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aside details[open] summary::before {
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aside details {
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aside {
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<h1>Libera.​Chat</h1>
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<a id="nav-toggle" class="nav-toggle hidden" aria-controls="main-nav"><span>Navigation</span></a>
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>About</summary>
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><span>Network Policies</span></a>
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href="../guidelines.html"
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><span>Channel Guidelines</span></a>
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href="../news.html"
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><span>Blog & News</span></a>
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href="../about.html"
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><span>About Libera Chat</span></a>
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href="../contributing/donate.html"
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><span>Donate</span></a>
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role="menuitem"
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href="../contributing/sponsor.html"
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><span>Sponsor Us</span></a>
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role="menuitem"
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href="../contributing/development.html"
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><span>Development</span></a>
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<a role="menuitem" href="../chanreg.html"><span>Channel Namespaces</span></a>
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<a role="menuitem" href="faq.html"><span>FAQ</span></a>
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<summary
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class="highlight"
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>Connect</summary>
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<div>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="https://web.libera.chat"
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rel="noopener noreferrer"
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><span>Webchat</span></a>
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<a
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role="menuitem"
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href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697"
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><span>irc.libera.chat:6697 (TLS)</span></a>
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|
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<a
|
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role="menuitem"
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href="connect.html"
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><span>How to Connect</span></a>
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const navToggle = document.querySelector('#nav-toggle')
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const navClose = document.querySelector('#nav-close')
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navClose.classList.remove('hidden')
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navToggle.addEventListener('click', event => {
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event.preventDefault()
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mainNav.classList.toggle('show')
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navClose.addEventListener('click', event => {
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event.preventDefault()
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mainNav.classList.remove('show')
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})
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<span class="title">Guides</span>
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<details open>
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<summary>About IRC</summary>
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<div>
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|
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<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="basics.html"
|
||
><span>Basics of IRC</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="faq.html"
|
||
><span>Frequently Asked Questions</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
class="active"
|
||
href="clients.html"
|
||
><span>Choosing an IRC client</span></a>
|
||
|
||
</div>
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<details open>
|
||
<summary>Helping you connect</summary>
|
||
|
||
<div>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="connect.html"
|
||
><span>Connecting to Libera.Chat</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="webchat.html"
|
||
><span>Using Our Webchat</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="sasl.html"
|
||
><span>Using SASL</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="https://libera.chat/guides/certfp"
|
||
><span>Using CertFP</span></a>
|
||
|
||
</div>
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<details open>
|
||
<summary>Using the network</summary>
|
||
|
||
<div>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="registration.html"
|
||
><span>Nickname Registration</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="sendpass.html"
|
||
><span>Resetting your Password</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="cloaks.html"
|
||
><span>Cloaks</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
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|
||
href="findingchannels.html"
|
||
><span>Finding Channels</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="channels.html"
|
||
><span>Using Channels</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="usermodes.html"
|
||
><span>User Modes</span></a>
|
||
|
||
</div>
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
|
||
<details open>
|
||
<summary>Running a channel</summary>
|
||
|
||
<div>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="creatingchannels.html"
|
||
><span>Creating Channels</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="channelmodes.html"
|
||
><span>Channel Modes</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="bots.html"
|
||
><span>Network bots</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="catalyst.html"
|
||
><span>Catalysing and De-escalation</span></a>
|
||
|
||
<a
|
||
role="menuitem"
|
||
|
||
href="helpers.html"
|
||
><span>Advice for Helpers</span></a>
|
||
|
||
</div>
|
||
</details>
|
||
|
||
</aside>
|
||
<main id="main">
|
||
|
||
<h1>Choosing an IRC client</h1>
|
||
|
||
<p>There are several different ways to connect to IRC; this page gives
|
||
an overview of good clients for first-time IRC users.
|
||
Once you have chosen a client to use, please refer to our repository of
|
||
instructions for <a href="sasl.html">setting up SASL</a>, which is our preferred
|
||
authentication method.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>If you’re interested in ensuring the security of your connection, please
|
||
refer to our <a href="connect.html">connection guide</a>.</p>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="connecting-without-installing-anything">Connecting without installing anything</h2>
|
||
|
||
<p>If you cannot or do not wish to install a client on your computer, you can use
|
||
a web client.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>We provide two web clients:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://web.libera.chat">KiwiIRC</a>, a robust web client</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://web.libera.chat/gamja">gamja</a>, a lightweight web client</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p><a href="https://irccloud.com">IRCCloud</a> is a popular web client service that keeps
|
||
you connected after closing the page and has a limited free plan. It also
|
||
has iOS and Android apps.</p>
|
||
|
||
<h2 id="installing-an-irc-client">Installing an IRC client</h2>
|
||
|
||
<p>There are dozens of IRC clients to choose from, here are a selection of
|
||
clients that are easy to install and use:</p>
|
||
|
||
<h3 id="gui-clients">GUI clients</h3>
|
||
|
||
<p>These are clients that you navigate primarily with your mouse cursor or touch.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Desktop clients:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://hexchat.github.io/">Hexchat</a> - Windows, Linux (free)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://limechat.net/mac/">LimeChat</a> - macOS (free)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://konversation.kde.org/">Konversation</a> - Windows, Linux (free)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.mirc.com/">mIRC</a> - Windows (paid)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.codeux.com/textual/">Textual</a> - macOS (paid)</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<p>Mobile clients:</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/limechat-irc-client/id298766460">LimeChat</a> -
|
||
iOS (paid)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/palaver/id538073623">Palaver</a> - iOS (paid)</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.mrarm.irc">RevolutionIRC</a>
|
||
- Android, also on <a href="https://f-droid.org/packages/io.mrarm.irc/">F-Droid</a> (free)</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
||
<h3 id="terminal-clients">Terminal clients</h3>
|
||
|
||
<p>Terminal or text-based clients are clients which you primarily navigate with
|
||
keyboard shortcuts. These typically do not need mouse navigation, so they are
|
||
great for running on servers and accessing remotely.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p>Both of these are free and run under Linux, macOS, and Windows (using WSL or Cygwin)</p>
|
||
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://irssi.org/">Irssi</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://weechat.org/">WeeChat</a></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
|
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