Messaging Terminal Tools
Instant messaging runs on protocols and platforms including XMPP, Matrix, Slack, Discord and Signal, most of which expose an API a third party client can talk to.
Terminal tools in this category read and send messages from the shell, keep a conversation in the same window as the work, and post build results or alerts from a script. See also IRC and email for older protocols that are still in daily use.
Below is a list of terminal tools for messaging.
bitchat-tui
A TUI client for bitchat.
A TUI client for bitchat.
chatuino
A feature rich TUI Twitch chat client.
A feature rich TUI Twitch chat client.
concord
A TUI client for Discord with support for inline images.
A TUI client for Discord with support for inline images.
devzat
A tool to chat over SSH.
A tool to chat over SSH.
endcord
A feature rich Discord TUI client.
A feature rich Discord TUI client.
gomuks
A terminal based Matrix client written in Go.
A terminal based Matrix client written in Go.
gurk
Signal Messenger client for terminal.
Signal Messenger client for terminal.
iamb
A matrix client for vim addicts.
A matrix client for vim addicts.
irssi
A well known cross-platform and famous IRC client
A well known cross-platform and famous IRC client
marchat
A lightweight realtime terminal chat client and server with E2E support.
A lightweight realtime terminal chat client and server with E2E support.
scli
simple terminal user interface (TUI) for Signal.
simple terminal user interface (TUI) for Signal.
siggy
A terminal-based Signal messenger client with an IRC aesthetic.
A terminal-based Signal messenger client with an IRC aesthetic.
slack-term
A Slack client for your terminal.
A Slack client for your terminal.
tele
A keyboard-first Telegram messaging inside the terminal.
A keyboard-first Telegram messaging inside the terminal.
tgt
A simple TUI for Telegram.
A simple TUI for Telegram.
twitch-tui
A Twitch chat TUI client for the terminal
A Twitch chat TUI client for the terminal
weechat
The extensible chat client
The extensible chat client
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