SMRTR ProgrammingAug 4, 2026Lobsters

irken: A tiny hackable full-featured IRC client

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Irken is a lightweight, hackable IRC client in Tcl/Tk with multi-server support, a three-pane UI, nick completion, and a Tcl-based plugin system. Configuration uses plain Tcl files, with simple setup on Linux.

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