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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. See More
HexChat's default interface is clear, well-organized and intuitive. Channels can be laid out as both tabs and in a tree structure. All components such as user lists, topics bar or even menu bar can be hidden to provide a clean way to interact. Conversely the interface can be configured to show quick access buttons for changing channel flags, sending files or performing operator actions. See More
HexChat has a great list of plugins and scripts and is compatible with most XChat plugins. XChats library is incredibly extensive. There is a wide range of both useful and fun plugins. It's possible to add an RSS feed, play a game of chess or control an mp3 player via chat while translating everything written to l33t speek. See More
Lots of automation features built into the core application. Custom keyboard shortcuts and Alias commands enabled. Winamp, url-logger, and many other plugins can be easily enabled for extra functionality. UI is highly configurable/themeable, large community of users. Supports countless simultaneous connections. See More
The author is involved in ZNC development, so the latest ZNC goodies are guaranteed to be well supported (http://communi.github.io/znc/). With help of the documented ZNC modules, Communi retains its state well across sessions. No repetitive buffer playback on reconnect, notifications and banners for newly received messages only, queries stay open until closed etc. See More
Kiwi's default interface is aesthetically modern, while keeping a classic two-column layout with chat window on the left and nicklist on the right. Unlike many other interfaces, a considerable amount of effort has been spent on making it easy on the eyes. The interface offers common customization options including time format changes, choice of system messages and choice of laying out channels in a tabbed or list manner. See More
It works perfectly with Windows 10, has all the needed functions like: 1 - handle all irc:// links. 2 - start with windows. 3 - start minimized. 4 - close to tray icon when pressing X(close button). 5 - it can open all the channels in one window or open each channel in new windows (it is up to you). 6 - tons of options to pick up from. See More
Configurations, scripts and snippets are saved within the installation folder, allowing you to easily move them to a different installation. It also means that nothing is changed in your system. Does not create registry keys. Does not create any other folder than it's own on any other location. Even when the installer is used, you can make it portable by just moving the folder around, don't need to worry about anything else. See More
The standard installer includes several standard color schemes to choose from, and it is possible from within the Options dialog to export any that you customize or create to share with others, or import those shared by others. The syntax of the file which defines them is well-documented and can be modified in any text editor if desired. See More
IRC is still very much alive and the protocol specification continues to evolve with new features and standards developed and published by the IRCv3 Working Group. As part of their work, they track the adoption and implementation of the specification they publish, and they announced on their website that as of the release of AdiIRC v3.9 on September 30, 2020, it was the first IRC client they were aware of to correctly implement support for all of the features in the current IRCv3 spec. This was accomplished only five months after two of the major IRCd servers (InspIRCd and Oragono) had released versions implementing all of those same features. See More
While IRCCloud is generally a subscription service, a limited free tier is available. It's limited to 2 external IRC networks besides irc.irccloud.com, accounts get disconnected after 2h while no frontend is used (does not apply for the first 7 days) and 100MB file sharing limit as well as it lacks a number of team and enterprise oriented features. See More
All other irc clients are only connected to the network as long as you are online. IRCCloud provides a bouncer by default, i.e. an irc proxy that maintains your presence and logs all chat. Said BNC remains online for 3 hours by default, papering over connectivity losses, or for a small fee of 4€ per month, you can remain online forever (good for travels and such). See More
Scripts are short programs (sets of instructions) that can be used to automate tasks in mIRC. mIRC has its own scripting language which can be used to perform many different types of tasks, from managing IRC channels to playing multi-user online games. mIRC scripts can also be used to perform tasks that are not IRC-related, such as managing files on the computer, sending emails, or backing up a web server. The scripting language is being improved upon and developed further with each release of mIRC. See More