AdiIRC Portable

Even though for most users IRC and chat rooms might be a relic of the 1990s, let us not forget that these services are decentralized and hence, it is not controlled by a single person or company. In other words, it is a flexible environment where you can exchange files and communicate more freely.

AdiIRC Portable is an IRC client that enables you to chat with friends and other users and share information with people who share the same interests as you.

The installation is simple and straightforward, chiefly since it can be summarized to decompressing the archive. Upon launch, the program prompts you to specify the username you would like to use as well as an alternative nickname, in case it is taken. On a side note, you should rest assured that you can change your username later on.

While the GUI is minimalistic and uncomplicated, it adopts the retro style and feeling that made IRC clients popular in the past. The interface enables you to display channels in cascade as well as vertical or horizontal tiles so that you can follow general conversations easier.

In addition to selecting a convenient channel display mode, the application enables you to include additional windows. To put it simply, depending on the reason why you are using an IRC client, you can add tabs for private messages, highlights, DCC transfers, URL catchers, notices, server messages or nickname lists.

In the eventuality you enjoy chatting with the users on a certain channel, then you can configure the application to auto-join each time you log in. You will be glad to know that there are no restrictions as to how many servers and channels you can join.

If you would like to meet new people that share the same ideas as you over an decentralized Internet Relay Protocol that receives plenty of support, then perhaps AdiIRC Portable could lend you a hand.