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mIRC 7.76 has been released! (January 7th 2024) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Updated to Visual Studio 2017 to compile mIRC. Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.12. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Fixed switchbar vertical scrollbar buttons not being visible on Windows 11. Added support for larger GUI icons for high resolution monitors. Fixed notify list MONITOR event parsing to handle events without hostnames. Fixed numeric 324 bug when parsing date range. Enabled Control Flow Guard runtime security checks. Fixed /toolbar -p bug that was not freeing memory correctly. Fixed typing notifications bug in parted/kicked channel windows. Added tab completion suffix option to Keys dialog. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.

mIRC 7.75 has been released! (August 26th 2023) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Fixed SSL certificate verification not loading Windows certificate store. Added channels file location to mirc.ini [files] section for custom favorites. Fixed identifiers not correctly handling %var/&binvar names with spaces. Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.10. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Fixed arrange icons bug that caused mIRC to crash for some users. Added loading of custom fonts on startup from "fonts" folder. Fixed clear history on close bug that was not clearing non-marked URL items. Added support for SSL "legacy sigalg disallowed" connections. Updated list of servers in servers.ini file. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.74 has been released! (August 2nd 2023) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Added per server option to connect/minimize on startup. Added clear history on close option that clears history when mIRC is closed. Added support for IRCv3 extended-monitor tag. Changed MONITOR to take priority if server has both MONITOR and WATCH listed. Added support for IRCv3 typing client tag and typing notifications. Fixed add/edit server dialog bug with comma-separated port numbers. Fixed /drawpic -v initialization bug. Fixed Do Not Disturb option hiding windows in some contexts. Changed SSL certificate loading method due to slow-down in OpenSSL v3.x.x. Fixed View Menubar option bug when in full screen mode. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.73 has been released! (June 18th 2023) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Updated OpenSSL library to v3.0.9. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Fixed Do Not Disturb bug that caused mIRC to crash/freeze. Improved how the keep channels open feature works in different contexts. Fixed /cnick auto-color as * parameter bug. Extended SASL authentication to support IRCv3 >=400 byte base64 chunks. Added /drawsave -v[pgj] switch to save bitmap to &binvar in different formats. Added $encode()/$decode() 'v' switch to support Z85 encoding. Improved Find dialog in Scripts Editor. Fixed while/if script parser bugs. Added support for IRCv3 standard-replies capability. Extended numerics 338 and 344 to handle different ircd formats. In total, there have been around 40 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ http://www.mirc.com

This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Added support for big float calculations using MAPM library. Fixed script parser bug when handling non-while/if { } brackets. Updated zlib library to v1.2.13. Fixed !. command prefixes used infront of while/if commands affecting following command. Added identifiers $cbrt(), $log2(), $powmod(), $modinv(), $gcd(), and $lcm(). Changed confirm paste in a single line editbox to only warn if the line contains CRLF characters. Fixed script popup menu in menubar not working in fullscreen mode. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1s. Changed $totp()/$htop() to improve parameter validation and support longer timestep and digits. Changed how $bfind().regex matches against a &binvar. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Updated TagLib library to v1.13. In total, there have been over 20 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.71 has been released! (October 1st 2022) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Changed the way Windows system libraries are loaded to prevent DLL hijacking. Added tray tip warning on startup if mIRC has been minimized to the system tray but Windows has hidden its icon. Fixed colons being stripped out of nick, alternative nick, user, emails, /nick, and server list entries. Fixed /hsave -i intermittent crash bug caused by a data race / race condition across multiple threads. Changed CTCP PING to not reply to text containing CTCP control codes to mitigate NAT-AGAIN Linux kernel NAT bug (CVE-2022-2663). Fixed tab key evaluation of identifiers in editboxes that contain multiple CR/LF-delimited lines. Fixed nested single-line while loop break bug. Fixed /socklisten -pu with UPnP, IPv6 address, and dual stack not opening an IPv4 UPnP port on the router. Fixed Aero theme bug where if /window +b was used, a miniature titlebar was being drawn. Fixed alternative nick bug when left empty in connect dialog. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. In total, there have been around 30 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.

