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HexChat

HexChat·HexChat.HexChat

An IRC client based on XChat.

HexChat is an open source, feature-rich, multi-network IRC client based on XChat. It offers a wide range of features, including Python/Perl scripting, spellcheck, proxies, SASL, DCC support. With an easy to use interface, it offers a great method of chatting online.

winget install --id HexChat.HexChat --exact --source winget

Latest 2.16.2·February 7, 2024

Release Notes
  • change /server to use TLS by default, use -insecure or the - prefix on the port to disable
  • change preferences dialog to be modal
  • add support for the extended-monitor capability
  • add support for SCRAM SASL mechanisms
  • add option to hide nick from window title
  • increase max server password length to 1024
  • fix some detecting some URLs causing a crash
  • fix long SASL auth strings not being split
  • fix PROTOCOL_NAMESX support and only use it when not using multi-prefix
  • fix dialog topic not being updated with CHGHOST
  • fix notify.conf being reversed when saved
  • lua: fix crash when using pluginprefs
  • python: fix API break in hook_timer()
  • python: fix timers that unhook themselves
  • checksum: Various improvements including not blocking the UI
  • win32: Add installer options to control start menu, desktop, and quick launch shortcuts
  • win32: Update python3 to 3.8
  • win32: Remove python2

Installer type: inno

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Details

Homepage
https://hexchat.github.io/
License
GPL-2.0
Publisher
HexChat
Support
https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues
Copyright
© 1998-2010 Peter Železný © 2009-2014 Berke Viktor
Moniker
hexchat

Tags

chatircxchatxchat-wdk

Older versions (3)

2.16.1
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2.16.0
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2.14.3
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