# Irssi changelog

> The terminal-based IRC client.

- Vendor: Irssi
- Category: Communication
- Platforms: macOS, Linux
- Official site: https://irssi.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi)
- Harvested from: GitHub (irssi/irssi)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### 1.4.5

- Date: 2023-10-03
- Version: 1.4.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.4.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.4.5
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

**Note.** Apply [perl-again.patch](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/download/1.4.5/perl-again.patch) when building Irssi with Perl 5.37 or later. Otherwise Irssi's locale/unicode handling may break due to a bug in Perl. See <a href="https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/21366" title="When embedding Perl in C, the locale is switched to C/ASCII">Perl/perl5#21366</a>. The fix given in [#1498](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1498) was unfortunately not sufficient.

###### Fixes

- Fix Perl scripts broken by Perl 5.38 ([scripts.irssi.org#851](https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org/issues/851), [#1474](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1474)). With input from Leon Timmermans
- Document workaround to fix linker errors when building with meson on Apple ([#1435](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1435 "irssi 1.4.3 build issue"), [#1492](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1492))
- Fix meson using wrong filenames on Apple, leading to broken Perl support ([#1483](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1483), [#1493](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1493))
- Fix /upgrade not accepting `~` ([#1460](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1460), [#1462](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1462)). By Lukas Mai 
- Improve compatibility with Perl5-IDEA ([#1465](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1465), [#1467](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1467)). By Charlie Daffern
- Fix logic in how own actions are printed for other protocols ([codeberg!5](https://codeberg.org/irssi/irssi/pulls/5), [#1471](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1471)). By Andrej Kacian
- Fix crash on old PowerPC Mac ([#1482](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1482), [#1484](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1484))
- Fix wrong prototype of library function used in terminal handling ([#1495](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1495)). By Emil Engler
- Minor cleanups ([#1488](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1488), [#1497](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1497)). Includes work by Emil Engler
- Minor help and documentation fixes ([#1458](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1458), [#1494](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1494), [#1477](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1477), [#1478](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1478)). Includes work by KindOne

### 1.4.4

- Date: 2023-03-30
- Version: 1.4.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.4.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.4.4
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

**Note.** Apply [perl-ntype.patch](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/download/1.4.4/perl-ntype.patch) when building Irssi with Perl 5.37 or later. Otherwise some script functions will be broken due to a change in Perl's ExtUtils::ParseXS. See #1474 

###### Changes

- Expose location of signals.txt via pkg-config (<a href="https://codeberg.org/irssi/irssi/pulls/1">codeberg!1</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1439" title="Sync">#1439</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1446" title="fix signals file">#1446</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1447" title="fix signalsfile some more">#1447</a>). By Andrej Kacian

###### Additions

- Levels can now be inverted using `^` prefix in the /WINDOW (HIDE)LEVEL commands (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1428" title="add (hide)level flip command">#1428</a>)
- Support receiving monospace (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1370" title="Monospace formatting character is visible">#1370</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1442" title="Support receiving monospace">#1442</a>). By Linus Heckemann

###### Fixes

- Fix config broken by /WINDOW LOGFILE without parameter (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1392" title="/window logfile creates corrupt config">#1392</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1432" title="Check window logfile parameter">#1432</a>)
- Fix broken /LASTLOG -window switch (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1418" title="/lastlog -window broken?">#1418</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1424" title="fix lastlog -window">#1424</a>, regression introduced in <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1398" title="get line texts before printing lastlog">#1398</a>)
- Fix logic in how actions are printed for other protocols (<a href="https://codeberg.org/irssi/irssi/pulls/3">codeberg!3</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1454" title="Sync">#1454</a>). By Andrej Kacian
- Fix stale special collector use after free (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1456" title="fix stale special collector use after free">#1456</a>). Reported by ednash
- Help and message fixes (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1421" title="Add parameter LIST to STATUSBAR documentation">#1421</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1429" title="remove ported sections from manual and add links">#1429</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1431" title="add missing news reference">#1431</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1434" title="correct statusbar help text">#1434</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1438" title="Lang-Fix: Use more general messages">#1438</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1452" title="Update levels.in">#1452</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1453" title="Update ignore.in">#1453</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1455" title="Update ignore.in">#1455</a>). Includes work by Jimmie Tyrrell and Sven Grewe

### 1.4.3

- Date: 2022-10-31
- Version: 1.4.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.4.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.4.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

