The 2.16.1 version of HexChat for Mac was available to download on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this app available. Hexchat-2.10.1-2.app.zip is the common file name to indicate the HexChat installer.
Please check the Mac app with an antivirus before launch as it is downloaded from the developer's website, and we cannot ensure that it is safe. The program lies within Communication Tools, more precisely Texting & Video calls. The actual developer of this free software for Mac is Berke Victor. The latest version of the program can be downloaded for Mac OS X 10.4 or later. The following version: 2.1 is the most frequently downloaded one by the program users.
From the developer:
HexChat is an IRC client based application for XChat. The program is highly scriptable with Python and Perl and is translated in multiple languages. It supports Spellcheck, Proxies, SASL, DCC and more. HexChat was originally called XChat-WDK which in turn was a successor of freakschat.
You may want to check out more Mac applications, such as PhoneAmego, PastebotSync or ScreenHaven, which might be similar to HexChat.
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