squidowl/halloy

IRC application written in Rust observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/squidowl/halloy · homepage · Rust · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 95
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 22.5
age_days: 1603
days_rel: 38
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 27

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4431 stars · 214 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Halloy is an open-source IRC client written in Rust using the iced GUI library, available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It focuses on being simple and fast while supporting a rich set of IRCv3 capabilities, and is configured via a config.toml file.

Use cases

chat on IRC from my desktop
modern IRC client for Linux, Mac, and Windows
connect to multiple IRC servers at once
IRC client with IRCv3 support like chathistory and SASL
connect to IRC anonymously over Tor
customize themes and keyboard shortcuts in an IRC client

When to choose

you want a native, fast, cross-platform IRC client with a rich IRCv3 feature set
you prefer file-based configuration (config.toml) with extensive customization of themes, panes, and shortcuts
you need Tor support or bouncer-networks/filehost extensions
you want free, open-source software (GPL-3.0) with active development

When to avoid

you need a web-based or mobile IRC client
you want a GUI settings interface rather than editing a config.toml file
you need IRC features outside the supported IRCv3 capability list
you require a client for chat protocols other than IRC

Facets

application · maturity active

gui chat-interface developer-tools messaging-platforms cross-platform desktop-applications windows rust irc ircv3 iced chat-client open-source linux macos desktop

5 sources

readme: https://github.com/squidowl/halloy · fetched 2026-08-28 · bc92414d7987
homepage: https://halloy.chat/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5b07248952d1
site_page: https://halloy.chat/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3f61a115c75a
site_page: https://halloy.chat/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 936df3a566e0
site_page: https://halloy.chat/guides/optional-features · fetched 2026-08-29 · c590baa3999b

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
squidowl/halloy	main	98

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