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Srain is a modern IRC client written in GTK

Srain is a modern IRC client written in GTK.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • RFC {1459,2812} compatible.
  • Partial IRCv3 support.
  • Multi-platform support (Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD).
  • Act like modern IM client.
  • Graphical user interface.
  • Convenient connection panel.
  • Interactive channel search.
  • Forward message in one click.
  • URL preview.
  • Desktop notification.
  • Special optimization for bridge/relay bot.
  • Act like geek IRC client.
  • Anything can be done via commands.
  • Fine-grained configuration with hot update support.
  • Regex based message render and filter mechanisms.

Website: github.com/SrainApp/srain
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Developer: Shengyu Zhang
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Srain
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Srain is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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