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Glowing Bear vs Weechat-Android: catalog facts
Glowing Bear	Weechat-Android
Best for: WeeChat users who want to reach their IRC session from a phone or browser	Best for: WeeChat users who want to reach their IRC session from Android
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Android
Access your WeeChat session from any device with a browser Embeds images, videos and other linked content All 3 strengths for Glowing Bear Access your WeeChat session from any device with a browser Embeds images, videos and other linked content Leaves all IRC handling to WeeChat	Gives mobile access to a persistent WeeChat session Conversations stay on your own WeeChat instance All 3 strengths for Weechat-Android Gives mobile access to a persistent WeeChat session Conversations stay on your own WeeChat instance Open source
Requires a running WeeChat instance with a relay configured Relay must be set up with encryption for safe use over the internet	Requires WeeChat running with a relay on a remote machine Not a standalone IRC client
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Glowing Bear glowing-bear.org github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Weechat-Android github.com/ubergeek42/weechat-android/wiki f-droid.org/packages/com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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