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#[http://hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC] (Beta Client)
 
#[http://hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC] (Beta Client)
 
#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is Freeware)
 
#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is Freeware)

Revision as of 17:33, 19 February 2008

Mibbit documentation

Mibbit is an online chat client, primarily supporting IRC. IRC is a long established protocol for online chat and messaging, with millions of users. Mibbit supports a variety of Platforms including the main PC browsers, and the iPhone.

To get up and running with Mibbit as soon as you can, try the QuickStartGuide. If you'd like to customize the client to your own liking, you can set your own Preferences.

Mibbit has several features found in desktop clients, as well as some unique features such as typing notify, away status, scroll back on channel join, and extended whois information.

You may connect to any IRC server you wish with Mibbit, but you should be aware that all Mibbit IRC connections come from the same IP address. Most IRC servers have a limit for the number of simultaneous connections per IP. We have negotiated increases in these limits with many servers, on which you should always be able to connect without issues. We also support the WEBIRC protocol with some servers which allows us to forward users hostnames on directly to the IRC server. This is desirable, as then glines, cloaks, bans all work as with a standard desktop client.

Mibbit is still under development, so if you do experience a bug, please report it

If there are any features you'd like to see implemented, please feel free to add them to the WishList.

Feedback

Useful resources

IRC Help - An excellent resource for all things IRC

IRC News - A daily updated source of IRC news

Search IRC - A list of IRC servers and channels

Link to mibbit

You can link to mibbit, and have parameters filled in ready for the user to click connect.

* server=
* channel=
* nick=
* pass=

example: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.freenode.net&nick=&channel=%23mibbit

Please note the values need to be urlencoded eg # needs to be %23

Howto open Mibbit in a popup through a link on your web site (or in a local .htm file).

Popular IRC clients

Windows Freeware Clients

  1. HydraIRC (Beta Client)
  2. Trillian Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is Freeware)
  3. Gaim Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/QTopia)
  4. AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
  5. savIRC (also available for *NIX/Windows)
  6. 404's free X-Chat build (Unofficial build. Development has been discontinued unfortunately.. To get an up to date build, visit b0at's X-Chat for Windows Builds page)
  7. irssi (OpenSource) (Windows only through CygWin. Also available for Linux, *BSD, MacOSX)
  8. Vortec IRC (Beta Client)
  9. PJIRC (Java Applet Client)

Windows ShareWare/PayWare Clients

  1. mIRC (Windows) (Shareware)
  2. Trillian Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Pro Version is Payware)
  3. X-Chat Official Build The official build has become Payware as of August 23, 2004. For freeware builds (of which some are equally good or better), see above.

Linux-Unix Clients

  1. BitchX (Freeware Command Line IRC Client for *NIX)
  2. PJIRC (Java Applet Client)
  3. Gaim Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/QTopia)
  4. AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))

Mac OSX Clients

  1. Gaim Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/QTopia)
  2. X-Chat Aqua Freeware X-Chat build for Mac OSX
  3. Colloguy Graphical IRC and SILC client

Mobile Devices Clients

Java

  1. WLIrc 1.x WireLess IRC client 1.x branch
  2. WLIrc 2.x WireLess IRC client 2.x branch (requires MIDP 2.0!)
  3. jmIrc Rewrite of WLIrc.
  4. Virca :> (not under active development; last update 2004)

Windows Mobile

  1. zsIRC Free-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logging, supports multi-windowtabs, wide command range, identd (limited). Automatic On-connect and On-Join commands. SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
  2. wmIRC 2.x Pay-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logs, supports multi-windowtabs, wide command range, colours and SSL + identd (limited). SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
  3. SmartIRC.Net a (Free!) dotNet client for Windows Mobile. Good compatibility, stable, single window, startup commands supported. SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
  4. PocketIRC A (payware) PocketPC Only!!! Client
  5. PocketChat A (Free!) PocketPC Only!!! Client