Getting Started with mIRC

You can download mIRC by clicking here. A download window should appear, similar to the one below. You should click the Run or Open button.

Once the download has completed, the mIRC installer will appear. You should follow the steps in the installer and install mIRC.

You will need to enter something for your Full Name and Email Address. These do not have to be your real full name and email address.

You will then have to choose your Nickname and Alternative nickname. These are the names by which other people will know you on IRC.

You can then click the Connect button and mIRC will connect to your chosen server. In the example below, we are connecting to the DALnet server.

You can type in the name of a channel, such as #mIRC, or you can select a channel from the list. You can then click the Join button and mIRC will join your chosen channel.

You can now type in a message, such as "Hello to all you good people! :-)", press the enter key, and hopefully you'll receive a few greetings in return!

This will open the Channels List window below which you can use to get the list of channels. In this example, we want to look for trivia channels, so we have typed in the word trivia.

You can now click the Get List button and mIRC will get the list of active channels from the network.

Some of the larger networks, like EFnet, may have thousands of channels, so be patient - it can sometimes take a few minutes to get the full list.

Once the listing has finished, you can double-click on channels to join them, or right-click for other options.

The world of mIRC and IRC are now yours to explore. Good luck and have fun :-)