main · 513 commits · updated il y a 23 j

Modern webchat app for IRC.

Orbit gives IRC the interface you'd expect from a chat app today: reactions, replies, typing, read-markers, history and push, all in the browser. Point it at your own server and rebrand it from one config.json, with no rebuild.

Open the live client Documentation Source

git clone IRCv3 caps config.json #orbit AGPL-3.0

#orbit+TPnrtCH6 users

14:02 *** now talking in #orbit 14:02 --- topic: a self-hostable IRCv3 web client 14:03 <reverse> pushed the chathistory dedup, reconnect catches up clean now 14:03 <orbit> [orbit] reverse pushed 1 commit to main +0/-0/±7 14:05 <nova> does it do read-markers and reactions? 14:05 <reverse> yep, 25 caps. read-marker, multiline, redaction, web push 14:06 <kell> and i just point it at my own ircd? 14:06 <reverse> one config.json. no rebuild. 14:07 *** kell has joined #orbit

[14:07] [reverse(+i)] [2:#orbit(+TPnrtCH)]

// why orbit

Built on IRC, run on your own server.

Full IRCv325 capabilities negotiated: reactions, typing, read-markers, multiline, server-side history, account registration and Web Push, not just the basics.

One file re-points itconfig.json is read at runtime: server, channels, branding, themes and feature flags. One build serves any community.

A real PWAInstalls to the home screen, keeps an offline shell, and reaches you with the tab closed. Mobile-first, not a desktop app squeezed onto a phone.

Host it yourselfA static dist/ behind any web server. The project even runs its own git server with push-to-deploy.

Make it yoursSix themes including a retro yomIRC skin, full mIRC formatting, and a plugin API with real extension points and SRI.

Free softwareAGPL-3.0. React, TypeScript, Vite and zustand, tested and linted. Read every line.

// features

What's included.

Real-time

Reactions, replies, typing, read-markers, multiline and chat-history replay, carried over standard IRCv3 caps rather than faked client-side.

Composer

Bold/italic/colour, an emoji picker, @nick and :emoji: tab-completion, slash commands, per-channel drafts and image upload.

Accounts & SASL

SASL login and in-app account registration, with an optional Turnstile gate when you need one against bots.

Web Push

VAPID / RFC-8291 notifications that reach you with the tab closed or the app shut.

Plugins

A documented Orbit API with composer, topbar, sidebar and settings slots plus per-message actions. Each runs in its own error boundary and can be pinned with SRI.

10 languages, 6 themes

A fully translated UI in ten languages, browser-detected and switchable; light, dark, Orbit and retro yomIRC skins.

// get started

Self-host it in five commands.

Clone, install, point public/config.json at your IRC server and build a static dist/. The full walkthrough is in the docs.

shellcopy

$ git clone https://git.devtronic.pro/orbit/orbit.git
$ cd orbit
$ npm install
$ npm run dev      # http://localhost:5173
$ npm run build    # dist/  (serve behind /app/)

// changelog

Latest changes.

Pulled straight from the repository. Every push to main updates this list.

513commits

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4contributors

AGPL-3.0licence

a51c50dfix yomirc hover-toolbar clipping (compact toolbar); channel switch always jumps to the newest messageJean · il y a 23 j

dc6ced4fix hover toolbar clipping at the top of the message listJean · il y a 23 j

5a9bb3dlobby: config-gate intent buttons, drop gaming, route intents to #accueil, set channel suggestionsJean · il y a 23 j

ffaca4cmonospace UI across all themes, connect-screen language switcher, es dating labelJean · il y a 23 j

c54fa07i18n: translate the 9 keys missing from the 8 non-fr/en locales; default tchatou to FrenchJean · il y a 23 j

997ea67profile metadata: fetch via GET, handle 766, mute benign METADATA FAILJean · il y a 24 j

2086fe4account profiles via draft/metadata-2 (avatar/bio/pronouns/timezone/url)Jean · il y a 24 j

aed817aCBAN window: the join button switches the active view to the suggested channelJean · il y a 28 j

431432fShow a window when a JOIN is refused by a network CBAN (926)Jean · il y a 28 j

2eab043Point games plugin at GamesServ (live service nick; GameServ is reserved)Jean · 21/07/2026

5d90c54Externalize theme-init so the app CSP needs no inline-script hashJean · 21/07/2026

f9a1ac0Don't re-negotiate caps or SASL on a post-registration CAP NEWJean · 21/07/2026

9b2b66fsurface +draft/reply and +draft/channel-context on service noticesJean · 21/07/2026

d567627show +draft/channel-context on service noticesJean · 21/07/2026

b31aceayomirc: show sender channel-status prefix in message linesJean · 18/07/2026