Quassel IRC
Distributed IRC client, meaning that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 2% of tracked projects; popularity more than 30%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 795 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 0.14.0 · 1 Jan 2022 |
| Repo updated | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C++ |
Is Quassel IRC actively maintained?
Quassel IRC is under active development: 1 commit landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 0 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The last tagged release, 0.14.0, is over 4 years old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
Quassel IRC ranks #8 of 11 tracked communication - irc projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Quassel IRC actually does
Quassel IRC is a distributed Internet Relay Chat client where a central core daemon maintains persistent server connections. Multiple user interfaces can attach to or detach from this core at any time without losing chat session state.
Best fit: It suits users who want to maintain a permanent, always-online IRC presence from multiple different devices.
Worth knowing: The codebase has a low maintenance activity level and infrequent releases, meaning bug fixes and modern updates may be slow to arrive.
Deployment notes
As a compiled C++ application, the core typically requires persistent storage for configuration and state, and you will usually want to place a reverse proxy in front of it to handle TLS termination.
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