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, OTR, 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.