The goal for this project is to become the best in-browser IRC client available, and bring the best ideas from modern web applications to IRC. It was inspired by a request for improvements to qwebirc by Paul Irish.
Web-IRC is based on node.js and Martyn Smith's node-irc on the backend, and Backbone.js and jQuery on the frontend.
The app is still in its early stages. Potential contributors should find plenty to do.
Here's what works:
- Choose nick/network/channel(s) to use at login
- Join channels
- Send messages to channels
- Switch between channel tabs, see chat output
- Leave channels
- Private messages
Here's (a partial list of) what doesn't work yet:
- Status messages
- Channel topics
- Listing channels
Design/UI/UX help also desperately needed.
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Install node.js (instructions)
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Install npm
curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh -
Install node-irc
npm install node-irc -
Run server
node server.js -
Point your browser at
http://localhost:8337/
Web-based IRC clients are quite popular, particularly as an in-page embed for various open source projects and live shows. The ubiquitous choice at this time is the aforementioned qwebirc.
Here are some popular sites that use (or link to) a web IRC client:
MIT licensed. See LICENSE.