weechat-matrix

I haven't had much occasion to use it (I dipped into a gaming group that used Matrix but quickly fell out of it) but https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix seems mostly adequate if you are a weechat user and just need the text chat features. Feels just like IRC.

I tried it before but the other problem is that the plugin seem to _only_ accept `virtualenv` method of python virtual env handling which I'm not familiar with. https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix#using-virtualenv

For a nicely documented and clean Matrix client implementation in Python, see weechat-matrix[1] and the matrix-nio[2] library it's based on. There's also Mirage[3] which is also based on matrix-nio and is a GUI client. [1]: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix [2]: https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio [3]: https://github.com/mirukana/mirage

> There's a Matrix plugin for Weechat There are two: * https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix is in maintenance mode, and in beta according to https://matrix.org/docs/projects/client/weechat-matrix/ * https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix-rs is a "work in progress and doesn't do much yet"

weechat-matrix unfortunately cannot coexist with wee-slack if running on top of Python 3.9 (https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812, https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248), so one has to choose between Slack and Matrix. It's just a bug that will eventually get fixed, but it does make things unnecessarily complicated right now. With this issue and Matrix being several times slower than any other instant messenger I've ever seen, I'd really prefer communities didn't move to Matrix. :-/

Oh no problem at all -- I think it's a great counterpoint to closed ecosystems like Signal and Discord which are actively hostile to third party clients. If you don't like Electron, you're free to choose an alternative desktop client like Fractal (https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal) or NeoChat (https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat) or Nheko (https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko). Or on the mobile side, FluffyChat (https://fluffychat.im/) and Nio (https://nio.chat/) are both solid alternatives. If you're coming from IRC, there's a WeeChat plugin (https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix) or a standalone terminal client called Gomuks (https://github.com/tulir/gomuks). It's still early days, but Element is genuinely committed to Matrix's success as an open protocol, and I find the community enthusiasm to be very encouraging.

I run a similar setup although with a different set of services: IRC, Slack through wee-slack, Hangouts through bitlbee with purple-hangouts, Facebook Messenger through bitlbee with bitlbee-facebook. Slack and Hangouts mostly work, but FB Messenger is a pain, attachments rarely work and it disconnects fairly often. So if the Beeper bridges end up being more reliable (possibly due to people being paid to work on them), I might just give it a try. That is, once weechat-matrix works together with wee-slack… (https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248) :-)

On another note, yesterday I set up my own matrix-synapse [0] homeserver along with a token-based registration page [1] with nginx+lets encrypt as a reverse proxy. I spent ~1 hour setting it up on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 VM. I then on-boarded my wife, brother, father and mother without issue. I just sent them a text with screenshots and detailed instructions on what to do. Everyone's in, and we have E2EE group chats going. Within ~20 minutes of sending instructions everyone was participating in chat. The only issue encountered was that my mom entered the wrong homeserver URL (I set up the sign-up page to be join.subdomain.tld and the homeserver to be chat.subdomain.tld and she entered the former into Element). My dad was able to resolve the issue quickly for her. All clients are Element [2] right now, though I plan on trying Weechat [3] this

It seems only #xmonad on freenode is affected, so I've been asked by @matrixdotorg to report an issue and I'll do that asap. Also, #xmonad:matrix.org being invite only seems to be another bug. I contacted the room admin who sent me a similar screenshot as you did, showing that the room is _not_ set to invite-only, and they had to upgrade the room version from 1 to 6 to fix it. I can now join the room. I have to say this has been a very frustrating experience. In addition to these two problems with #xmonad, I also suffer from https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248, https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812. I am afraid the takeaway is that Matrix is not ready yet. :-/

I'm not sure anyone has written an irssi plugin specifically, but there's an excellent weechat plugin (https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix). As others have said, there's also matrix-ircd which exposes all of Matrix as an IRC server you can connect to from whatever IRC client floats your boat, but you end up speaking the subset of Matrix which can be represented as IRC, which is a bit of a shame.

Apart from the official official clients: weechat-matrix: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/188 (doesn't support cross-signing) weechat-matrix-rs: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix-rs/tree/9c249f14038... (build failing, would be surprised if it supported cross-signing) Mirage: https://github.com/mirukana/mirage/issues/32 (no support for cross-signing) Nheko: https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/issues/70 (automatically accepts keys as far as I understand) gomuks: https://github.com/tulir/gomuks/pull/154 (seems to be the only mention of encryption, I don't see verification of keys or cross-signing) Seaglass: https://github.com/neilalexander/seaglass/tree/dc97893343407... (seems to support e2e, but unfortunately macOS only) OCRCC Chatbox: https://github.com/nomadic-labs/ocrcc-chatbox (404, couldn't find it) FluffyChat

I looked into it a couple of times, but most clients lack E2E encryption support, and the oficial ones are Electron monsters. We mostly work over SSH on remote workstations, hence the CLI/TUI requirement. Altough, it seems there is a plugin for WeeChat with E2E encryption[1]. Gotta take a look. [1] https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix

weechat-matrix gets a lot of attention, works really well, has full E2EE support, and weechat at least is in major package managers. Matrix is evolving pretty fast though, so you'll probably have to install your own matrix plugin from https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix. Meanwhile gomuks also exists and is usable and not abandoned. On GUI Desktop, various clients are in active dev - e.g. Fractal for GTK/Rust, Quaternion for Qt/C++, Nheko for Qt/QML, etc. They are not as complete as Riot yet, but I'm sure PRs are welcome...

weechat-matrix even supports single sign on login (as of yesterday: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/commit/1a846d61ae07...) so it should work nicely with Mozilla's IAM SSO: https://wiki.mozilla.org/IAM/Frequently_asked_questions

I am hoping they go with Matrix, least then I will be able to have the choice of having a client appropriate to my needs. I do prefer my chat client to not be a part of my browser. That way I can close my browser, start my browser and chat client on login ie from i3/sway etc. A tab in a browser runs the risk of getting closed. I love using weechat (weechat.org) and have used it for decades. The Matrix plugin for Weechat is really well done https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix Other people who want to use Riot can if they want at the end of the day I think matrix is probably the best option as it will cater for many people's needs.