scli
Simple terminal user interface for Signal messenger
TLDR
Launch the Signal TUI
$ scli
Start with conversation history saving$ scli -s
Link scli with an existing Signal account$ scli link --name "[my-laptop]"
SYNOPSIS
scli [options]
DESCRIPTION
scli is a TUI for Signal messenger that uses signal-cli as its backend and urwid for the interface. It features Vim-like navigation, emoji reactions, remote message deletion, desktop notifications with sender avatars, and external editor support for composing messages.
PARAMETERS
-s, --save-history
Enable conversation history saving.--enable-notifications
Turn on desktop notifications.--color
Colorize messages with standard or 256-color mode.--wrap-at NUM
Text wrapping width.--editor-command CMD
Custom editor command for composing messages.
CAVEATS
Requires signal-cli to be installed and registered. Cannot quote messages or add mentions due to signal-cli limitations. Voice calls and read receipts are unsupported. Data is stored unencrypted; full-disk encryption is recommended.
HISTORY
scli was created by isamert and is written in Python.
SEE ALSO
signal-cli(1), nchat(1), toot(1)
