Windows IRC Clients
reddit / irc

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Zweihander01 · 2011-05-20 04:41

I've been using a Mac for around 8 years now, and I'm switching back
to Windows due to wanting to play games, not being impressed with OS
X's future, and not having the extra money to blow on a comparable
macbook.

I've been using Linkinus (Discrete theme) for a while now and I'm
pretty used to how it looks and acts.  Is there anything similar on
Windows?

Things I'm looking for:
* connected/remembered server list along the side, preferably in a
sidebar
** channels nested under their respective server on the sidebar list
* Ability to use a theme that isn't a ripoff of mIRC's default, or at
least isn't as terrible as that one
* Custom notify list (I do a lot of RPing on irc, so being able to
always see my normal nick is useful)

And I use Chrome, so Chatzilla isn't that useful.

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aperson · 2011-05-20 06:49

[xchat-wdk](http://code.google.com/p/xchat-wdk/wiki/InfoXChat?tm=6)

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Paradox · 2011-05-20 06:59

People are going to rage at this, but thats because most of them are
just butthurt.

mIRC is one of the most widely used IRC clients on windows, for a
reason. It is one of the best clients available. You can customize the
fuck out of it

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p1um_cr4zy · 2011-07-07 17:09

the truth

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tehciolo · 2011-07-11 22:10

NoName Script

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rottenbananapeel · 2011-08-30 08:59

I use [AdiIRC](http://www.adiirc.com/) , i switched from mIRC.

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tenwithavo · 2011-09-05 15:48

Irssi

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benonsoftware · 2011-09-09 07:30

I would use PChat. (http://pchat-irc.com/) It is a free clone of XChat
and I have been using it for about 2-3 years now and love it. You can
download extra theme's like you want and you get a server/channel list
on the side of what channels/servers you are on.

Also they have 50+ servers already on there startup list to choose
from.

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knuxgen · 2011-09-30 02:29

irssi as on any platform, but it§s terminal-based

if you want some GUI, i loved Quassel, otherwise mIRC/xchat

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meleemario · 2011-10-28 01:52

Check out [KVIrc](http://www.kvirc.net/). It's a free IRC program
which is extremely similar to mIRC, yet very customizable, sort of
like the Firefox of IRC so to speak. Unlike mIRC, KVIrc is 100% free,
with no nag screens whatsoever! The program itself does take a little
getting used to though.