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| ===== Clients (Programs that connect to IRC Servers) ===== | ===== Clients (Programs that connect to IRC Servers) ===== | 
| ^ Reccomended? ^ Client ^ Open Source? ^ SSL/TLS1.2 ^ SASL ^ Operating System ^ Notes ^ | ^ Reccomended? ^ Client ^ Open Source? ^ SSL/TLS1.2 ^ SASL ^ Operating System ^ Notes ^ | 
| | Yes | [[help:installing:hexchat|heXChat]]          | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux/Unix | | | | Yes | [[help:installing:hexchat|HexChat]]          | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X | 2.9.6+ required for TLS1.2 | | 
| |     | [[http://www.mirc.com/install.html|mIRC]]    | No  | Yes | No  | Windows | | | |     | [[http://www.mirc.com/install.html|mIRC]]    | No  | Yes | No  | Windows | | | 
| | Yes | [[http://www.irssi.org/documentation|irssi]] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux/Unix Terminals | |  | |     | [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/|ChatZilla]] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X | |  | 
| |     | [[http://www.kvirc.net/?id=install|KVIrc]]   | Yes | ?   | ?   | Linux/Unix | |  | | Yes | [[http://www.irssi.org/documentation|irssi]] | Yes | Yes | No | Linux/Unix, OS X, Windows (Cygwin) | To enable OS X support install [[http://brew.sh/|Homebrew]], then brew install irssi from Terminal.|  | 
| |     | [[http://www.adiirc.com/download.php|ADIRC]]   | No  | ?   | ?   | Windows | |  | |     | [[http://konversation.kde.org/|Konversation]]| Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux/Unix | |  | 
| |     | [[http://weechat.org|WeeChat ]]                | Yes | ?   | ?   | Linux/Unix, OSX, Windows | |  | |     | [[http://www.kvirc.net/?id=install|KVIrc]]   | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X | |  | 
| |     | [[http://colloquy.info|Colloquy OSX]]              | Yes | Yes?   | Yes?   | OSX | |  | |     | [[http://www.adiirc.com/download.php|AdiIRC]]   | No  | Yes* | Yes | Windows | *.NET Framework 4.5 required for TLS1.2 |  | 
| |     | [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colloquy-irc-client/id302000478?mt=8|Colloquy IOS]]              | Yes | Yes   | yes   | iPhone/iPad | |  | |     | [[http://weechat.org|WeeChat ]]                | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux/Unix, OS X, Windows (Cygwin) | |  | 
| | Yes | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat|AndChat]] | No | Yes | Yes | Android | | | |     | [[https://xchataqua.github.io|XChat Azure]]    | Yes | Yes | No   | OS X | |  | 
|   | |     | [[http://colloquy.info|Colloquy OSX]]              | Yes | Yes | Yes | OS X | |  | 
|   | | Yes | [[http://www.codeux.com/textual/|Textual]]   | No  | Yes | Yes | OS X | Includes native ZNC support. |  | 
|   | |     | [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/colloquy-irc-client/id302000478?mt=8|Colloquy IOS]]              | Yes | Yes   | Yes   | iPhone/iPad | |  | 
|   | | Yes | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andchat|AndChat]] | No | Yes* | Yes | Android | *Android 4.4W.2+ required for TLS1.2 | | 
| |     | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androirc|AndroIRC]] | No | Yes* | Yes | Android | *Android 4.4W.2+ required for TLS1.2 | | |     | [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androirc|AndroIRC]] | No | Yes* | Yes | Android | *Android 4.4W.2+ required for TLS1.2 | | 
| |     | [[http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/|ircII]]    | Yes | No  | No  | Linux/Unix Terminals | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only | | |     | [[http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/|ircII]]    | Yes | No  | No  | Linux/Unix Terminals | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only | | 
| |     | [[http://www.ircle.com/reference/|Ircle]]    | No  | No  | No  | Mac OS9 | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only | | |     | [[http://www.ircle.com/reference/|Ircle]]    | No  | No  | No  | Mac OS9 | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only | | 
|   | |     | [[http://limechat.net/mac/|LimeChat]]       | Yes | Yes/No | Yes | OS X 10.7 and older | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only |  | 
|   | |     | [[http://xchat.org|XChat]]          | Yes | Yes/No | No | Windows, Linux/Unix | Old/Obsolete, for historical interest only. | | 
| ===== Web Browser Based ===== | ===== Web Browser Based ===== | 
| Embed your AfterNET channel in a website, or send links to it. | Embed your AfterNET channel in a website, or send links to it. | 
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|   * [[help:installing:webchat|QWebIRC]] - Our officially supported web client  |   * [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|Kiwii IRC]] - Web-based client  | 
|   * [[https://kiwiirc.afternet.org/|Kiwii IRC]] - New web-based client |   * [[https://thelounge.afternet.org/#/connect|The Lounge]] - Great option  | 
|   |   * [[https://www.irccloud.com/| IRCCloud]] - Always connected web-based client | 
| ===== Bouncers ===== | ===== Bouncers ===== | 
|   * ZNC - [[:help:connecting:znc|Use ours]] - [[http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC|Run your own]] |   * ZNC - [[:help:connecting:znc|Use ours]] - [[http://wiki.znc.in/ZNC|Run your own]] |