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{{Infobox Software
| name = HydraIRC
| logo = [[Image:HydraIRC-logo-32x32.png]]
| screenshot = [[Image:HydraIRC-main.png|250px]]
| caption = HydraIRC IRC client
| developer = Dominic Clifton
| latest_release_version = 0.3.152 
| latest_release_date = [[April 14]], [[2006]]
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = [[IRC client]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = [http://www.HydraIRC.com/ www.HydraIRC.com]
}}

'''HydraIRC''' is an [[Internet Relay Chat]] client for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], created in June 2002 and developed by Dominic Clifton.

The latest version is 0.3.152 which is expermental and was released on April 14th 2006. The last stable version is 0.3.151, and was released on November 19th, 2005.

==History==
Stemming from discontent with other client offerings at the time, Dominic originally coded HydraIRC as an IRC client for personal use. It is loosely based on the design of [[Bersirc]]. Due to the how quickly it matured into a usable client, Dominic soon released it to the public. Since then, interest has grown in the client due to its quirky quit messages and grass-roots promotion.

==Development==
HydraIRC is coded in [[C++]] and uses the [[Windows Template Library]]. Patches are accepted and approved only by Dominic.

HydraIRCThe client is released under the [http://www.hydrairc.com/index.php?page=developers HydraIRC a non-[[Open_Source_Initiative|OSI]] "limited-use source" license], which makes the source code available, but forbids redistribution and relinquishes code ownership to Dominic Cliftonof contributors.

Development slowed in early 2005 due to the author's other commitments.

==Current Features==
*DCC Cchat and Ffile transfers
*Supports Mmultiple Sserver Cconnections
*Dockable Ffloating Ttabbed Wwindows
*Autohiding Wwindows
*DLL Pplugins
*Channel Mmonitoring
*Message Llogs
*Event Vviewer
*Themes
*Color schemes
*Buddy groups
*Audible and Vvisual Nnotifications
*[[Regular expression|Reg-Exp]] Hhighlighting
*Favorites

==Future plans==
Dominic released tentative plans for version 0.4 to developers in [[December 2004]].
*Scripting support (Using [[ActiveScript]])
*[[IPv6]] Support
*[[Unicode]]
*Encryption/[[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]] support

==Criticism==
*SA self-promotional default quit message is used by default when the user disconnects from a server, and can only be overridden manually upon quit.{{fact}}
::e.g. ''<code>(Quit:  HydraIRC -> http://www.hydrairc.com <- 100,000+ downloads can't be wrong)</code>''
*Very slow development.{{fact}}

==See also==
*[[List of IRC clients]]
*[[Comparison of IRC clients]]

==External links==
*[http://www.hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC website]
*[http://www.hydrairc.com/index.php?page=developers HydraIRC limited-use source license]⏎
*[irc://irc.efnet.info/hydrairc Official IRC channel]

[[Category:IRC clients for Microsoft Windows]]

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