catgirl is a terminal IRC client.
catgirl requires ncurses and libtls, provided by either LibreTLS (for OpenSSL) or by LibreSSL. It targets FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS and Linux.
This is free and open source software
Key Features
- Tab complete: most recently seen or mentioned nicks are completed first. Commas are inserted between multiple nicks.
- Prompt: the prompt clearly shows whether input will be interpreted as a command or sent as a message.
- Split scroll: keeps the latest messages in view while scrolling.
- URL detection: recent URLs from a particular user or matching a substring can be opened or copied.
- Nick coloring: color generation based on usernames remains stable across nick changes. Mentions of users in messages are colored.
- Topic diffing: the modified portion of a channel topic change is highlighted.
- Ignore: visibility of filtered messages can be toggled.
- Security: on FreeBSD and OpenBSD, the restrict option enables tight sandboxing. Sandboxing is always used on OpenBSD.
Website: git.causal.agency/catgirl
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Developer: June McEnroe
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
catgirl is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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