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.

Version 4.2.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.2.2.

Version 4.2.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog and important notes if you upgrade to this version from any older version in the Release notes.

Versions 4.0.7 and 4.1.2 are available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.0.7 and ChangeLog v4.1.2.

Version 4.1.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog and important notes if you upgrade to this version from any older version in the Release notes.

Version 4.0.4 is available, it fixes the following bugs:

• fix integer overflow when setting integer option with ++N or --N
• fix increment/decrement of options weechat.notify.*
• add missing tags on multiline IRC messages
• fix redirection of IRC command /list when the reply doesn't start with message 321 (start of /list)
• fix wrong time displayed for IRC CTCP messages received from self nick
• remove trailing empty line in display of backlog (logger plugin)
• fix display of non-ASCII chars after load of a script with Perl >= 5.38
• adjust scroll after command /script go N
• fix function string_parse_size on 32-bit systems (python and ruby)
• fix conversion of string to IPv4 on 32-bit systems in xfer plugin
• fix tests on function irc_join_compare_join_channel
• fix tests of functions print_date_tag, print_y_date_tags and hook_timer on 32-bit systems

Version 4.0.2 is available, it fixes the following bugs:

• fix renaming of options with command /item rename
• don't send "key_pressed" signal again for the same key press
• don't send "key_combo_*" signals for incomplete keys
• add key ctrl-backspace in /help key
• keep keys ctrl-H and ctrl-? (in lower case) if they were manually bound to custom commands in a previous version

Happy birthday WeeChat, 20 years old!

I wrote the very first line of code on June 26th, 2003, and released the first version 0.0.1 on September, 27th 2003.

The 86th release was made 2 days ago: 4.0.0

I would like to thank all contributors for the help with translations, patches and ideas of features.
All contributions and donations are much appreciated! ♥

On June 26th, 2023, WeeChat will turn 20!

Project started on June 26th, 2003. It has grew a lot over time, thanks to contributions and ideas from a lot of users.

Today, WeeChat has:

• 286.778 lines of code
• 179.994 lines of documentation
• 12.146 commits
• 85 versions released: 69 major, 16 patch
• 297 feature requests open
• 91 bugs open
• 170 contributors — thank you all! ♥

To celebrate the 20th anniversary and the release of the next major version, a live streaming is organized on Saturday, June 24th, 7pm UTC.
Around the world: San Francisco: 12pm – Montreal: 3pm – Paris: 9pm – Tokyo: 4am (June, 25th) – Sydney: 5am (June, 25th).

URL: https://youtube.com/live/EtzdpXFEcO0

Agenda of this live session, in English and recorded:

• History of the project
• Demo of the new features in 4.0.0
• Live release of 4.0.0
• The future of WeeChat

During the live, you can ask questions or react either in youtube or in channel #weechat-live (irc.libera.chat).

I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Version 3.8 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add option weechat.look.chat_space_right
• allow value "0" in buffer property "unread" to remove read marker from buffer
• add command /allbuf
• add command /hotlist
• move some /input actions to commands /allbuf, /buffer and /hotlist
• improve case convert and insensitive char comparisons
• add color attributes "blink" and "dim" (half bright)
• allow command /toggle to create option before setting the value, if allowed in the section
• add signals "buffer_user_input_xxx" and "buffer_user_closing_xxx" for buffers created with /buffer add
• add identifier in buffer lines
• add option "unicode" in command /debug
• add Curl options for versions 7.64.0 to 7.87.0
• add API functions string_strcmp and string_strncmp
• rename char comparison API functions "utf8_char*" to "string_char*"
• return arithmetic difference between chars in API functions string_charcmp, string_charcasecmp, string_charcasecmp_range, string_strcasecmp, string_strcasecmp_range, string_strncasecmp, string_strncasecmp_range, string_strcmp_ignore_chars
• return newly allocated string in API functions string_tolower and string_toupper
• add API function utf8_strncpy
• add trigger regex command "y" to translate chars, set default regex command to "s" (regex replace)
• many bugs fixed.

