Someone who doesn't appear to be the official developer of hexchat is
charging for it on the windows app store
reddit / irc

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[deleted] · 2019-05-27 00:15

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iownall555 · 2019-05-27 00:23

>NOTE: This application is free the purchase is optional.

Download the "free trial" (though MS' wording there is a bit screwy)

It's worth pointing out that while a bit scummy, this is [perfectly
legal under the GNU
GPL](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html) of which Hexchat
is licensed.

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doaks-ltm · 2019-05-27 00:24

Release notes of 2.14.0 indicate that TingPing released this on the
store, so it's the official developer. Notes indicate why it's for pay
on there: [https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.14.0.html](https://hexchat
.github.io/news/2.14.0.html)