- Download and install the following:
- Pidgin from https://pidgin.im
- If on Windows, download the OTR library for Pidgin. Linux should include the library by default.
- After all of these are installed, start Pidgin
- Click
Accounts
->Manage Accounts
-- this will bring up the Accounts window - In the Accounts window, click the
Add
button - In the Add Account window, change the
Protocol
dropdown toIRC