Poezio

Poezio is a free console XMPP client (the protocol on which the Jabber IM

network is built).

Its goal is to let you connect very easily (no account creation needed)

to the network and join various chatrooms, immediately. It tries to look

like the most famous IRC clients (weechat, irssi, etc). Many commands are

identical and you won’t be lost if you already know these clients.

Configuration can be made in a configuration file or directly from the

client.

You’ll find the light, fast, geeky and anonymous spirit of IRC while

using a powerful, standard and open protocol.

Features

Encryption: TLS, OMEMO, always chat with encryption.

Chatrooms: Discuss on your favorite topics with your friends or strangers.

Carbon copies: Switch devices while staying in the same conversations without losing messages.

Plugins: Add the features you want through official or other plugins.

Corrections: Fix your last sent messages.

Rich text: Send and receive messages with colors and formatting.

Chat state notifications: See the writing status of your contacts.

Anonymous: Use XMPP without an account.