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BitlBee

IRC gateway to instant messaging networks

Chat & Communication ★ 644 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

BitlBee acts as an IRC server that lets you connect to instant messaging networks through any IRC client. It exposes contacts as IRC users so you can chat across networks from a single interface.

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Key features

  • Use IM networks via IRC
  • Very low resource use
  • OTR encryption support
  • Plugin architecture

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM

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