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The Direct Client-to-Client Protocol (DCC) has been the primary method of establishing connections directly between IRC clients for a long time now. Once established, DCC connections bypass the IRC network and servers, allowing for all sorts of data to be transferred between clients including files and direct chat sessions.
Web clients IRCCloud ; KiwiIRC ; Most desktop operating systems (including Windows, macOS, and Linux/*nix) ChatZilla (website; requires SeaMonkey) HexChat (website, unmaintained) irssi (website; text-based user interface, runs in your terminal) Pidgin ; WeeChat (website; text-based interface) Windows only AdiIRC (website; freeware)
Mibbit was a web-based client for web browsers [2] that supports Internet Relay Chat (IRC), [3] Yahoo! Messenger , [ 4 ] and Twitter . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is developed by Jimmy Moore [ 7 ] and is designed around the Ajax model [ 8 ] with a user interface written in JavaScript . [ 2 ]
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a text-based chat system for instant messaging. IRC is designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels , [ 1 ] but also allows one-on-one communication via private messages [ 2 ] as well as chat and data transfer , [ 3 ] including file sharing .
ChatZilla is an IRC client that is part of SeaMonkey.It was previously an extension for Mozilla-based browsers such as Firefox, introduced in 2000.It is cross-platform open source software which has been noted for its consistent appearance across platforms, CSS appearance customization and scripting.
Web-based IRC is a good choice for first-time IRC users, for portable use, and for those who cannot, or prefer not to, install separate software. The usual way to access IRC is by downloading an IRC client. These are more full-featured and make it easy to watch multiple chats at a time.
This is a list of all Internet Relay Chat commands from RFC 1459, RFC 2812, and extensions added to major IRC daemons. Most IRC clients require commands to be preceded by a slash (" / "). Some commands are actually sent to IRC bots ; these are treated by the IRC protocol as ordinary messages, not as / -commands.
Once you have a client, you'll need a server. You can simply use irc.libera.chat to reach the main rotation of servers. You can also find a full list by executing: host irc.libera.chat (Linux) nslookup irc.libera.chat (Windows)