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+author: Fuchs, ilbelkyr
+date: 2019-06-22 20:42:00+00:00
+slug: moving-to-kiwiirc
+title: Moving webchat to Kiwi IRC
+category: freenode
+category: announcements
+---
+
+Hi all,
+
+after years of providing our good old [qwebirc][qwebirc] based webchat,
+we are excited to announce that freenode is moving to a new [Kiwi IRC][kiwi]
+based solution!
+
+The change will occur during this weekend (June 22nd / 23nd).
+
+Kiwi IRC is an extensible and modern webchat solution, making IRC a lot easier
+and more comfortable to use for both newcomers and long time users.
+In addition to a clean and friendly UI it supports translations into
+various languages, easier formatting and usage of emoji and advanced
+customization for power users.
+
+Most existing links and bookmarks should continue to work, including sites
+embedding the freenode webchat; please do let us know if you are running into issues.
+
+We would like to thank everybody who supported us during this migration,
+most of all Kiwi's developer, prawnsalad, who provided a huge amount of code,
+adaptations, options and testing that should ensure a smooth migration.
+
+Along with this change, we will no longer apply gateway cloaks to users
+of our webchat, treating them the same as any other client. While channel
+operators will still be able to recognize them via the realname field,
+we strongly suggest that you carefully consider the impact on legitimate
+users and hope that you decide not to ban webchat users as a whole.
+
+Please note that the old webchat will no longer be available after this migration.
+
+Thank you for using freenode, via our new Kiwi webchat or any other client you prefer!
+
+[qwebirc]: https://qwebirc.org/
+[kiwi]: https://kiwiirc.com/