WeeChat by weechat
The extensible chat client.
About WeeChat
From the project's README at github.com/weechat/weechat. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems.\ It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.
Homepage: https://weechat.org/ Features Modular chat client: WeeChat has a lightweight core and optional plugins. All plugins (including IRC) are independent and can be
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.3k | github.com/weechat/weechat |
| GitHub forks | 353 | github.com/weechat/weechat |
| Docker Hub pulls | 39k | hub.docker.com / weechat |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.2 years | since Mar 2014 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 82 | last: 1 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2024-46613. What people say on Hacker News
- Mining WhatsApp, WeChat, Alibaba, Gmail to Create a Unified Supplier Dashboard
- Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messenger
- Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle
- Help us test WEBCAT alpha
- Show HN: CoolWulf AI – A personal AI assistant built in Go, optimized for macOS
Ready to self-host WeeChat?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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