mIRC 7.69 has been released! (July 18th 2022) This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Added per server options for SSL certificate, logon settings, and server encoding. Added support for numeric 005 UTF8ONLY token. Added support for IRCv3 echo-message. Added support for IRCv3 005 numeric BOT=b mode token. Added support for various WATCH list numerics for the notify list. Changed CAP request on connect to speed up server logon. Changed servers list in connect dialog to group named servers together. Changed channels favorites location to channels.ini file to allow easier updates. Changed use of Windows media library to play sounds more smoothly. Fixed Aero theme colors under Windows 11. Fixed nested while loops continue bug. Fixed options dialog not freeing memory when closed. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1q. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. In total, there have been around 40 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

This is a small update that adds features and addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes, including: Added support for strikethrough text using Control+E. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1n. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Added server login authentication methods ECDSA-NIST256P-CHALLENGE and SCRAM-SHA-256. Added eye icon to all password editboxes to enable easier editing. Added "Keep channels open on part" option to Options/IRC dialog. Fixed nested while loops break/continue bug. Updated LibZip library to v1.8.0. Added Do Not Disturb menu item to tray menu. Fixed /raw PRIVMSG not correctly appending specified @labels to outgoing messages. Added Copy To Clipboard menu item to System Menu Buffer menu. Extended Favorites dialog to include sortable headers and network listbox. Fixed /writeini caching bug for item names that contain equal sign characters. Fixed nick color list auto-color bug. In total, there have been over 60 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.67 has been released! (October 2nd 2021) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed SSL certificate verify failed issue relating to expired certificates. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1l. Updated DigiCert code-signing certificate. Updated PCRE regex library to v8.45. Fixed /fupdate not working correctly with up/down key presses in some contexts. Fixed /window +f custom @window border display bug. Fixed window menu hidden windows selection bug. Fixed how /set/unset/inc/dec/timer/sockread %vars are evaluated in some contexts. Fixed $sline() to return zero instead of $null when no items are selected. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.66 has been released! (June 29th 2021) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added MDI area background color option to Colors dialog to allow users to change brightness of MDI area. Changed the editbox/nickname list line separator color so that it matches current theme. Changed /window -h to support hiding status windows in both the switchbar and the treebar. Changed channel and query window icons to make them more distinctive. Added colors dialog default/undo buttons to allow reset/revert of color settings. Changed /server to prioritize group name over server address to handle server group names that contain periods. Changed parsing of /mode commands that use combinations of +ovh to ensure compatibility with recent ircd changes. Fixed maximized MDI window duplicate icons bug. Changed tab completion to leave in place non-existent/empty identifiers/variables. Fixed select folder bug incorrectly filling in filename as a *.* wildcard. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added Windows 10 Aero theme support to MDI windows. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1k. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Added "Index" menu to scripts editor alias/popup/remote menubars that lists all entries in a script. Extended tab completion to support %halfops. Fixed MDI tile feature leaving gaps in right/bottom-most window edges. Fixed bind to adapter/IP address bug that caused it to use wrong adapter. Reverted change to nick idle time that broke backward compatibility. Fixed regex global matching bug with UTF-8 characters. Fixed tray tips display bug. In total, there have been around 24 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com

mIRC 7.64 has been released! (December 11th 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1i. Fixed /timer -h multimedia timer imprecision at low resolutions. Extended custom DLL LOADINFO structure to include maximum data byte size. Fixed Bind to Adapter/IP address bug and added block option for failed binds, eg. with VPNs. Changed $base() to remove limit on floating point precision for larger bases. Updated installer to backup files into dated folders. Updated LibZip library to v1.7.3. Added $ticksqpc that returns a high resolution tick count. Changed how notices are displayed so that consecutive notices from the same user are now grouped together. Added protocol-relative redirect support to $urlget() and a 'k' switch to prevent redirects. Fixed $utfencode() memory gpf bug that caused intermittent crashes. In total, there have been around 42 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.63 has been released! (August 17th 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed Control+Break key bug that was causing mIRC to crash for some users. Fixed tray tip display bug that caused close box to be displayed incorrectly. Fixed display of numeric 477 to show authenticate message on some networks. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1g. Extended $tempfn to work with folder names and added $tempfn(path) parameter. Extended $duration() to handle negative values. Added /drawtext -v switch that allows use of a &binvar instead of text. Added custom dialog group control left/right/center style. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.co.uk/news.html

