Also called "Chat Programs". These applications are installed on a PC by a user, and allow immediate "chats" between other users of the program. Some of these programs also allow audio or video conferencing as well as the ability to execute file transfers.
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.IRC is a Windows .NET IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Client including Multi-Servers and built-in SSL (crypted) IRC support. .IRC is also offering many features such as: logging, filtering, sounds, locking, aliases, timers, readable/editable config/menu files, full layout/color/font customization (Scheme), opacity/transparency support, SOCKS4/5/HTTP proxy support, built-in ident server, status bar, and tray icon. .IRC being a .NET software is running wherever the .NET framework is (and will be) available regardless of the platform and the operating system.