Back to IRC after 20 years, which client should I use?
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feckq · 2019-09-28 00:18

I haven't used IRC for 20+ years ago, and I have a need to use it, not
for anything special.

Back then mIRC was the go to.

I see there are a ton more clients now, what should I pick that looks
nice and is pleasing to the eye but functional as I take it that there
are probably module and etc for gaming, etc.

Thanks

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eskimo_dev · 2019-09-28 00:21

What OS? Windows? Mac? Linux? Android? iOS?

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WorldGenesis · 2019-09-28 00:21

I mean, mIRC is still as good :P

Hexchat is also nice, uhh, not sure about any others.

I have a TheLounge web client instance on my network (
https://chat.worldgenesis.net ), I have it hosted on a Linux server,
but I'm sure you can use it on a PC itself.

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2019-09-28 00:55

These days you definitely want something thats as IRCv3 compliant as
you can get, other than that, dealer's choice. Im partial to hexchat
GUI side, and while I dont use it often, weechat is a very
configurable terminal client.

EDIT: Oh and IRCcloud is a good choice for mobile and cross-platform
(including mobile, and essentially anything with a decently modern web
browser)

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feckq · 2019-09-28 01:16

Windows

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eskimo_dev · 2019-09-28 01:18

Hexchat seems to be the most popular these days on Windows. Though I
would still prefer mIRC.

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TReKiE · 2019-09-28 07:03

My vote is for AdiIRC. Freeware, support for mircscript, inline
automatic downloading images, emoticons, coloured emoji, etc.

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trekkie1701c · 2019-09-28 13:45

I'm a big fan of Hexchat; it has a fairly nice feature set (including
a spell check, which is nice) and uses the built-in Windows
notification system, rather than having its own (like mIRC) so it
"fits" better.  Also it's cross-platform with Linux and the config
files are compatible so you can just copy them over between the two
operating systems.

mIRC has a bit better scripting support, however, so if you make use
of that it's probably worth the $10-$20/3 year license.

On top of a client I also use ZNC as a bouncer, which allows me to
attach multiple clients to a single network while appearing on the
network as just one user, and buffer my connections/disconnections a
bit so that I can fairly seamlessly wake up, hop on IRC on my laptop,
seamlessly swap to the desktop, then swap out to my phone and go ride
a bus 20 miles to work without ever dropping the connection; something
which has greatly improved my IRC experience.

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[deleted] · 2019-09-28 13:45

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Ycreak · 2019-09-28 14:43

Weechat in WSL!

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h11rx · 2019-09-28 17:01

mIRC.

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aftli · 2019-09-28 17:47

mIRC is still perfect and I couldn't imagine anything being
objectively better.

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jtrag · 2019-09-28 18:50

Hexchat,  AdiIRC , or mIRC.  All of these are great.  I currently use
all three.

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roboirc · 2019-10-02 14:33

Use AdiIRC, its free ware and compatible with 99% of mirc scripts
(except ones specific to mirc made dlls).

Question regarding AdiIRC, speak to kr0n on
[chat.freenode.net](https://chat.freenode.net), he is the creator of
AdiIRC.

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DeeMTL514 · 2019-10-07 05:12

Back after 14 years, mIRC is still my go to :)

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futboln3rd · 2019-10-28 18:47

you have to pay for mIRC though right?

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h11rx · 2019-10-28 18:57

No, free.

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futboln3rd · 2019-11-10 10:22

How? the one I downloaded gave me a trial period of only one month

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h11rx · 2019-11-10 11:46

Get a cracked version..

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sub-collector · 2019-11-18 01:02

emacs