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{{Software|name=HexChat
{{Software|name=HexChat
|homepage=http://www.hexchat.org
|homepage=http://hexchat.github.io
|programming_language={{Programming languages/C}}
|programming_language={{Programming languages/C}}
|license={{Licenses/GPLv2}}
|license={{Licenses/GPLv2}}
|platform=Linux, Windows
|platform=Linux, Windows
|release=2.9.4<ref>http://hexchat.org/downloads.html</ref>
|release=2.12.4<ref>http://hexchat.github.io/downloads.html</ref>
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'''HexChat''' is a fork of [[XChat]] which is free for Linux and Windows.<ref>http://hexchat.org/index.html</ref> It was originally named XChat-WDK and was created as an alternative to the Shareware version of XChat for Windows,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/shareware.html</ref> but changed it's name because it went far beyond being a simple Windows only version of XChat and efforts to merge into XChat officially hit a dead-end.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/HexChat/posts/386623631396756</ref>  
'''HexChat''' is a fork of [[XChat]] which is free for Linux and Windows.<ref>http://hexchat.org/index.html</ref> It was originally named XChat-WDK and was created as an alternative to the Shareware version of XChat for Windows,<ref>http://hexchat.github.io/shareware.html</ref> but changed its name because it went far beyond being a simple Windows only version of XChat and efforts to merge into XChat officially hit a dead-end.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/HexChat/posts/386623631396756</ref>  


== Differences from XChat ==
== Differences from XChat ==
By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/comparison</ref> while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.<ref>https://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/faq.html</ref> HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/installation</ref> Quick Start,<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/getting_started.html</ref> Tips and Tricks<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tips.html</ref> and even Developer Guides.<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/developers.html</ref> It also provides several libraries<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/libraries</ref> for the Windows version and commonly needed addons<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/addons</ref> making it the ideal replacement for XChat.
By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.<ref>https://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/faq.html</ref> HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,<ref>http://hexchat.github.io/home/installation</ref> Quick Start,<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/getting_started.html</ref> Tips and Tricks<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tips.html</ref> and even Developer Guides.<ref>http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/developers.html</ref> It also provides several commonly needed addons<ref>https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat-addons</ref> making it the ideal replacement for XChat.


== Also See ==
== Also See ==

Latest revision as of 00:40, 7 June 2017

HexChat

Programming language: C
Platform: Linux, Windows
Status: Active
License: GNU General Public License v2
Latest release: 2.12.4[1]
Homepage: http://hexchat.github.io

HexChat is a fork of XChat which is free for Linux and Windows.[2] It was originally named XChat-WDK and was created as an alternative to the Shareware version of XChat for Windows,[3] but changed its name because it went far beyond being a simple Windows only version of XChat and efforts to merge into XChat officially hit a dead-end.[4]

Differences from XChat

By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.[5] HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,[6] Quick Start,[7] Tips and Tricks[8] and even Developer Guides.[9] It also provides several commonly needed addons[10] making it the ideal replacement for XChat.

Also See

References

  1. ↑ http://hexchat.github.io/downloads.html
  2. ↑ http://hexchat.org/index.html
  3. ↑ http://hexchat.github.io/shareware.html
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/HexChat/posts/386623631396756
  5. ↑ https://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/faq.html
  6. ↑ http://hexchat.github.io/home/installation
  7. ↑ http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/getting_started.html
  8. ↑ http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/tips.html
  9. ↑ http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/developers.html
  10. ↑ https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat-addons
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