I’ve been working on modernizing https://thelounge.chat, a self-hostable web based IRC client

Modernizing in two ways: migrating to new JS tooling (webpack -> vite, Node’s built in sqlite, etc) and adopting ircv3 features like emoji reactions, threaded replies, and typing indicators. Trying to bring IRC into the 21st century.

Its easy to contribute to and we have an active irc channel (perks of building an always-on client…) - feel free to join us! #thelounge on irc.libera.chat

Check out the bundle / CPU savings by leaving webpack: https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/pull/5064

▲

ekianjo 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Is it going to be a fork ?

	▲	MaxLeiter 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, I have a bunch of PRs up and some already merged We’re aiming for a minimal maintenance release soon, then a larger feature release after.