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IRSSI
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Terminal-based
Screen multiplexing and remote connection options with screen or tmux.
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No GUI
Actually a plus for some, lower memory overhead.
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Themes
Allows the modification of IRSSI's look and feel.
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Gives little direction upfront
Actually, Irssi.org has it's own GREAT documentation for new irssi users. Inline /help options are pretty well documented.
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Free and open-source
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Cryptic configuration files
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Quick and easy setup
3 or 4 commands and you're ready to chat with all your old friends.
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Perl scripting
Allows the user to create and use perl scripts to perform actions.
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Command line outputs can be sent to a channel or message
/exec -o figlet "Slant.co"
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Easy logging
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Persistent connection
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Has a plugin for encrypted communications
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LimeChat
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Free and Open Source
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Console based
If you're not familiar with a text based IRC client already, it is definitely not user friendly for learning.
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Console-like interface
LimeChat has a nostalgic console feel that is still very functional. It features multiple themes including a three column layout.
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No way to search chat logs within LimeChat
Chat logs are not viewable within the app. You must find the file in the directory and open it with a text editor.
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Native support for the Notification Center
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Includes many useful features
LimeChat includes many features that any IRC user would need such as: The ability to Connect to multiple servers and rooms Auto join rooms on startup File Sending Native Notification Center support SSL authorization
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Full range of keyboard shortcuts
Limechat has a fully featured shortcut list that makes navigating the program quick and easy.
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Fast and lightweight
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WeeChat
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Terminal-based
WeeChat has a command line interface.
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No official GUI option
While there are some unofficial remote graphical interfaces available for WeeChat, it is intended to be used as a terminal client. As such it might be challenging to use to those accustomed to graphical interfaces.
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Accessible to less expert users out of the box
WeeChat has an easy to use interface and sane defaults, making it a great client for beginner users.
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Scripting API allows poorly written scripts to be used as attack vectors
Plugin documentation includes the following warning: In many functions, for speed reasons, WeeChat does not check if your pointer is correct or not. It’s your job to check you’re giving a valid pointer, otherwise you may see a nice crash report ;)
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Builtin SSL support
Easy to configure weechat connect to server using certificates
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Highly customizable and configurable
Many dotfiles are publicly available.
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Flexible window splitting
Weechat allows very flexible window splitting behavior to show multiple IRC channels at once. Windows can be split vertically and horizontally.
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Fully keyboard driven
Weechat can be fully driven by keyboard shortcuts. Navigating between buffers, switching between windows and changing text styling can all be achieved with keyboard shortcuts.
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Extensible via plugins and scripts
Supports scripting in C, Python, Perl, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Scheme and Javascript.
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Persistent connection
Works perfectly with a poor connection.
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Smart filtering
Smart filtering lets set a series of rules for IRC channels. For example, it allows instructing the client to show /quit and /join messages only if the user was speaking in the last 20 minutes.
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Free and open source
WeeChat is a free program licensed under GPL with source code available on GitHub.
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Can act as a relay for mobile client
It's possible to leave WeeChat running at home/on a server, then connect to it with a smartphone client. This way a choppy mobile internet connection won't disconnect from IRC, and still allow using a touch screen optimized UI.
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Active and helpful community support
Weechat community can be found on #weechat @ Freenode. The community, including devs, is helpful in answering any WeeChat related questions.
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Built-in script manager
WeeChat has a built-in tool for searching, downloading, installing and updating scripts and plugins.
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Intuitive, detail-oriented interface
By default WeeChat has a chat area surrounded by a nicklist on the right, title bar on top, and status and input bars at the bottom. The layout, though, can be completely customized and split vertically or horizontally. It supports 256 colors as long as the terminal supports 256 colors as well as bolded, italicized and underlined text. Even includes little touches as differently colored nicknames for people /away.
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Huge library of scripts
WeeChat scripts repository has hundreds of scripts including url shorteners, music player integrations and bandwidth monitors.
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Mouse support
Mouse click and gestures are supported on a local terminal as well as remote terminal accessed via ssh regardless of screen/tmux. To enable mouse support use /mouse enable command or press alt+m.
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Easy to customize
You are able to modify configurations inside application or via modifying files(i.e. colors).
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Actively developed
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Offers a choice of remote interfaces
WeeChat has html5, qt, android, emacs and javascript remote interface options.
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Incremental text search
Text is searched through in real time as search terms are being written.
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License:
GPLv3
Proxy server:
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KVIrc
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Extensive documentation available
Help files and online resources show all of the feature and scripting capabilities.
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Portable
KVIrc does not need to be installed. It can be kept on a flash drive and run from there.
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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.
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Plenty of customization options
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Platforms:
GNU/Linux, Windows
License:
GPL
Media:
Yes
Interface:
GUI
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Linkinus 2
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Major improvements over first version
With the new version release, Linkinus 2 is up to 10 times faster. It also has new core features such as auto reconnect, proxy support and much more.
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Abandonware
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Searchable logs
Linkinus 2 lets you search chat logs by keyword within the app. You can also enable or disable logging on a per-channel basis.
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More expensive than most IRC clients
At $7.99 USD on the App Store, Linkinus 2 is more expensive than most IRC clients. While the extensive features may justify the price for some, basic users probably do not need to pay for a commercial client.
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An extensive feature set
For those looking for a feature packed client, Linkinus 2 is for you. The $8 USD price point is almost justifiable by the feature list. It frovides features not seen in other IRC clients such as embedded media(Youtube, Vimeo, etc.) and can automatically expand shortened URLs.
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No Notification Center support.
Linkinus 2 does not support OSX's Notification Center meaning you'll have to keep an eye on the window as you won't be getting alerts straight to your desktop.
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Quassel
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Free and open source
Quassal is available for free with source code licensed under GPL and available here.
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Potential memory bloat in monolithic client if left running for a period of time
(I don't know if this problem has been fixed in recent years, but I have doubts)
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Distributed
It's possible for a front-end client or multiple front-end clients to connect to a single core client. This allows setting up an always on-line core that can be accessed from anywhere.
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No DCC support
DCC or Direct Client-to-Client protocol allows for private communications between users (without the traffic being routed through servers). Neither chat nor file transfers are supported.
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Easy installation on Ubuntu due to the existence of PPA's
Right now Quassel has a PPA maintainer, which allows you to install the stable version or daily versions. Support for PostgreSQL as database backend and easy to configure for people that know a bit about systems.
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License:
GPL
Interface:
GUI, TUI
IPv6:
Yes
Auto update:
No
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Smuxi
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Twitter integration
It's possible to check and interact with Twitter's timeline, replies and direct messages from the Smuxi client.
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Poor script and plugin library
Smuxi's script and plugin library contains less than 10 entries.
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Distributed
Smuxi offers an option to keep idling in a channel even when all front-end clients are closed. It's possible for a front-end client or multiple front-end clients to connect to a single server. This allows setting up an always on-line server that can be accessed from anywhere.
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Plugins and scripts can be written in any language
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Highly customizable interface
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Facebook chat, gTalk and Jabber integration
Smuxi has XMPP protocol support that allows integrating with Facebook chat, gTalk and Jabber.
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Theming support
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Caret mode
Caret mode allows navigating through messages (the output buffer) via keyboard.
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