Features
- qwebirc is an AJAX IRC client.
- Open source (GPLv2).
- Supports most ircds out of the box.
- Multiple channels and queries.
- Nick list with menus.
- Scalability via trivial sharding with sticky sessions.
- Cross platform (pure Python), so works under Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, and probably more platforms.
- SSL/TLS support for the browser and server.
- Supports hot-reconfiguration of backend servers via hadns.
- Embedded webserver (no messing around with your existing webserver).
- Optional dedicated message and/or notice windows.
- Irssi style /msg, query, channel and nickname autocompletion (sorted correctly by last used/spoke order).
- Passes user hostnames through directly to the IRC server via the WEBIRC/CGIIRC commands.
- Keyboard shortcuts for window selection (alt+a, alt+1..0).
- Irssi style global input history.
- Mouse wheel on tabs.
- Unicode (UTF-8) support.
- Clickable channels, links and authnames.
- mIRC colour/underline/bold support.
- Minimalistic design with a neutral colour scheme.
- Irssi style multiple highlight levels.
- Wizard to allow users to easily embed the client into their own websites.
- Theming support.
- Notifications via sound and/or title/icon flashing.
- Direct user feedback support via email.
- Admin interface, allows viewing and control of connected users.
- Limited support for authserv/nickserv/chanserv.
- Heavily optimised to minimise bandwidth, cpu usage and browser load-time.
- Coming soon: multiple server support.