mIRC 7.63 has been released! (August 17th 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed Control+Break key bug that was causing mIRC to crash for some users. Fixed tray tip display bug that caused close box to be displayed incorrectly. Fixed display of numeric 477 to show authenticate message on some networks. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1g. Extended $tempfn to work with folder names and added $tempfn(path) parameter. Extended $duration() to handle negative values. Added /drawtext -v switch that allows use of a &binvar instead of text. Added custom dialog group control left/right/center style. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/

mIRC 7.62 has been released! (July 28th 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Updated colors dialog, control+K dialog, and /color command to support color indexes 16 to 98. Changed how Control+Break key is handled so that it only works when mIRC is the active application. Added a "Do Not Disturb" option that allows you to temporarily disable all notifications. Added on CHAR event that returns translated keyboard presses. Updated libraries OpenSSL to v1.1.1f, LibZip to v1.6.1, and PCRE to v8.44. Extended $bfind() to support regex searches. Extended $regml()/$regmlex() to save result to a &binvar. Added highlight dialog item that allows you to specify the channels and/or nicks to which the highlight applies. Reverted change to $cnick() so that it returns default values for non-existent nicks. Fixed "Mark As Read" menu item not resetting flash/hilight correctly. In total, there have been around 37 changes since the last release. For a full list of recent changes, please see the versions.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.61 has been released! (March 1st 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed custom toolbar buttons not being displayed correctly. Fixed /if isnum backward compatibility issue due to recent change. Fixed local host/ip addresses not being changeable while connected to a server. Fixed bitmap memory bug in About dialog. Fixed /cnick not updating nick color immediately when used with a full address. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.59 has been released! (February 8th 2020) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added support for the IRCv3 TAGMSG event. Fixed channel mode parsing bug. Added /cnick support for auto-color option by allowing * as color number. Fixed IPv6 address handling in a number of features. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Fixed favorites dialog join button not initiating a connection if not currently connected. Extended $fline((@name,text,N,T,S) to support S parameter for search start position. Fixed custom dialog controls not being updated immediately when /did is used to change their contents. Added /fseek -p switch that moves the file pointer backwards to the start of the line. Fixed $bindip() bug when used with dual-stack network interface. In total, there have been around 30 changes since the last release. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.co.uk/news.html

Latest News mIRC 7.58 has been released! (November 17th 2019) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added Auto-Color nickname option to nick color list Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1d Updated channel mode parsing and display based on CHANMODES token Added support for IRCv3 message-tags token and msgid feature Fixed DCC trust user list autoget bug Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file Changed SSL hostname validation to allow multi-label wildcards Changed /dns to show all resolved IP addresses for a hostname Fixed script #group parsing bug for invalid group definitions Updated several features to be DPI aware In total, there have been over 50 changes since the last release. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.57 has been released! (July 25th 2019) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed OpenSSL issue that was causing R6034 error on startup for some users. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.1.1c. Changed /url, /run, and other features to use alternative method to open links. Fixed STS/SSL server/port parsing bug. Fixed handling of 64bit timestamp value for several features. Changed $crc() to use larger read buffer with files to improve speed. Fixed script parser bug that caused binary variables to be unset in some contexts. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.

mIRC 7.56 has been released! (July 6th 2019) This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added $urlget() identifier that downloads content from http/https addresses. Fixed $regml().pos bug with multibyte characters. Updated libraries OpenSSL to v1.1.1b, LibZip to v1.5.2, and PCRE to v8.43. Reverted changes to $gmt(N) and $gmt(format). Fixed $astime() and other time/date features applying DST incorrectly. Changed time/date features to use threadsafe versions of CRT time functions. Changed $encode()/$decode() to allow non-literal keys longer than 56 characters. Fixed "try next server in group" option being incorrectly applied. Changed time/date routines to use Windows APIs, allowing extended date range 1601 to 9999. Changed /msg -switches support to enable backwards compatibility with certain BNCs. Added /server [-key filename] to set private key file to use for an SSL connection. Changed nickserv logon method to increase delay before triggering perform. Changed status window connect icons to distinguish between valid/non-valid SSL connections. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.