###### Fixes

- Fix freeze on Alt+arrows (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1416" title="alt + arrow when only one tab open freezes irssi">#1416</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1417" title="do not freeze on alt+left/right">#1417</a>)
- Fix crash on /upgrade (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1399" title="crash on upgrade">#1399</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1419" title="move irc server functions to object creation time">#1419</a>)
- Fix saving of -disallow_starttls (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1401" title="-disallow_starttls cannot be saved">#1401</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1420" title="enable saving of -disallow_starttls">#1420</a>)
- Fix libnv detection on FreeBSD (<a href="https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=265397">freebsd#265397</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1407" title="Fix libnv detection on recent FreeBSD">#1407</a>). By Guido Falsi and Kristof Provost
- Minor help and script fixes (<a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1380" title="run syncscripts.sh">#1380</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1393" title="minor rendering fix in eval help">#1393</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1411" title="/connect: Add help for -nocap">#1411</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1413" title="Update /server syntax line">#1413</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1414" title="Add -nocap to /connect and /server connect syntax">#1414</a>, <a href="https://github.com/irssi/irssi/issues/1415" title="/server: Add help for -cap/-nocap">#1415</a>)

### 1.4.2

- Date: 2022-07-16
- Version: 1.4.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.4.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.4.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

###### Changes

- Add irssimoduledir to irssi-1.pc in the Meson build (#1383, #1378)

###### Fixes

- Use -isystem includes, limiting warnings to Irssi code. Fixes compilation with Perl 5.36 (#1381, <a href="https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=851522">gentoo#851522</a>, #1384)
- Fix missing lines when changing dynamic textbuffer contents (#1382, #1387). Reported by externalserver15
- Fix Perl cross compilation with Meson 0.60.0 (#1377)
- Fix default channel prefix used for /JOIN to default to `#` (#1385, #1388)
- Fix crash in /LASTLOG by getting line texts before printing (#1367, #1398)

### 1.4.1

- Date: 2022-06-11
- Version: 1.4.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.4.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.4.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

**Note**: botti no longer compiles; get in touch if you use it

###### Changes

- Format the output of /QUOTE HELP (#1371, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/82" title="Format RPL_HELPSTART/RPL_HELPTXT/RPL_ENDOFHELP">an#82</a>). By Val Lorentz. Add /SHELP as default alias (<a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/83" title="new SHELP default alias">an#83</a>)
- /SET resolve_reverse_lookup setting was removed (#1034, #1135)
- Irssi will try to connect on IPv4 if IPv6 connection failed (#1146). By Shivaram Lingamneni
- The display system now renders formats on the fly (#1079, #1188, #1191, #1192, #1204, #1205, #1209, #1349, #1355, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/13" title="Add code to make hilight work with textbuffer changes">an#13</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/14" title="Allow access to ''gui render line text'' from Perl">an#14</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/28" title="/hilight -line extra space?">an#28</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/29" title="actually remember the hilight -color">an#29</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/36" title="correctly store updated message levels e.g. from /hilight">an#36</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/37" title="fix pedantic error in MSGLEVEL enum">an#37</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/49" title="fix stuck meta on dcc chat">an#49</a>)
  
  This major change will break scripts that try to modify printed text during "print text" signal (#1189). They need to be ported to modify the text during "print format" instead. It also breaks the usage of using /FORMAT to add different colours to a line. Such usage needs to be ported to using $expando variables instead. Affected scripts include format_identify.pl, friends_peder.pl, nickcolor.pl, nm.pl, people.pl
  
  The "gui print text finished" and "gui print text after finished" signals gained a TEXT_DEST_REC *parameter in the process.
  
  A new "gui render line text" signal is available to change the rendering of a line
- made the $Z expando (time) dynamic (#1087, #1207, #1208)
  
  This change breaks the usage of /SET timestamp_format to supply a custom displayed time stamp. Affected scripts include binary_time.pl
- /HILIGHT -priority now affects which hilight rule gets applied (#1228, #1232)
- The NAMES list is now hidden by default if there are more than 18 users on the channel (<a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/7" title="add a limit to showing /NAMES on join">an#7</a>)
  
  To revert to the previous behaviour
  
  
      /SET show_names_on_join_limit -1
- -tls_verify is now enabled by default (#1170, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/18" title="fix reading of old config ssl_verify key">an#18</a>, #1309,
   <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/23" title="do not unconditionally enable tls on /connect -!">an#23</a>, #1343, #1351)
  
  This may cause an ugly display of notls_verify in the output of /SERVER LIST, even on plain-text connection, on old configs. Kindly remove the "tls_verify = "no";" entries from your config file manually.
- Irssi will now attempt STARTTLS if advertised (#1170, #1312, <a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/19" title="fix reading of starttls = ''no'' in config">an#19</a>)
  
