glirc is an advanced console IRC client.
glirc is built around a philosophy that the client maintains a model of the IRC connection state and provides various views of that model.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- All views and transformation are dynamic and don’t change the underlying model.
Subsequent joins and parts fold into one line and do not scroll chat messages off the screen. - Ignore support that folds ignored messages into the joins and parts. Toggle it off to see previously hidden messages.
- Detailed view to see all the messages in a channel in full detail with hostmask and timestamp (F2).
- Context sensitive tab completion.
- Searchable ban, quiet, invex, and exception view separate from chat messages.
- Searchable user list, detailed view shows full hostmasks.
- WYSIWYG mIRC formatting input.
- Multi-line editing.
- Dynamic, in-place message searching.
- Chanserv integration.
- Nicknames in chat messages are colored to match messages from that nickname.
- Support for /STATUSMSG/ messages (messages only voice or op users can see).
- Run commands upon connection.
- Command macros.
- CERTFP and SASL authentication.
- Split-screen view.
- Configurable color palette.
Website: github.com/glguy/irc-core
Support:
Developer: Eric Mertens
License: ISC License
glirc is written in Haskell. Learn Haskell with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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