• Table of contents
• General Options
  • Start with windows
  • Start minimized
  • Allow only one copy of AdiIRC running.
  • AdiIRC is always on top of other windows.
  • Disable CTCP reply
  • Keep channels open on part
  • Keep channels open on kick
  • Rejoin channels on kick
  • Rejoin channels on reconnect
  • Confirm closing while connected to server
  • Confirm disconnecting when clicking connect icon
  • Confirm closing server windows
  • Confirm closing channel windows
  • Confirm closing private windows
  • Associate AdiIRC with irc:// links
  • Check association on startup
  • Hide channel key
  • Lock bars
  • When opening irc:// links, always
  • Check for updates
  • Include beta versions
  • Global shortcut to hide/show main window
  • Choose Language
  • Border size
  • Join channels when invited
  • Ignore channels

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 toolbar, 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.

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.