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== Differences from XChat ==
== Differences from XChat ==
By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/comparison</ref> while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.<ref>https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/blob/master/share/doc/faq.md</ref> HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/installation</ref> Quick Start,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/quick-start-guide</ref> Tips and Tricks<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/tips-tricks</ref> and even Developer Guides.<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/developers</ref> It also provides several libraries<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/libraries</ref> for the Windows version and commonly needed addons<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/addons</ref> making the ideal replacement for XChat.  
By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/comparison</ref> while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.<ref>https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/blob/master/share/doc/faq.md</ref> HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/installation</ref> Quick Start,<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/home/quick-start-guide</ref> Tips and Tricks<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/tips-tricks</ref> and even Developer Guides.<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/developers</ref> It also provides several libraries<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/libraries</ref> for the Windows version and commonly needed addons<ref>http://www.hexchat.org/addons</ref> making it the ideal replacement for XChat.  


== Also See ==
== Also See ==

Revision as of 15:56, 5 December 2012

HexChat

Programming language: C
Platform: Linux, Windows
Status: Active
License: GNU General Public License v2
Latest release: 2.9.4[1]
Homepage: http://www.hexchat.org

HexChat is a fork of XChat which is free for Linux and Windows.[2] It was originally named XChat-WDK and was created as an alternative to the Shareware version of XChat for Windows,[3] but changed it's name because it went far beyond being a simple Windows only version of XChat and efforts to merge into XChat officially hit a dead-end.[4]

Differences from XChat

By comparison with the Original XChat and the Unofficial XChat Windows Build, HexChat added several very needed features to XChat[5] while simplifying the initial interface for beginners.[6] HexChat also boasts a large number of guides including Installation,[7] Quick Start,[8] Tips and Tricks[9] and even Developer Guides.[10] It also provides several libraries[11] for the Windows version and commonly needed addons[12] making it the ideal replacement for XChat.

Also See

References