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ZoiteChat is a GTK3 IRC client based on HexChat, available for Windows and UNIX-like operating systems.  

Features include HexChat-compatible Python, Perl and Lua scripting support, a plugin API,
multiple server/channel windows, spell checking, multiple authentication methods including SASL,
and customizable notifications.

See [IRCHelp.org](http://irchelp.org) for information about IRC in general.  

For more information on ZoiteChat:

- [Main Documentation](https://docs.zoitechat.org/) and [FAQ](https://docs.zoitechat.org/en/latest/faq.html)

- [Downloads](https://zoitechat.org/download.php)


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X-Chat ("xchat") Copyright (c) 1998-2010 By Peter Zelezny.  
HexChat ("hexchat") Copyright (c) 2009-2014 By Berke Viktor.
Hexchat ("hexchat") Copyright (c) 2015-2025 By Patrick Griffis.
ZoiteChat ("zoitechat") Copyright (c) 2026 By deepend. 
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This program is released under the GPL v2 with the additional exemption
that compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed. You may
provide binary packages linked to the OpenSSL libraries, provided that
all other requirements of the GPL are met.
See file COPYING for details.
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