New commands:

• /allbuf
• /hotlist

New options:

• weechat.look.chat_space_right

Version 3.7 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add option "-save" in command "/upgrade"
• add option weechat.look.highlight_disable_regex and buffer property "highlight_disable_regex"
• sort filters by name
• add key Alt+Backspace to delete previous word, change key Ctrl+w to delete previous word until whitespace
• rename API function string_build_with_split_string to string_rebuild_split_string, add arguments "index_start" and "index_end"
• add info "uptime_current"
• add API function crypto_hash_file
• add support of priority in API function hook_line
• add API function string_parse_size
• add API function file_compress
• add buflist variable "${hotlist_priority_number}" (integer version of "${hotlist_priority}")
• display SETNAME command in IRC channels and private buffers, add options irc.color.message_setname and irc.look.smart_filter_setname
• add option irc.look.display_pv_nick_change
• add options to rotate and compress log files: logger.file.rotation_compression_level, logger.file.rotation_compression_type and logger.file.rotation_size_max
• allow special dict value "-" to disable spell checking on a specific buffer
• add elapsed time for trigger execution on monitor buffer when trigger debug is set, add option trigger.color.identifier
• add trigger variable "${tg_hook_type}"
• many bugs fixed.

New keys:

• Alt+Backspace: delete previous word (Ctrl+w: delete previous word until whitespace)

Version 3.5 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• search in message tags when tags are displayed with "/debug tags"
• add support of date and tags in messages displayed in buffers with free content, add function printf_y_date_tags
• add IRC command /autojoin, add IRC server option "autojoin_dynamic"
• add IRC message tags in messages displayed
• add "zstd" (Zstandard) compression in relay weechat protocol, remove option "compression" from "init" command, rename option relay.network.compression_level to relay.network.compression
• add trigger variables "${tg_tag_irc_xxx}" containing IRC message tags
• many bugs fixed.

Version 3.4 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• improve the IRC message parser
• add command /toggle
• add user variables in evaluation of expressions with "define:name,value"
• add support of static arrays in hdata
• hide key and password in command "/msg nickserv setpass nick key password"
• add dark theme in documentation (automatic theme, following browser/desktop settings)
• add support of Ruby 3.0
• many bugs fixed.

Version 3.3 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add new plugin "typing" to display users currently writing messages on IRC channel/private buffers (IRCv3 specification)
• enable all IRC capabilities by default (if supported by server and WeeChat), change default value of option irc.server_default.capabilities to "*"
• implement IRCv3.2 SASL authentication, add command /auth, reconnect by default to the server in case of SASL authentication failure
• add support of capability "message-tags" and TAGMSG messages (IRCv3 specification)
• add command /setname, add support of message and capability "setname" (IRCv3 specification)
• add support of FAIL/WARN/NOTE IRC messages (IRCv3 specification)
• drop support of IRC DH-BLOWFISH and DH-AES SASL mechanisms
• add new keys to clear, remove and restore buffers in hotlist
• add option "certs" in command /debug
• add options "-o", "-ol", "-i" and "-il" in command "/plugin list"
• add split of string and shell arguments in evaluation of expressions with "split:number,seps,flags,xxx" and "split_shell:number,xxx"
• add "${re:repl_index}" to get the index of replacement in function string_eval_expression
• add random integer number in evaluation of expressions with "random:min,max"
• add functions string_cut and file_copy in API
• remember insertion order in hashtables
• add keys/values with tags in output of irc_message_parse_to_hashtable
• add option "-parted" in command /allchan
• allow signals "irc_raw_in" and "irc_in" to eat messages
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.look.display_account_message
• irc.look.display_extended_join
• irc.look.typing_status_nicks
• irc.look.typing_status_self
• typing.look.delay_purge_paused
• typing.look.delay_purge_typing
• typing.look.delay_set_paused
• typing.look.enabled_nicks
• typing.look.enabled_self
• typing.look.input_min_chars
• typing.look.item_max_length

New keys:

• Alt+h, Alt+c: clear hotlist (old key was Alt+h)
• Alt+h, Alt+m: remove current buffer from hotlist
• Alt+h, Alt+r: restore latest hotlist removed in the current buffer
• Alt+h, Alt+Shift+R: restore latest hotlist removed in all buffers

Version 3.2 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• use XDG directories by default (config, data, cache, runtime)
• add support of IRC SASL mechanisms SCRAM-SHA-1, SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-512
• automatically load system certificates without giving a hardcoded path to the file with certificates
• add options to customize commands executed on system signals received (SIGHUP, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2)
• add bar item "tls_version" and buflist format
• add signals "cursor_start" and "cursor_end"
• add function crypto_hmac in API
• add translated string in evaluation of expressions with "translate:xxx"
• add info "weechat_daemon"
• add Python stub for WeeChat API
• add variables "${tg_shell_argc}" and "${tg_shell_argvN}" in command trigger evaluated strings
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• buflist.format.tls_version
• irc.color.item_tls_version_ok
• irc.color.item_tls_version_deprecated
• irc.color.item_tls_version_insecure
• weechat.network.gnutls_ca_system
• weechat.network.gnutls_ca_user
• weechat.signal.sighup
• weechat.signal.sigquit
• weechat.signal.sigterm
• weechat.signal.sigusr1
• weechat.signal.sigusr2

