BChat 0.4.0

BChat 0.4.0 is here​

Handle IRC as a bee does a flower​

Version v0.4.0

Released 11 Nov 2026

Platform Windows 10/11

Price Free, no ads

What's new​

• Bouncer detection: BChat knows when it's talking to ZNC, soju or psyBNC and says so once. What ZNC plays back shows under one grey line with the times it was really said, then Now live, so nothing shows twice. Hover the network to see the bouncer and how long you've been online
• Log in with a certificate (SASL EXTERNAL): no password stored or sent. Make New makes one on your PC, Add to NickServ registers it, and BChat logs in with it from then on
• ChanServ Access in the nick menu: give someone auto-op (@) or auto-voice (+), or take it away, without typing services commands. BChat shows what they have now and the exact line it sends (Anope and Atheme)
• Skip the server's welcome message and short join and part lines, both off until you turn them on
• /partall leaves every channel at once, /online shows how long you've been connected, /motd shows the welcome message any time
• New logo: the BajuBesi bee hexagon, on the app, the taskbar and the installer

Already using BChat?
BChat 0.1.0, 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 offer this update by themselves: look for Update after Help. It checks the signature and installs when you quit.

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First install
Download BChat-0.4.0-setup.exe from this release and run it. The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn you: choose More info → Run anyway. Some antivirus programs may also stop it; see the README.

VirusTotal: none of the 66 antivirus engines that scanned the installer flagged it.

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Questions or problems?
Ask in the release thread or BChat Support. BeeServ answers from the BChat guide.
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