WeeChat DevCenter

Monday, November 9 2026

Version 4.10.4

Version 4.10.4 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.10.4.

Saturday, November 7 2026

Version 4.10.3

Version 4.10.3 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.10.3.

Saturday, October 31 2026

Version 4.10.2

Version 4.10.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.10.2.

Sunday, September 6 2026

Cheat sheet

A cheat sheet with all keys and mouse actions has been added and is now generated like the other docs.
As the other docs, the theme used (light or dark) is automatically selected according to your browser settings.
When printed, it fits in two A4 pages (landscape).

Here's a screenshot of the result, with the light theme (click for full size):


weechat_cheatsheet_light.png

With the dark theme (click for full size):


weechat_cheatsheet_dark.png

Saturday, September 5 2026

Version 4.10.1

Version 4.10.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.10.1.

Sunday, August 2 2026

Version 4.10.0

Version 4.10.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.10.0.

Sunday, July 26 2026

Version 4.9.5

Version 4.9.5 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.5.

Sunday, July 19 2026

Version 4.9.4

Version 4.9.4 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.4.

This version fixes two critical security vulnerabilities: authentication bypass in relay plugin (protocols "api" and "weechat) and a write of logger file outside of configured path (path traversal).

Upgrade is recommended for all users.

Sunday, July 5 2026

Version 4.9.3

Version 4.9.3 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.3.

Sunday, June 7 2026

Version 4.9.2

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

Sunday, May 31 2026

Version 4.9.1

Version 4.9.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.9.1.

Sunday, March 29 2026

Version 4.9.0

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

Friday, March 6 2026

Version 4.8.2

Version 4.8.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.8.2.

Monday, December 1 2025

Version 4.8.1

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

Sunday, November 30 2025

Version 4.8.0

Version 4.8.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.8.0.

Sunday, November 23 2025

Version 4.7.2

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

Saturday, August 16 2025

Version 4.7.1

Version 4.7.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.7.1.

Sunday, May 11 2025

Version 4.6.3

Version 4.6.3 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.6.3.

Friday, April 18 2025

Version 4.6.2

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

Wednesday, April 9 2025

Version 4.6.1

Version 4.6.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.6.1.

Sunday, March 23 2025

Version 4.6.0

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

Thursday, February 20 2025

Version 4.5.2

Version 4.5.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.5.2.

Monday, December 23 2024

Version 4.5.1

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

Sunday, December 15 2024

Version 4.5.0

Version 4.5.0 is available, see new features and bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.5.0.

Saturday, November 30 2024

Version 4.4.4

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

Wednesday, October 30 2024

Version 4.4.3

Version 4.4.3 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.4.3.

Tuesday, October 15 2024

Git main branch

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

Sunday, September 8 2024

Version 4.4.2

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

Monday, August 19 2024

Version 4.4.1

Version 4.4.1 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.4.1.

Saturday, August 17 2024

Version 4.4.0

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

Thursday, August 15 2024

Version 4.3.6

Version 4.3.6 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.3.6.

Tuesday, July 16 2024

Version 4.3.5

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

Wednesday, July 3 2024

Version 4.3.4

Version 4.3.4 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.3.4.

Saturday, June 22 2024

Version 4.3.3

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

Thursday, June 6 2024

Version 4.3.2

Version 4.3.2 is available, see bugs fixed in the ChangeLog v4.3.2.

Friday, May 31 2024

Versions 4.2.3 and 4.3.1

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

Sunday, May 26 2024

Version 4.3.0

Version 4.3.0 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.

Sunday, April 7 2024

Version 4.2.2

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

Monday, January 22 2024

Version 4.2.1

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

Sunday, January 21 2024

Version 4.2.0

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.

Saturday, January 20 2024

Versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3

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

Sunday, December 3 2023

Versions 4.0.7 and 4.1.2

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

Thursday, October 26 2023

Versions 4.0.6 and 4.1.1

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

Sunday, October 15 2023

Version 4.1.0

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.

Sunday, September 24 2023

Version 4.0.5

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

Tuesday, August 22 2023

Version 4.0.4

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

Tuesday, August 8 2023

Version 4.0.3

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

Wednesday, July 12 2023

Version 4.0.2

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

Friday, June 30 2023

Version 4.0.1

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

Monday, June 26 2023

Happy birthday WeeChat, 20 years!

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! ♥

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