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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]]
| 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 experimental 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.

The client was previously released under a non-[[Open Source Initiative|OSI]] "limited-use source" license, which made the source code available. Despite the claims of the website, it is now a closed source program.

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

==Current Features==
*DCC chat and file transfers
*Supports multiple server connections
*Dockable floating tabbed windows
*Autohiding windows
*DLL plugins
*Channel monitoring
*Message logs
*Event viewer
*Themes
*Color schemes
*Buddy groups
*Audible and visual notifications
*[[Regular expression]] highlighting
*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==
*A self-promotional quit message is used by default when the user disconnects from a server, and can only be overridden manually upon quit.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
::e.g. ''<code>(Quit:  HydraIRC -> http://www.hydrairc.com <- 100,000+ downloads can't be wrong)</code>''
As has been stated in the FAQ <sup>[http://www.hydrairc.com/wiki/wakka.php?wakka=FAQ&v=17ha]</sup> HydraIRC will be using non-configurable quit messages until it reaches v1.0.

*Slow development over the last 2 years.<sup>[http://www.hydrairc.com/index.php?page=news]</sup>

==See also==
*[[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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