General Options

Start with windows

Makes AdiIRC auto start when windows is started.

Start minimized

Makes AdiIRC start in a minimized state, due to various reasons, the main window is shown briefly before it minimizes.

Allow only one copy of AdiIRC running.

If enabled, only one copy of AdiIRC.exe in the current folder is allowed to run.

AdiIRC.exe in other folders is ignored.

AdiIRC is always on top of other windows.

Puts AdiIRC on top of all other windows on your desktop.

See also /showadiirc.

Disable CTCP reply

Disable's all CTCP reply's, such as CTCP VERSION/PING/TIME

Can also be disabled by a script (or modify the reply):

; halt all ctcp reply's.
ctcp *:*:*:halt

; halt only VERSION reply's
ctcp *:VERSION:*:halt

Keep channels open on part

Keeps the channel windows open whenever you part or are parted from a channel.

Keep channels open on kick

Keeps the channel windows open whenever you are kicked from a channel.

Rejoin channels on kick

Automatically rejoins a channel if you are kicked.

Rejoin channels on reconnect

Automatically rejoins all opens channels when reconnecting a server.

Confirm closing while connected to server

When enabled, a popup dialog to confirm is shown to confirm closing AdiIRC is one or more servers is connected.

Confirm disconnecting when clicking connect icon

When enabled, a popup dialog to confirm is shown when clicking the (dis)connect icon in the Treebar, if the current server is connected.

Confirm closing server windows

When enabled, a popup dialog to confirm is shown when closing a server window.

Confirm closing channel windows

When enabled, a popup dialog to confirm is shown when closing a channel window.

Confirm closing private windows

When enabled, a popup dialog to confirm is shown when closing a private window.

Associate AdiIRC with irc:// links

Set's AdiIRC as the default irc client when clicking irc:// ircs:// irc6:// ircs6:// xdcc:// links.

Check association on startup

Checks if AdiIRC is the default irc client on startup and set's it default if it's not.

Hide channel key

Hides the channel key from the Titlebar and Statusbar.

Lock bars

If enabled, locks all Toolbars and Monitor Panels preventing them from being moved. It also hides the Monitor Panel headers.

Disable Channel Edit controls when not opped

If enabled, controls in the Channel Editor is disabled when not opped in the channel, otherwise the controls are always enabled.

When opening irc:// links, always

If set to Ask, AdiIRC will ask you every time you click a irc:// url whether you want to open the connection in the current connection or a new connection.
If set to Open in current Connection, AdiIRC will always open the connection in current connection.
If set to Open in new connection, AdiIRC will always open the connection in a new connection.

Check for updates

Allows AdiIRC to check for new versions Never/Daily/Weekly/Monthly.

See also /update.

Include beta versions

Allows AdiIRC to check for beta versions as well as regular versions.

Beta versions is usually safe to install.

See also /betaup.

Global shortcut to hide/show main window

Also called bosskey.

Sets a keybind to hide/show main AdiIRC regardles if it has focus or not.

Choose Language

Sets the language of AdiIRC, see http://adiirc.com/translations/ for more info.

Border size

Sets the border size around the text area, Topicbox, Editbox and nicklist.

Join channels when invited

Automatically joins a channel when invited by another user.

A safer approach using a script:

on *:INVITE:#:{
  if ($input($nick want's to invite you into $chan Accept?, y, Invite) {
    /join $chan
  }
}

Ignore channels

List of channels to ignore when Join channel when invited is enabled.

Can be a wildcard.