XChat

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XChat (originally styled X-Chat) is an Internet Relay Chat client. It has a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers, and numerous configuration options.

Key facts

Software.name: XChat
Software.logo: Xchat logo.svg
Software.logo size: 48px
Software.screenshot: XChat 2.8.0 PL.png
Software.caption: Screenshot of XChat 2.8.0
Software.released: X-Chat 1.0.0:
Software.latest release version: 2.8.9
Software.developer: Peter Železný (zed) <!--
Software.frequently_updated: Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
Software.programming language: C
Software.operating system: macOS, Unix-like, Windows
Software.platform: Cross-platform
Software.language: Multilingual
Software.discontinued: yes
Software.genre: IRC client
Software.license: GPL-2.0-or-later

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Wikidata facts

Official website: xchat.org
Image: Screenshot-XChat-RusNet.png

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Commons category: XChat
software version identifier: 2.8.9
Commons gallery: XChat
publication date: 2014-06-29

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Features
History
Background
Initial versions
Move to shareware
Discontinuation
Derivative software
Reception
See also
References
External links

XChat (originally styled X-Chat) is an Internet Relay Chat client. It has a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers, and numerous configuration options.

XChat was initially developed in the late 1990s for Unix-like systems, with a graphical user interface patterned closely after the contemporary Commodore Amiga IRC client AmIRC. Support for Microsoft Windows was officially added in 2001, with the Windows build becoming shareware in 2004.