# squidowl/halloy

IRC application written in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/squidowl/halloy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/halloy
Homepage: https://halloy.chat/
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: irc, rust, iced
Last push: 2026-08-26T03:05:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1603, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 22.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4431, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:48.976416+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, chat-interface, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, rust
- tags: irc, ircv3, iced, chat-client, open-source, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- squidowl/halloy (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.976416+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:54.647077+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/squidowl/halloy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:48.976416+00:00, sha bc92414d7987)
  - homepage: https://halloy.chat/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:17.991054+00:00, sha 5b07248952d1)
  - site_page: https://halloy.chat/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:17.999889+00:00, sha 3f61a115c75a)
  - site_page: https://halloy.chat/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:18.001567+00:00, sha 936df3a566e0)
  - site_page: https://halloy.chat/guides/optional-features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:08:18.003123+00:00, sha c590baa3999b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.