Mibbit

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Web based IRC client

title: "Mibbit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["irc-clients", "web-service-providers", "web-services", "internet-properties-disestablished-in-2024"] description: "Web based IRC client" topic_path: "general/irc-clients" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mibbit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Web based IRC client ::

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nameMibbit
logoMibbit logo.png
logo size150px
screenshotMibbit screenshot.png
screenshot size200px
developerJimmy Moore
released
programming language{{plainlist
platformWeb application
genre{{plainlist
license{{plainlist
* Closed source<ref name"mibbit wiki wishlist"{{cite web
urlhttp://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/WishList#Invalid.2FNot_Going_To_Happen
titleWishList – Mibbit: Invalid/Not Going To Happen
access-dateJune 30, 2009
dateJanuary 13, 2008
website
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Mibbit was a web-based client for web browsers{{cite web | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions | title = Mibbit wiki: Frequently Asked Questions | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = April 25, 2009 | url = http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Chat_Without_Installing_Anything | title = Chat Without Installing Anything | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Adams | first = Paul | date = May 8, 2009 | work = monkey_bites | publisher = Wired News | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717190531/http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Chat_Without_Installing_Anything | archive-date=July 17, 2008}} Yahoo! Messenger,{{cite web | url = http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=74 | title = Mibbit blog: Yahooooooooooooooooooooooooo! | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = June 4, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714082601/http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=74 | archive-date=July 14, 2011}} and Twitter.{{cite web | url = http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=164 | title = Mibbit blog: Mibbit, meet Twitter. Twitter, meet Mibbit. | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = November 28, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204073005/http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=164 | archive-date=December 4, 2008}}{{cite web | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Twitter | title = Mibbit wiki: Twitter | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = May 3, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231010522/http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Twitter | archive-date=December 31, 2009}} It is developed by Jimmy Moore{{cite web | url = http://ajaxian.com/archives/mibbit-ajax-based-irc-client | title = Mibbit: Ajax-based IRC Client: Interview with Jimmy Moore | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Bango | first = Rey | date = January 4, 2008 | publisher = Ajaxian | url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9917689-2.html | title = Mibbit: IRC so easy, your mom could use it | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Lowensohn | first = Josh | date = April 13, 2008 | work = Webware | publisher = CNET Networks

Design

Mibbit's user interface operates entirely within a web browser{{cite web |url = http://www.appscout.com/2008/04/mibbit_brings_irc_to_your_brow.php |title = Mibbit Brings IRC to Your Browser |access-date = May 5, 2009 |last = Henry |first = Alan |date = April 21, 2008 |work = AppScout |publisher = PC Magazine |archive-date = June 23, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090623215255/http://www.appscout.com/2008/04/mibbit_brings_irc_to_your_brow.php |url-status = dead | url = https://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/mibbitircclient.html | title = Apple: Web apps: Social Networking: Mibbit IRC Client | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = February 6, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208201818/http://www.apple.com/webapps/socialnetworking/mibbitircclient.html | archive-date=February 8, 2008}} iPod Touch,{{cite web | url = http://www.appsafari.com/chat/2739/mibbit-irc-client/ | title = Apple Safari: Mibbit IRC client | access-date = May 5, 2009

Unlike typical web-based IRC clients, Mibbit makes use of a client–server design model. The user interface is written in HTML and JavaScript using Ajax programming techniques. The client's backend is written completely in Java and operates independently of the web server in a standalone fashion on the Mibbit server. This design differs from web browser component clients such as ChatZilla or Java applet based IRC clients such as PJIRC that operate entirely from within the web browser. It also differs from server-based web proxy IRC clients such as CGI:IRC where all processing takes place on a remote server.

Because the client–server design allows for a centralized Mibbit client server, Mibbit is able to offer extended functionality which is not present in the standard IRC protocol. Some of these extensions include a channel chat buffer that can be shown to Mibbit clients when they join a channel where another Mibbit user is already present,{{cite web | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Recent_Chat | title = Mibbit wiki: Recent Chat | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = March 31, 2009 | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Features | title = Mibbit wiki: Features | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = April 15, 2009

Mibbit supports the webirc (cgiirc) protocol{{cite web | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Enable_Mibbit_on_Your_IRC_Server | title = Mibbit wiki: Enable Mibbit on Your IRC Server | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = May 1, 2009

Features

The Mibbit client has the ability to connect to multiple IRC servers, including servers that use SSL/TLS, can join multiple channels, and can be configured auto-join often used channels. Mibbit uses the UTF-8 character set by default but can also be configured to use other character sets. It supports nickname tab auto-completion, an input history for each tab accessible with the up/down arrow keys, aliases, user menu commands, and saving of user preferences. Mibbit can parse smileys, links, channels, nicks, and mIRC color codes, and can automatically create thumbnails for image links and URLs. In addition, Mibbit offers an integrated pastebin, an upload service, and can minify URLs. Mibbit also offers typing notification for other Mibbit users, a recent chat buffer for IRC channels when other Mibbit users are already on the channel, and extended whois information with user profiles.

