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{{Software|name=XChat | |||
|author=Peter Zelezny | |||
|logo=[[File:Xchat.png]] | |||
2 | |homepage=http://xchat.org | ||
|programming_language={{Programming languages/C}}<ref name="sourcecode">http://xchat.org/files/source/2.8/xchat-2.8.0.tar.bz2</ref> | |||
|license={{Licenses/GPLv2}} (Linux), {{Licenses/Shareware}} (Windows) | |||
|platform=Linux, Windows | |||
</ | |release=2.8.9<ref>http://xchat.org/</ref> | ||
http:// | |status=Active | ||
}} | |||
'''XChat''' is a [[IRC client#Standalone desktop client|standalone IRC client]] for Linux and Windows. It is especially popular amongst Linux users which prefer [[IRC client#Graphical clients|graphical clients]]{{Source}}. XChat is open-source and although the official Windows version is Shareware<ref>http://xchat.org/files/binary/win32/readme.html</ref>, there are unofficial builds from the available source which attempt to offer free Windows versions<ref>http://silverex.org/</ref>. | |||
== Extensibility == | |||
The client has a plugin interface for C<ref>http://xchat.org/docs/plugin20.html</ref> and some scripting languages, e.g. Python<ref>http://xchat.org/docs/xchatpython.html</ref> or TCL<ref>http://www.scriptkitties.com/tclplugin/</ref> (although the latter is done through a third-party plugin). | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[HexChat]] | |||
* | |||
== External links == | |||
* | * [http://xchat.org Official website] | ||
* [http://www.hexchat.org/ HexChat, Unofficial and Free Version for Windows/Unix] | |||
[[Category:Software]][[Category:IRC clients]][[Category:Graphical IRC clients]][[Category:Standalone IRC clients]][[Category:C]][[Category:Active]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 5 December 2012
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| Author(s): | Peter Zelezny |
| Programming language: | C[1] |
| Platform: | Linux, Windows |
| Status: | Active |
| License: | GNU General Public License v2 (Linux), Shareware (Windows) |
| Latest release: | 2.8.9[2] |
| Homepage: | http://xchat.org |
XChat is a standalone IRC client for Linux and Windows. It is especially popular amongst Linux users which prefer graphical clients[Source?]. XChat is open-source and although the official Windows version is Shareware[3], there are unofficial builds from the available source which attempt to offer free Windows versions[4].
Extensibility
The client has a plugin interface for C[5] and some scripting languages, e.g. Python[6] or TCL[7] (although the latter is done through a third-party plugin).