HydraIRC is a feature-rich, open source IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Windows. It is designed to be intuitive and customizable, allowing you to easily connect to all your favorite IRC networks and join multiple channels at once. It offers a clean, tabbed interface, support for multiple IRC networks, a wide range of options for customizing the look and feel of the chat, and advanced features for power users such as DCC file transfers, scripting, and more. It also supports text formatting, allowing you to customize your messages with bold and italic text, as well as color. With its powerful and intuitive features, HydraIRC is a great choice for experienced IRC users and newcomers alike.
Suspended Shout development stopped in early 2016 and was replaced by its official community fork: http://alternativeapp.info/software/the-lounge/. See https://github.com/erming/shout
Discontinued author announced EOL on the home page.
Discontinued The official website is no longer available and the GitHub repository has not been updated since May 17, 2015.
Discontinued The program is no longer updated. The latest version, 2.8.8, released in May 2010, can still be downloaded from the official website.