Smuxi


Smuxi is a cross-platform IRC client for the GNOME desktop inspired by Irssi. It pioneered the concept of separating the frontend client from the backend engine which manages connections to IRC servers inside a single graphical application.

Architecture

Smuxi is based on the client–server model: The core application exists in the Smuxi back-end server which is connected to the Internet around-the-clock. The user interacts with one or more Smuxi front-end clients which are connected to the Smuxi back-end server. This way, the Smuxi back-end server can maintain connections to IRC servers even when all Smuxi front-end clients have been closed.
The combination of screen and Irssi served as an example of this architecture. The Quassel IRC client has a similar design.
Smuxi also supports the regular single application mode. This behaves like a typical IRC client with no separation of back-end and front-end. It utilizes a local IRC engine that is used by the local front-end client.

Features

Smuxi supports nick colors which are identical across channels and networks, a Caret Mode as seen in Firefox that allows users to navigate through the messages using the keyboard, theming with colors and fonts, configurable tray-icon support, optional stripping of colours and formattings and convenience features like CTCP support, channel search and nickname completion. It has a tabbed document interface, tabbed user interface, and support for multiple servers. Smuxi can attach to a local backend engine or a remote engine utilizing the Engine drop down menu. It also includes, in client-server operation, a visual marker showing the user's last activity in an open session, and ignore filtering.

Distribution

Smuxi can be found in many major free operating systems such as:
Debian GNU/Linux,
Ubuntu,
Gentoo Linux,
Arch Linux,
openSUSE Community Repository,
Frugalware Linux,
Slackware, and
FreeBSD.
Smuxi is also available for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.x and 10.
Smuxi is available for Mac OS X starting with the 0.8.9 release.

Reception

Smuxi was selected in "Hot Picks" by Linux Format Magazine in March 2009.
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