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KVIrc is a free portable IRC client.
SpecsUpdate
PlatformsGNU/Linux, Windows
LicenseGPL
MediaYes
InterfaceGUI
Multi-AccountYes
IPv6Yes
Auto updateNo
Message historyYes
Proxy serverYes
Scripting languageKVS (custom), Perl, Python
SSLYes
OpensourceYes
Multi-serverYes
OTRNo
SASLYes
URI schemeYes
DCCCHAT SEND RESUME TSEND Passive DCC REVERSE RSEND Reverse/Firewall DCC FSERV XDCC VOICE
UTF-8Yes
CRLNo
TLSYes
EmoticonsYes
CTCPYes
DANENo
Video chatNo
OSCPNo
Multi-channelYes
Notification intergationYes
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Pros
Pro Extensive documentation available
Help files and online resources show all of the feature and scripting capabilities.
Pro Portable
KVIrc does not need to be installed. It can be kept on a flash drive and run from there.
Pro Still active developement
Despite whats been said, development has been continuing at a steady pace on version 4.3.1 and more recently 4.3.2.
Pro Plenty of customization options
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