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Lith vs Glowing Bear: catalog facts
Lith	Glowing Bear
Best for: WeeChat users who want to access their session from another device	Best for: WeeChat users who want to reach their IRC session from a phone or browser
Free Free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, iOS, Web	Web, Self-hosted
Connects to a WeeChat session over its relay Supports Linux, iOS and a browser version All 3 strengths for Lith Connects to a WeeChat session over its relay Supports Linux, iOS and a browser version Includes image and video previews	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
Requires a running WeeChat instance reachable over TCP or WebSockets.	Requires a running WeeChat instance with a relay configured Relay must be set up with encryption for safe use over the internet
Downloadable app, Web application	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Lith github.com/LithApp/Lith Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Glowing Bear glowing-bear.org github.com/glowing-bear/glowing-bear Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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