Version 1.0.1 is available!

This is a bug fix and maintenance release, see ChangeLog for detail.

Version 0.4.3 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• new command /print
• logical and/or for tags in /filter and hook_print
• gaps in buffer numbers (see this post)
• support of italic text
• new options to customize default text search in buffers
• use of IRC monitor command for /notify (if available on server)
• new IRC server option "ssl_fingerprint"
• new option to smart-filter IRC mode messages
• new option for default IRC ban mask
• support of IPv6 for DCC chat/file (see this post)
• auto check CRC32 of files received with DCC (see this post)

New options:

• irc.look.notice_welcome_tags
• irc.look.smart_filter_mode
• irc.network.ban_mask_default
• irc.network.lag_max
• irc.server.xxx.default_msg_kick
• irc.server.xxx.ssl_fingerprint
• weechat.look.buffer_auto_renumber
• weechat.look.buffer_position
• weechat.look.buffer_search_case_sensitive
• weechat.look.buffer_search_force_default
• weechat.look.buffer_search_regex
• weechat.look.buffer_search_where
• weechat.look.item_buffer_zoom
• weechat.look.tab_width
• weechat.look.window_auto_zoom
• xfer.file.auto_check_crc32

Options changed:

• irc.look.highlight_tags renamed to irc.look.highlight_tags_restrict
• weechat.look.set_title renamed to weechat.look.window_title

New keys:

• Ctrl+C, v: reverse video (replaces Ctrl+C, r)
• Ctrl+C, "_": underlined text (replaces Ctrl+C, u)

Version 0.4.1 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• multiple layouts support (see this post)
• nick prefix/suffix are now dynamic (and managed by core instead of irc plugin) (see this post)
• unmask irc join if nick speaks some minutes after the join (see this post)
• new option irc.look.display_join_message to disable some messages after joining a channel
• new option irc.look.pv_buffer to automatically merge private buffers
• add support of UHNAMES
• add DH-AES encryption method for SASL
• multiple irc servers allowed on same port for irc protocol in relay plugin
• add WebSocket server support (RFC 6455) in relay plugin (for irc and weechat protocols) (see this post)
• send nicklist diff in relay plugin (weechat protocol)
• add control of autoload for scripts
• optimizations in aspell plugin

New options:

• irc.look.display_join_message
• irc.look.nicks_hide_password (old option: irc.look.hide_nickserv_pwd)
• irc.look.pv_buffer
• irc.look.smart_filter_join_unmask
• irc.network.lag_reconnect (old option: irc.network.lag_disconnect)
• logger.file.nick_prefix
• logger.file.nick_suffix
• relay.network.websocket_allowed_origins
• script.scripts.autoload
• weechat.color.chat_nick_prefix
• weechat.color.chat_nick_suffix
• weechat.look.nick_prefix
• weechat.look.nick_suffix
• weechat.look.prefix_align_more_after
• weechat.look.prefix_buffer_align_more_after
• xfer.file.auto_accept_nicks

Version 0.3.9.2 is available, it fixes a security problem: untrusted command for function hook_process could lead to execution of commands, because of shell expansions.

Upgrade is highly recommended for all users.

Version 0.3.9 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• add plugin "script" (replacement of weeget.py and script.pl) (see this post)
• add support of SSL in relay plugin (see this post)
• add color for offline nicks
• add system resource limits for WeeChat process
• add zoom on merged buffer (default key: alt+"x")
• add "Day changed to" in logger backlog
• add command line option "-r" (or "--run-command") to run command(s) after startup of WeeChat
• add option "swap" for command /buffer
• generate alternate IRC nicks dynamically (when all nicks are already in use)
• fix rejoin of password protected IRC channels
• fix freeze in irc and relay plugins with sockets
• fix color of long lines (displayed on more than one line on screen) under FreeBSD
• allow update for some variables of hdata
• add japanese user's guide, scripting guide and tester's guide

New options:

• weechat.startup.sys_rlimit
• weechat.look.jump_smart_back_to_buffer
• weechat.look.window_separator_horizontal
• weechat.look.window_separator_vertical
• weechat.look.color_nick_offline
• weechat.color.chat_nick_offline_highlight
• weechat.color.chat_nick_offline_highlight_bg
• aspell.check.enabled
• irc.look.ctcp_time_format
• relay.network.ssl_cert_key
• relay.color.client

Options changed:

• weechat.look.nickmode renamed as irc.look.nick_mode (new type: integer with values: none/prefix/action/both)
• weechat.look.nickmode_empty renamed as irc.look.nick_mode_empty

Options removed:

• irc.look.item_channel_modes

New keys:

• meta-x = "/input zoom_merged_buffer" (zoom on merged buffer)
• meta-s = "/mute aspell toggle" (toggle aspell)

