HexChat
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HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- MacPorts
- XQuartz
Discontinued
The version 2.16.2 is the final version of the software. The author announced that "The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work."
Features
HexChat News & Activities
Highlights All activities
Recent News
- Paul published news article about HexChat
Recent activities
Featured in Lists
Open/Free soft must have
Must have
Free tools (Software that can help you mostly in any field)
This is going to be a list of the free tools/software that can be used mostly in any field. it's based on websites recommendations, personal experience and YouTube videos. If there's any software that you like to be added here pls inform me so we can do it together. They won't be in the alphabetical order. Together we can do it. If you find any software in the list that's not free let me know
My Win10 Apps
A list with 51 apps by MorganT without a description.
What is HexChat?
HexChat information
Developed by
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Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
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- 3,229 Stars
- 572 Forks
- 768 Open Issues
- Updated (Archived)
Comments and Reviews
Not really much to say. Best free mIRC alternative I have found since W7. It looks nice and simple and downloads can be automated (for things I want to download through it).
I do not really chat on mIRC anymore, just visit it to download things, so at least for that, it is good enough.
I tried mIRC but it didn't work at all for me. and hexchat works perfectly for me. never had any hiccups.
The biggest disappointment is that it cannot do tiled or split windows like in mIRC or kvirc. It is a very signficant drawback for people accustomed to those features to the point that I (along with many others) wont adopt HexChat. Other than that, it is a decent client.
Best fully open source IRC client software
Because is the best alternative to chatzilla
Pidgin's notifications don't work all the time.
I use it in Linux Mint and I haven't been disappointed by it. It has options like word highlighting, user name highlighting etc. The overall look is also good. It can also be minimized to tray.