XChat
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Screenshot of XChat 2.8.0
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| Developer(s) | Peter Železný (zed), Brian Evans (LifeIsPain) |
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| Initial release | X-Chat 1.0.0: June 29, June 29, 1999 |
| Stable release |
2.8.9 / 28 August 2010
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| Development status | Discontinued |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | macOS, Unix-like, Windows |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | Proprietary for Windows version, GNU General Public License for others |
| Website | xchat |
XChat is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It has a choice of a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers, and numerous configuration options. Both command line and graphical versions were available.
XChat is available for Unix-like systems; derivatives with native support for macOS's Aqua interface are also available (see below).
XChat's main source code tree has not received any patches since 2013. Some Linux distributions, such as Fedora, maintain their own versions to fix bugs, keep the program working and able to build, and to resolve security issues. A fork known as HexChat, formerly the Windows-specific X-Chat WDK, is still actively maintained.
XChat is a full-featured IRC client with a GUI surrounding the basic chat window. It includes all basic functionality found in most other IRC clients, including nick completion, connecting to multiple servers, secure connections,, DCC file transfers and chats, and a plugin system for various programming languages (including at least C or C++, Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby,Lua,CLISP, D, and DMDScript). Plugins allow extending the features and customization of the functionality of XChat.
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