A Smattering of IRC Clients...
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Everyone has their own preference when it comes to IRC clients. No one client can do everything, and although we'll do our best to guide you on what we think are the best of the best, we cannot promise you'll like everything we present.
We're not the first - nor the last - nor likely the best - source when it comes to the technical ins and outs of IRC clients. This page itself is only designed to give you a brief overview of base-level functions you'll use often as a Seal. Try out a few, and see what you like.
Clients
Windows
HexChat
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
AdiIRC
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
mIRC
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
MacOS
It is important to note that Elite is not supported on MacOS.
From Previous Sections:
Some clients mentioned earlier are also suported on MacOS:
- HexChat
Linux
It is important to note that due to the many varieties of Linux, we cannot guarauntee entries on this list will work on your machine.
From Previous Sections:
Some clients mentioned earlier are also suported on many Linux Distributions:
- HexChat
Web-Based
KiwiIRC NextClient
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
Seal-Hosted Kiwi Client
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
TheLounge Web Client
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
IRCCloud
Key Details
Configuration
Word Highlights
Android
The Seals discourage the use of mobile clients if there are other alternatives available.
iOS
The Seals discourage the use of mobile clients if there are other alternatives available.
Do you have your own personal favorite IRC client? If yours is not on the list please contact us, so we can take a look at it!
Word Highlights
Word Highlighting is a near-universal feature on most modern IRC Clients. This is the equivalent of "role pings" in other clients, such as Discord. Each client is slightly different, but most have this feature. Most clients include your current nickname by default on this list.
How word highlighting works is that every time your client receives a message with a word you have selected, it alerts you, usually with an audio cue or visual prompt, or both. There are many words that we strongly encourage you to set on your client.
Avoid using these words in general conversation! You'll alert a large number of users and get everyone grumpy at you.
| Word | Use/Meaning |
| NEWCASE | Generic signal for any new, incoming case. Call your jumps! |
| CBCASE | Specialized signal for ALL CODE BLACK CASES. |
| PCCASE | Specialized signal for new PC Seal Cases |
| XBCASE | Specialized signal for new XB1 Seal Cases |
| PSCASE | Specialized signal for new PS4 Seal Cases |
| PCKFCASE | Specialized signal for new PC Kingfisher Cases |
| XBKFCASE | Specialized signal for new XB1 Kingfisher Cases |
| PSKFCASE | Specialized signal for new PS4 Kingfisher Cases |
Other Resources
IRC Client Setup Guides at the Fuel Rats Confluence
A Comparison of IRC Clients at Wikipedia