• option irc.server_default.ssl_dhkey_size renamed to irc.server_default.tls_dhkey_size
• option irc.server_default.ssl_fingerprint renamed to irc.server_default.tls_fingerprint
• option irc.server_default.ssl_password renamed to irc.server_default.tls_password
• option irc.server_default.ssl_priorities renamed to irc.server_default.tls_priorities
• option irc.server_default.ssl_verify renamed to irc.server_default.tls_verify
• option relay.network.ssl_cert_key renamed to relay.network.tls_cert_key
• option relay.network.ssl_priorities renamed to relay.network.tls_priorities
• option weechat.color.status_name_ssl renamed to weechat.color.status_name_tls

Options removed:

• trigger.color.trigger
• trigger.color.trigger_disabled

New keys:

• Alt+K (upper case): grab raw key and its command
• In cursor mode:
  • letter "l" (lower case): quote focused line

Major changes are coming in the next WeeChat version, bumped to 4.0.0 (instead of 3.9, as planned initially).

Some breaking changes:

1. key bindings improvements: using names instead of raw codes (eg: meta-left instead of meta2-1;3D)
2. many identifiers have been made case sensitive, including commands, aliases and options
3. build with autotools has been removed, only CMake can now be used to compile WeeChat.

There are other changes, see the ChangeLog.
Note that this version is under development and your feedback is welcome!
Please read carefully the release notes if you're testing it: Release Notes.

Cherry on the cake: WeeChat is now following a "practical" semantic versioning, a less strict version of https://semver.org/.

For more information on all major/breaking changes, see the specifications: https://specs.weechat.org/