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Life & fun · April 26, 2026

Matrirc – run irssi in 2026, talk to people on Matrix

This solves no real problem — Element works, there's already a Matrix-to-IRC bridge running on half the FOSS networks, and probably nobody under 30 has opened irssi voluntarily this decade. I wrote it anyway because I miss Esc 4 and clunky window-split commands. Matrirc is a local IRC server that speaks Matrix on the back. Point irssi at localhost:6667, log in with Matrix creds, rooms show up as channels. brew tap pawelb0/tap brew install matrirc

Matrirc – run irssi in 2026, talk to people on Matrix launched on April 26, 2026 with 12 votes, #1,176 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Matrirc is a local IRC server that translates Matrix protocol into IRC, allowing users to connect with their Matrix credentials via irssi or other IRC clients pointing to localhost:6667. Matrix rooms appear as IRC channels. It bridges modern Matrix communication with the classic IRC client experience, designed for users who prefer irssi's interface and keybindings over contemporary chat applications.

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From the sources

Local IRC server backed by Matrix (E2EE). Contribute to pawelb0/matrirc development by creating an account on GitHub.

Local IRC server backed by Matrix. Point irssi/weechat/hexchat at 127.0.0.1:6667 and talk to your Matrix rooms + DMs from there. E2EE included. cargo install --path . Quick start matrirc login @you:homeserver.org matrirc run In your IRC client: /connect 127.0.0.1 (or /connect matrirc if you ran matrirc install-irssi , which registers a matrirc chatnet). login prompts for your password and walks you through emoji verification from another Element device. Config lands in ~/.config/matrirc/config.toml . matrirc install-irssi Drops a Perl script into ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun/ . On irssi load it starts the daemon (if not already running), creates a persistent matrirc chatnet, runs /connect…from github.com

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