Help:IRC

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is used frequently by Dota 2 Wiki editors, moderators, and administrators to coordinate their wiki efforts. The #dota2wiki channel hosted on freenode is the channel used most frequently.

Access to the channel is free for all users, and those who are not regularly active on the wiki are encouraged to join the channel to collaborate with others.

Popular clients

 * ChatZilla (Firefox extension) – available on all platforms (free) – see also: guide to running ChatZilla without Firefox
 * HydraIRC – Windows (free)
 * XChat – Windows (€15.99) or 30-day trial, Linux (free)
 * X-Chat 2 – Free version of X-Chat for Windows.
 * mIRC – Windows ($20 or 30-day trial)
 * Irssi – Windows, Linux (free)
 * Colloquy – Mac OS X (free)

Alternative
Freenode provides access to their IRC servers through their webchat service. You can connect directly to the channel here.

Also, the Opera web browser has an integrated IRC client since version 7.50.