  Use -disallow_starttls if you absolutely do not want this
  
  In order to check for a STARTTLS advertisement, Irssi will now wait for a response (even an error) to CAP LS 302. If your bouncer/server does not want to communicate before receiving USER/PASS at all, use -nocap to disable the CAP check.
- Channel sync requests (WHO, MODE) are now sent "later" than user commands. This should improve responsiveness to user commands in the autojoin phase (<a href="https://github.com/ailin-nemui/irssi/issues/26" title="send channel sync requests ''later'' in the

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### 1.2.3

- Date: 2021-04-11
- Version: 1.2.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.2.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.2.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

**Note.** Apply [no-term.h.patch](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/download/1.2.3/no-term.h.patch) on NetBSD and other systems using libcurses. This regression is introduced by trying to fix rendering on Apple ARM. See #1305 

###### Fixes

- Fix the compilation of utf8proc (#1021)
- Fix wrong call to free. By Zero King (#1076)
- Fix a colour reset in true colour themes when encountering mIRC colours (#1059)
- Fix memory leak on malformed CAP requests (#1120)
- Fix an erroneous free of SASL data. Credit to Oss-Fuzz (#1128, #1130)
- Re-set the TLS flag when reconnecting (#1027, #1134)
- Fix the scrollback getting stuck after /clear (#1115, #1136)
- Fix the input of Ctrl+C as the first character (#1153,  #1154)
- Fix crash on quit during unloading of modules on certain platforms (#1167)
- Fix Irssi freezing input after Ctrl+Space on GLib >2.62 (#1180, #1183)
- Fix layout of IDCHANs. By Lauri Tirkkonen (#1197)
- Fix crash when server got reconnected before it was properly connected (#1210, #1211)
- Fix multiple identical active caps (#1249)
- Minor help corrections (#1156, #1213, #1214, #1255)
- Remove erroneous colour in the colorless theme. Reported and fixed by Nutchanon Wetchasit (#1220, #1221)
- Fix invalid bounds calculation when editing the text entry. Found and fixed by Sergey Valentey (#1269)
- Fix passing of negative size in buffer writes. Found and fixed by Sergey Valentey (#1270)
- Fix Irssi freezing on slow hardware and fast DCC transfers (#159, #1271)
- Fix compilation on Solaris (#1291)
- Fix null pointer dereference when receiving broken JOIN record. Credit to Oss-Fuzz (#1292)
- Fix crash on /connect to some sockets (#1239, #1298)
- Fix Irssi rendering on Apple ARM. By Misty De Méo (#1267, #1268, #1290)
- Fix crash on /lastlog with broken lines (#1281, #1299)
- Fix memory leak when receiving bogus SASL authentication data. Found and fixed by Sergey Valentey (#1293)

### 1.2.2

- Date: 2019-08-29
- Version: 1.2.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.2.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.2.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

**Note.** Apply [glib-2-63.patch](https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/download/1.2.2/glib-2-63.patch) if you intend to use Irssi on GLib >2.62 in order to fix #1180 

###### Fixes

- Fix a use after free issue when receiving IRCv3 CAP information from the server ([GL#34](https://gitlab.com/irssi/irssi/issues/34))
- Fix a crash during startup when windows weren't fully initialised yet (#1114, [bdo#935813](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=935813))

### 1.2.1

- Date: 2019-06-28
- Version: 1.2.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.2.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.2.1
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

Contains all changes from 1.1.3

###### Fixes

- Fix a test on big endian machines (#1014)
- Fix the compile time conditionality of wcwidth implementation (#1019, gentoo#677804, #720)
- Fix /save no longer working on old Solaris (pre POSIX.1-2008) (#1042, #1043)
- Fix regression of #764 where display of 8-bit (legacy encoding) in the input prompt was broken (#1018, #1057). Initial patch by Артём Курашов

### 1.1.3

- Date: 2019-06-28
- Version: 1.1.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.1.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.1.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

Contains all changes from 1.0.8

###### Fixes

- Fix regression of #779 where autolog_ignore_targets would not matching itemless windows anymore (#1012, #1013)

### 1.0.8

- Date: 2019-06-28
- Version: 1.0.8
- Original notes: https://github.com/irssi/irssi/releases/tag/1.0.8
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/irssi/releases/1.0.8
- Labels: Platforms: macOS, Linux

###### Fixes

- Fix a use after free issue when sending the SASL login on (automatic and manual) reconnects (#1055, #1058). Reported by ilbelkyr