orbit
v1.0.0 · 138 commits · updated il y a 38 min

Modern chat 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.

138commits
v1.0.0version
4contributors
AGPL-3.0licence
fdadf19footer_item: render only in the visible footer copy (true singleton)Jean · il y a 38 min
fec57afPlugins: add a footer_item UI slot for buttons in the app footer barJean · il y a 1 h
a4eb1dbconfig.json: add defaults.lang; document every option in CONFIG.mdJean · il y a 6 h
764f37dWire config.branding.icon/name into the real browser surfacesJean · il y a 7 h
8d604b8features.register also hides Forgot password + its FAQ; gate push auto-refreshJean · il y a 7 h
4182269Localise the bundled plugins and PWA manifest (all 10 languages)Jean · il y a 7 h
ce36366Localise the login-screen ambient chatter (all 10 languages)Jean · il y a 8 h
b4fdc17i18n the last hardcoded French: away/reconnect messages, Rooms tabJean · il y a 8 h
ec3ce4fComplete i18n across all 10 languages; kill hardcoded FrenchJean · il y a 8 h
6484aabHonour features.register and turnstile.enabled from configJean · il y a 9 h
34f0ef0Merge pull request 'Update dependency i18next to v26.3.4' (#6) from renovate/i18next-26.x-lockfile into mainJean Chevronnet · il y a 1 j
16e4a15Update dependency i18next to v26.3.4Renovate Bot · il y a 1 j
f370849Default startup channel #taverne -> #accueilJean · il y a 1 j
de62d3aMake guestIdent explicit in config.jsonJean · il y a 1 j
159d68aSilence plugin console logs in productionJean · il y a 1 j

// community

Get involved.

Source & issues

Developed in the open. Issues and patches welcome.

git.devtronic.pro/orbit/orbit

Clone it

Or pull from the project's own git server over HTTPS:

git clone https://orbit.tchatou.fr/orbit.git

Chat in #orbit

A live channel, running on Orbit itself, with a bot that posts every commit.

Open #orbit in Orbit