XChat is an IRC chat program. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms)
at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc.
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| XChat (SE): 1.1.1 |
| Last updated at: 19/04/2013 23:18:11 |
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| ChangeLog |
ActivePerl 5.16
ActiveTcl 8.5
Python 2.7
Why should you use XChat (servx.ru edition) instead of other versions? See the table below and find out.
| Official XChat | XChat (servx.ru) | Silverex | HexChat | |
| General XChat features |
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| DCC file sending |
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| Fast DCC file sending |
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| Working Python interface |
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| Ruby support |
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| Transparent backgrounds |
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| Full transparency feature |
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| Fast text scrolling when using transparency feature (low CPU usage) |
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| "Window always on top" option |
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| All settings in GUI |
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| Support for TLS 1.2, TLS 1.1, TLS 1.0 Any of that protocols can be enabled/disabled |
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| Options for change showing user/server notices in status/active or both window/tab |
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| Show topic in titlebar option |
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| Support for "~&!?" prefixes for right click channel menu |
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| Automatically detect and show only supported channel mode buttons by current connected server |
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| Automatically detect server codepage, if IRCd support it |
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| CIDR support for /ignore |
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| Global timestamp format option (topic, channel date, etc) |
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| AutoRun options (run XChat-SE when windows starts) |
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| More editable gtk widgets via gtkrc |
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| SSL Trusted Root CA file for all servers. Path to file can be changed in options menu |
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| Option "Accept invalid SSL certificate" for all servers |
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| Option for choosing client SSL certificate per network in GUI |
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| Graphical smilies |
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| Perform GUI |
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| Working tray icon |
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| Tray Balloons Support |
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| Transfer of files bigger than 4 GB |
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| Always contains the latest fixes |
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| 64 bit builds |
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| Automatic checking of updates |
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| Installable for non-admins |
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| Full russian localization |
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| List menu background colors |
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| Better Ban List window with some stats |
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| Command /dns via dns plugin with idn support |
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| Command /exec via threaded exec plugin |
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| 'PC Auto Shutdown' plugin |
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| Channel mode buttons case-sensitive |
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| SASL authentication support |
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| Spelling support out-of-box * |
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| OpenSSL support out-of-box |
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| Useful plugins out-of-box |
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| Text auto-copy options |
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| Custom spell checker color |
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| Multi-language spell checker |
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| Price tag | 19.99 $ | 0.00 $ | 0.00 $ | 0.00 $ |
* dictionaries are available in a separate installer
There are people who still decide to crack official XChat for Windows. That's just bad, some of the cracks contain viruses, cracked versions will introduce obscure bugs and sometimes they send messages to channels invisibly. Not to mention it's rude against the author, too.