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mIRC is the most popular IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client on the web. This shareware allows you to join chat rooms on IRC servers.
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MSRP $20.00
Release date February, 1995
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MSRP $0.00
Released --
Pros
- Default display is clean and easy to read
- text-aligned, not nickname aligned
- Customizable interface
Cons
- Not enough IRC functionality built into the program itself compared with mIRC
- Doesn't minimize to tray
- must pay to use on Windows
mIRC
40%
vs.
XChat
60%
MSRP --
Released --
BitchX is a free IRC client. The initial implementation, written by "Trench" and "HappyCrappy", was a script for the IrcII chat client. It was converted to a program on its own right by panasync (Colten Edwards). BitchX 1.1 final was released in 2004. It is written in C, and is a console application. A...
mIRC
67%
vs.
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33%
MSRP $0.00
Released January, 2001
Cons
- web based, so not always available when you want to use it
mIRC
vs.
Mibbit
MSRP $0.00
Released January, 1995
Visual IRC (ViRC) is an open source Internet Relay Chat client for the Windows operating system. Unlike many other IRC clients, nearly all of the functionality in ViRC is driven by the included script, with the result that the program's behavior can be extended or changed without altering the source code.
mIRC
100%
vs.
Visual IRC
0%
mIRC
100%
vs.
PJIRC
0%
mIRC
100%
vs.
Klient
0%
MSRP $0.00
Released --
Pros
- Connects to multiple IRC networks simultaneously
- UTF-8 display
- Javascript support for scripting
- Works on any platform Mozilla/SeaMonkey/Firefox works on
Cons
- Lacks features of stand-alone IRC clients
mIRC
100%
vs.
ChatZilla
0%
Reviews
March 21, 2009
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Pros
- Connects to multiple IRC networks simultaneously
- tray notifications
- powerful scripting language
- UTF-8 display
- proxy support
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April 11, 2009
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love it
Pros
- Connects to multiple IRC networks simultaneously
- tray notifications
- powerful scripting language
Cons
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August 23, 2009
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Pros
Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- Costs $20 while most IRC clients are free
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Pros
- Connects to multiple IRC networks simultaneously
- tray notifications
- powerful scripting language
- UTF-8 display
- proxy support
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