Mibbit supports the Google API which allows the client to support a number of Google Services.{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlpsQYKLLv0 | title = Mibbit and the Google APIs | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Moore | first = Jimmy | date = February 13, 2009 | format = Flash video | publisher = YouTube | url = http://ajaxian.com/archives/immediate-translation-and-mibbit | title = Immediate Translation and Mibbit | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Almaer | first = Dion | date = April 25, 2008 | publisher = Ajaxian

In addition to the standard client, Mibbit also supports a widget client that can be embedded into a web page.{{cite web | url = http://wiki.mibbit.com/index.php/Widget | title = Mibbit wiki: Widget | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = May 4, 2009

Reception

Mibbit has been praised{{cite web | url = http://chris.pirillo.com/accessing-irc-chat-via-a-web-browser-mibbit/ | title = Accessing IRC Chat via a Web Browser: Mibbit | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Pirillo | first = Chris | author-link = Chris Pirillo | date = April 21, 2008 | archive-date = May 30, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090530005007/http://chris.pirillo.com/accessing-irc-chat-via-a-web-browser-mibbit/ | url-status = dead | url = http://lifehacker.com/381628/mibbit-makes-internet-relay-chat-easy-to-jump-into | title = Mibbit Makes Internet Relay Chat Easy to Jump Into | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Purdy | first = Kevin | date = April 19, 2008 | work = Lifehacker | publisher = Gawker Media | url = http://drupal.org/project/mibbit_irc | title = Drupal: Mibbit IRC | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = March 4, 2008 | url = http://mashable.com/2008/04/13/mibbit/ | title = Still Talk Via IRC? Want To Start? Give Mibbit A Try. | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Glazowski | first = Paul | date = April 13, 2008 | publisher = Mashable

Firefox support

Firefox 3.5 and beyond builds already supported Mibbit as the default IRC protocol handler{{cite web | url = http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/19/firefox-3-5-will-support-irc-through-mibbit/ | title = Firefox 3.5 will support IRC through Mibbit | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Linder | first = Brad | date = March 19, 2009 | publisher = Download Squad | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320220746/http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/19/firefox-3-5-will-support-irc-through-mibbit/ | archive-date=March 20, 2009}} and support for encrypted ircs:// SSL/TLS connections is also included. Support has discontinued in 2024 as a result of Mibbit's shutdown.{{cite web | url = http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2009/03/firefox-35-gets-mibbit-a-web-irc-client/ | title = Firefox 3.5 gets Mibbit, a web IRC client | access-date = May 5, 2009 | last = Cabello | first = Percy | date = March 16, 2009 | website = Mozilla Links | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090321094340/http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2009/03/firefox-35-gets-mibbit-a-web-irc-client/ | archive-date = March 21, 2009

Abuse mitigation

Because Mibbit is effectively an IRC proxy it has the potential to be abused or used to evade bans and blocks. This has resulted in the client being banned from accessing some IRC networks and channels. Mibbit added support for DNSBL checking via the DroneBL service as a means to help block access from abusive users and botnets.{{cite web | url = http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=261 | title = Mibbit blog: Latest updates | access-date = May 5, 2009 | date = April 30, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509071059/http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=261 | archive-date=May 9, 2009}} Mibbit was listed as an open proxy in the DroneBL DNS blacklist in December 2008, and due to a database glitch mistakenly again listed in March 2009. This prevented Mibbit users from connecting to IRC networks that make use of the DroneBL service.{{cite web | url = http://www.dronebl.org/blog/7 | title = DroneBL blog: Mibbit | access-date = May 5, 2009 | author = nenolod | date = March 3, 2009 | publisher = DroneBL |url = http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-it/ |title = New freenode webchat (and why to use it) |access-date = June 19, 2009 |author = Jonathan David |date = June 19, 2009 |publisher = staffblog |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090621104201/http://blog.freenode.net/2009/06/new-freenode-webchat-and-why-to-use-it/ |archive-date = June 21, 2009 |df = mdy-all | url = http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=306 | title = Freenode has blocked the Mibbit client permanently | access-date = June 19, 2009 | date = June 19, 2009 | publisher = Mibbit Blog | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622070519/http://blog.mibbit.com/?p=306 | archive-date=June 22, 2009}}

References

References

  1. (2024-08-02). "Mibbit.com - Easy and fast Webchat in your browser".

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