Note: to add missing keys, you can use command /key missing

Version 0.3.7 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• support of Scheme scripts (new plugin "guile") (see this post)
• support of Python 3.x (but version 2.x still recommended) (see this post)
• add "weechat" protocol in relay plugin for remote interfaces, like QWeeChat (see this post)
• new option irc.color.mirc_remap to remap mirc colors in irc messages
• new options irc.look.highlight_{server|channel|pv} to customize or disable default nick highlight
• new option "capabilities" in irc servers (to enable some client capabilities on connection)
• new option weechat.history.max_buffer_lines_minutes to limit buffer history by time
• use extended regex in /filter, /ignore and /list
• add support of flags in regular expressions and highlight options
• add URL transfer in plugin API (with hook_process) (see this post)
• add translations in japanese
• add doc for relay protocol
• add developer's guide

New options:

• irc.look.highlight_server
• irc.look.highlight_channel
• irc.look.highlight_pv
• irc.look.mirc_remap
• irc.server.xxx.capabilities
• relay.network.allowed_ips
• relay.network.compression_level
• weechat.look.scroll_bottom_after_switch
• weechat.completion.base_word_until_cursor
• weechat.history.max_buffer_lines_minutes
• weechat.history.max_buffer_lines_number (old name was weechat.history.max_lines)

New default alias:

• /umode --> /mode $nick

New keys:

• alt + "/": jump to last buffer displayed (/input jump_last_buffer_displayed)

Note: to add missing keys, you can use command /key missing

Version 0.3.5 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• 256 colors support improved (dynamic allocation of colors) (see this post)
• attributes for colors (bold/reverse/underline) (see this post)
• better scroll of input (with long text)
• output of /help improved for list of commands and their arguments (see this post)
• remember scroll position of buffers in windows
• list of buffers in filters (see this post)
• count of messages in hotlist buffers (see this post)
• swap buffers of windows
• balance of windows
• new API function to set help on plugin/script options
• speller options in aspell plugin (see this post)
• option for SSL priorities in IRC servers
• color nicks in nicklist and output of /names

New options:

• weechat.look.hotlist_add_buffer_if_away
• weechat.look.hotlist_buffer_separator
• weechat.look.hotlist_count_max
• weechat.look.hotlist_count_min_msg
• weechat.color.status_count_msg
• weechat.color.status_count_private
• weechat.color.status_count_highlight
• weechat.color.status_count_other
• weechat.look.highlight_tags
• weechat.look.read_marker_string
• weechat.look.input_cursor_scroll
• weechat.look.color_pairs_auto_reset
• irc.color.topic_old
• irc.color.topic_new
• irc.color.nick_prefixes
• irc.look.buffer_switch_autojoin
• irc.look.buffer_switch_join
• irc.look.smart_filter_nick
• irc.look.color_nicks_in_nicklist
• irc.look.color_nicks_in_names

New keys:

• alt + "w", alt + "b": balance the sizes of all windows (/window balance)
• alt + "w", alt + "s": swap buffers of two windows (/window swap)

Note: to add missing keys, you can use command /key missing

Version 0.3.3 is available!

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

Important: please read the release notes if you are upgrading to this version (from any other version).

New major features in this release:

• keys to undo/redo changes on command line
• better lag indicator
• new irc command /wallchops
• display message in irc private buffer when nick is back on server after a /quit
• reverse regex in a filter (with leading "!")
• new option to confirm /quit
• new option to align end of lines
• hashtables in plugin API

New options:

• weechat.look.align_end_of_lines
• weechat.look.confirm_quit
• weechat.look.input_undo_max
• weechat.color.status_name_ssl
• irc.look.display_host_join
• irc.look.display_host_join_local
• irc.look.display_host_quit
• irc.look.display_pv_back
• irc.look.nick_color_stop_chars
• irc.network.autoreconnect_delay_growing
• irc.network.autoreconnect_delay_max
• irc.color.item_lag_counting
• irc.color.item_lag_finished
• irc.color.reason_quit

New keys:

• ctrl + "_": undo (command line)
• alt + "_" (or ctrl + ":" under putty): redo (command line)

Note: to add missing keys, you can use command /key missing

Version 0.3.1.1 is available!

This version fixes crashes with SSL connection and purge of old DCC chats. It is recommended to upgrade from 0.3.1 to 0.3.1.1 for all users.

Version 0.3.0 is released, after 2 years of work and more than 1000 commits!

This is a major upgrade since last stable, please read files UPGRADE_0.3 and ChangeLog for list of changes: configuration files and plugin API are not compatible with previous versions.

For this important release, site has moved to weechat.org, with a new look!

Enjoy WeeChat!