<s>
LeafChat	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
IRC	O
client	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
,	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-3.0-or-later	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
add	O
their	O
own	O
scripts	O
and	O
command	B-Application
shortcuts	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
detects	O
net	O
splits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TUCOWS	O
circa	O
2004	O
showed	O
LeafChat	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
popularity	O
of	O
about	O
1/4	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
four	O
(	O
of	O
five	O
)	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
review	O
of	O
version	O
2	O
,	O
LeafChat	B-Protocol
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
well	O
done	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
"	O
scripting	O
API	O
which	O
was	O
"	O
convenient	O
and	O
easy	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
reviewer	O
found	O
some	O
user-interface	O
defaults	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
ruled	O
out	O
using	O
LeafChat	B-Protocol
due	O
to	O
perceived	O
variable	O
count	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2011	O
summary	O
of	O
four	O
popular	O
IRC	O
clients	O
,	O
Techbuzz	O
India	O
described	O
LeafChat	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
open-source	O
clients	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
clean	O
and	O
simple	O
"	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
multiple	O
servers	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Simple	O
Genetic	O
Algorithm	O
project	O
at	O
SourceForge	B-Application
suggested	O
LeafChat	B-Protocol
(	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
zero	O
cost	O
)	O
for	O
its	O
online	O
IRC	O
live	O
developer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
thoroughly	O
outlined	O
its	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