mIRC 7.55 has been released! (February 8th 2019) This version of mIRC is primarily a security release. mIRC users are advised to upgrade due to a security issue that may allow someone to trigger a remote code execution vulnerability in some situations. This issue affects all versions of mIRC. This update also includes changes and fixes to a number of features: Fixed /onotice and related commands not working correctly in some contexts. Fixed Clear History log files option not deleting empty nested folders in logs folder. Fixed $sha1()/$hmac() bug that caused &binvar data to be overwritten. Added $zip() identifier that adds support for AES encrypted ZIP files. Extended $rand() to allow negative number values and changed RNG algorithm. Added $rands() identifier that returns a cryptographically secure random number. Fixed $hfind() not reporting an error when the called alias returns an error. Fixed $asctime() 'z' bug to work with non-standard offset timezones. Extended IRCv3 support for CAP NEW to request supported tokens automatically. Fixed RCE vulnerability affecting all versions of mIRC (CVE-2019-6453). Added $notify().sound2 property to return offline sound. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Fixed "Show nicks on join" option not working correctly. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Fixed API call that prevented mIRC from running on Windows XP. Fixed script editor editbox horizontal scrollbar sensitivity. Fixed /hadd -mN parsing bug. Fixed $decode() parsing of N parameter when N = 0. Fixed /timer -p switch not counting down correctly when more than one repetition is specified. Added /timer -P switch that pauses the count down for a timer. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.0.2q. Optimized while loop parameter parsing in scripts. Fixed $hmac() bug when using sha384/sha512 with keys longer than 64 bytes. Fixed /onotice and related commands not working in some contexts. Fixed Log Files dialog sort by date column bug. Updated CA root certificates cacert.pem file. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html

mIRC 7.53 has been released! (November 29th 2018) This release includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added support for voice selection to speech options dialog. Added support for CPRIVMSG and CNOTICE if listed in numeric 005. Updated OpenSSL library to v1.0.2p and CA root certificates cacert.pem file. Extended/drawpic and $pic() to enable access to multi-frame icons/GIFs. Extended /set -g and /unset -gl switches to enable use of local/global variables. Changed all time-related features to use 64bit time values. Add/Fixed features/issues in a number of identifiers including $encode(), $decode(), $ctime(), $readini(), $cb(), $var(). Changed udpate check/other features to avoid insecure SSL protocols in HTTP requests under Windows XP. Added support for numeric 005 STATUSMSG=@+ and WALLVOICES and commands /vmsg, /vnotice, and /wallvoices. Changed channel mode parsing to handle channel keys hidden from non-ops only on the Undernet ircd. Changed CAP packet-size request to use 2048 bytes if available. Added $eventparms identifer that returns event-specific parameters passed to an executed command in a script. Changed perform/joins on connect to be delayed if nickserv request is sent during logon. Updated PCRE regex library to v8.42 and TagLib sound library to latest fixes. Changed script editor editbox to allow longer lines before it starts wrapping. Added support for IRCv3 nested batches beyond basic batch support. Changed default hash table hash function to modified FNV-1A for improved distribution. Added support for dynamic-resizing in hash tables for better performance. In total, there have been over 60 changes since the last release. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/index.html

This release includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including: Added support for IRCv3 STS secure connection feature. Fixed SSL connect behaviour that prevented a retry connect attempt for non-critical SSL errors. Updated code signing certificate. Added support for IRCv3 batch feature. Fixed online timer bug that caused mIRC to freeze once a minute the more connected status windows were open. Extended ^K color support for indexes 16 to 98. Updated libraries to OpenSSL 1.0.2n. Fixed font dialog not displaying sample text correctly for certain fonts. Added "Hide away reminders" option that hides repeat away messages for ten minutes. Fixed /timer -h bug that prevented a subsequent /timer -h request from using the multimedia timer. Changed script editor file monitor to ignore daylight savings offset and to check file size changes. Changed CAP cap-notify support for NEW/DEL so that mIRC no longer disconnects/reconnects for most CAP features unless necessary. Changed mouse wheel scrolling to scroll by page if this option is enabled for your mouse in Windows. Added $fromeditbox identifier that returns $true/$false if command or identifier called directly from an editbox. Fixed $msfile() gpf when too many files are selected. Fixed regular expression bug relating to \K escape sequence. Added /ignore support for highlight, speech, and tips. In total, there have been around 70 changes since the last release. For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file. As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page. Read full article @ https://www.mirc.com/news.html