Options removed:

• weechat.network.gnutls_ca_file

Version 3.1 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add options weechat.look.hotlist_update_on_buffer_switch and weechat.look.read_marker_update_on_buffer_switch
• add option sec.crypt.passphrase_command to read passphrase from an external program on startup, remove option sec.crypt.passphrase_file
• improve debug in command /eval
• add options "setvar" and "delvar" in command /buffer, rename option "localvar" to "listvar"
• add buffer local variable "completion_default_template" (evaluated) to override the value of option weechat.completion.default_template
• add option "recreate" in command /filter
• add raw string in evaluation of expressions with "raw:xxx"
• add evaluation of conditions in evaluation of expressions with "eval_cond:xxx"
• add info_hashtable "secured_data"
• add info "irc_is_message_ignored"
• add IRC server option "default_chantypes", used when the server does not send them in message 005
• add variable ${tg_trigger_name} in command trigger evaluated strings
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• buflist.look.use_items
• irc.server.xxx.default_chantypes
• sec.crypt.passphrase_command
• weechat.look.hotlist_update_on_buffer_switch
• weechat.look.read_marker_update_on_buffer_switch

Options removed:

• sec.crypt.passphrase_file (replaced by sec.crypt.passphrase_command)

Version 3.0 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add option script.scripts.download_enabled (it must be explicitly set to "on" to allow download of scripts from weechat.org)
• add option "-oerr" in command /exec to send stderr to buffer (now disabled by default)
• allow to send text on buffers and evaluate command with commands /allchan, /allpv and /allserv
• add option fset.look.auto_refresh
• add variable "tg_argc" in data set by command trigger and variable "tg_trigger_name" in data set by all triggers
• add argument "bytes" in API function string_dyn_concat
• add API function string_color_code_size
• add optional list of colors in infos "nick_color" and "nick_color_name"
• irc: add pointer to irc_nick in focus of bar item "buffer_nicklist"
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• fset.look.auto_refresh
• script.scripts.download_enabled

Version 2.8 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add variable "old_full_name" in buffer, set during buffer renaming
• add debug option "-d" in command /eval
• add functions crypto_hash and crypto_hash_pbkdf2 in plugin API
• add infos "auto_connect" and "weechat_headless"
• add pointer "window" in bar item evaluation (buflist)
• add support of fake IRC servers (no I/O, for testing purposes)
• accept hash of password in init command of weechat relay protocol with option "password_hash" (PBKDF2, SHA256, SHA512)
• reject client with weechat relay protocol if password or totp is received in init command but not set in WeeChat
• add support of Ruby 2.7
• add support of PHP 7.4
• many bugs fixed.

Version 2.7 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add option logger.file.color_lines (support of ANSI color codes in log files)
• add filters on IRC raw buffer
• add IRC server option "ssl_password"
• add option irc.look.display_pv_warning_address
• add options irc.color.message_kick and irc.color.reason_kick
• add option xfer.file.download_temporary_suffix
• add option weechat.look.nick_color_hash_salt
• add different WeeChat icons sizes
• add calculation of expression in evaluation of expressions with "calc:xxx"
• add optional default path (evaluated) in completion "filename"
• add modifier "color_encode_ansi"
• add support of Guile 2.2
• add support of Python 3.8
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• irc.look.display_pv_warning_address
• irc.color.message_kick
• irc.color.reason_kick
• irc.server_default.charset_message
• irc.server_default.ssl_password
• logger.file.color_lines
• weechat.look.nick_color_hash_salt
• xfer.file.download_temporary_suffix

Options removed:

• irc.network.channel_encode (replaced by irc.server_default.charset_message)

Version 2.5 is available!

As usual, many new features and bug fixes, see ChangeLog for detail.

New major features in this release:

• add support of UNIX domain sockets in relay plugin
• add option relay.weechat.commands
• add trigger hooks "info" and "info_hashtable"
• add option xfer.network.speed_limit_recv
• add option weechat.look.buffer_time_same
• add option weechat.look.prefix_same_nick_middle
• add option "addreplace" in command /filter
• add bar items "irc_nick", "irc_host" and "irc_nick_host"
• add functions command_options and string_match_list in plugin API
• rename aspell plugin to spell
• use getopt to parse command line arguments
• many bugs fixed.

New options:

• relay.weechat.commands
• weechat.look.buffer_time_same
• weechat.look.prefix_same_nick_middle
• xfer.network.speed_limit_recv