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X-Chat 2 for Windows

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This is an unofficial, open-source GPL X-Chat build, bringing a full-featured IRC client to Windows. It enables online chat and file sharing, compiled for robust performance on Windows XP SP2.

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  • Pros

    • Full-featured IRC client for chat and file sharing.
    • Open-source GPL X-Chat build for Windows.
    • Features colored nicknames for user identification.
    • Text alignment enhances chat readability.
    • Compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003.

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X-Chat 2 for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.8.6-2
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
2,585
Downloads Last Week
3
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Developer’s Description

By Vaidrius Petrauskas
Chat online and share files using a full-featured IRC client.

This is an unofficial open-source GPL X-Chat (UNIX IRC client) build for Windows, compiled on Windows XP SP2 with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect C/C++ compiler.

X-Chat has two good features of usability: colored nicknames and alignment by text as opposed to alignment by nicks. When you read text, it's enough for eyes to notice the colors of nicknames, which they can do when they are focused to somewhere else near, and you may know at once who is writing. Colors are inobtrusive and there just 6 of them--not to burden your short-term memory. And eyes don't have to search for ends of nicknames, they can start reading text at once when text is aligned by the beginning.

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