LeafChat
{{short description|IRC client}}
{{Infobox software
|name=LeafChat
|screenshot=LeafChat Screenshot.PNG
|screenshot size=200px
|caption=LeafChat 2.41 connected to an IRC network
|author= Samuel Marshall
|developer=leafdigital
|released=
|latest release version=2.5
|latest release date={{Start date and age|2012|07|29}}
|programming language=Java{{cite web |author=Ottinger, Joe |url=http://www.enigmastation.com/2010/04/05/leafchat-2-excellent-irc-client-but-its-still-only-a-start/ |title=LeafChat 2: excellent IRC client, but it's still only a start |publisher=Enigmastation.com |date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=2012-11-17}}
|operating system=Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
|platform=Cross-platform
|size=5.5 MB
|language=English
Japanese
|genre= IRC client
|license=GPL-3.0-or-later
|website={{URL|http://www.leafdigital.com/set/en.set?/software/leafchat/|leafdigital.com}} (English)
{{URL|http://www.leafdigital.com/set/ja.set?/software/leafchat/|leafdigital.com}} (Japanese)
}}
LeafChat is a free IRC client for Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems, licensed under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later. A donation is requested.{{cite web|url=http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/leafchat.html |title=IRC Clients: Microsoft Windows: leafchat |author=Quin, Liam |publisher=Ircreviews.org |access-date=2012-11-18}}
Features
Each channel is inside a tab which can be easily selected between while chatting. Most networks' servers are supported for connection; multiple networks can be connected to simultaneously.{{cite web|url=http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Internet-Utilities/leafChat.shtml |title=Download leafChat Free |publisher=Mac.softpedia.com |date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=2012-11-18}} Users can add their own scripts and command shortcuts, and the software detects net splits.
Reception
TUCOWS circa 2004 showed LeafChat with a popularity of about 1/4, but a rating of four (of five) stars.Marangoni, Robert; Cucca, Alessandro; Marangoni, Roberto (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=zisZBKfa6r8C&dq=leafchat&pg=PA236 Motori di ricerca: come cercare e farsi trovare sul web]. Hoepli Informatica. p. 236. Beginning in 2004, IRCReviews gave the software five stars (of five), as an Editors's Choice, describing it as "powerful, good looking, and scriptable."{{cite web|url=http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/leafchat.html |title=IRC Clients: Microsoft Windows: leafchat |author=Quin, Liam |publisher=Ircreviews.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302113921/http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/leafchat.html |archive-date=2004-03-02 |access-date=2012-11-18}}
In a 2010 review of version 2, LeafChat was described as "very well done", with a "killer" scripting API which was "convenient and easy", though the reviewer found some user-interface defaults "annoying", and ruled out using LeafChat due to perceived variable count limitations. In a 2011 summary of four popular IRC clients, Techbuzz India described LeafChat as "one of the best" open-source clients with a "clean and simple" interface, and noted its ability to connect to multiple servers simultaneously.[http://www.techbuzz.in/irc-%E2%80%93-the-most-popular-internet-chat.php "IRC – The Most Popular Internet Chat"]. techbuzz.in. October 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-19. The Simple Genetic Algorithm project at SourceForge suggested LeafChat (due to its zero cost) for its online IRC live developer support, and thoroughly outlined its setup.[http://sga.sourceforge.net/support_irc.html "Support » sga IRC Chat Setup Guide (For Windows)"]. The Simple Genetic Algorithm project. SourceForge.net. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.leafdigital.com/set/en.set?/software/leafchat/ Official website]
- [irc://irc.dal.net/leafchat #leafChat] on DALnet
- [https://github.com/quen/leafchat LeafChat on GitHub]
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