IRC in Adium

This page deals with IRC specialities. General group chat features are explained in Group Chat.

Joining a chat room

Add your account on an IRC server to Adium.
Select "Join Chat..." (⇧⌘J) from the File menu.

Passwords

You only need to enter a password for IRC servers requiring one to connect. In the case of freenode, identify to nickserv by entering "msg nickserv identify <your-password>", putting your password in the account's preferences will result in a "you are already connected" nickserv error.

Commands

Many widely-used IRC commands like /join and /msg work in Adium too, but for ease of use these are accessible from the interface as well:

Command	Equivalent acton
/join	File → Join Group Chat... (⇧⌘J)
/msg	File → New Chat... (⌘N)
/whois	Contact → Get Info For Contact... (⌥⌘I)
/mode	Select the users you want to change the mode for, and use the button below the user list
/motd	File → Your IRC Account → View MOTD.