# Install xaric with Homebrew IRC client. Version 0.13.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:xaric ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install xaric ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:xaric - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.13.9 - **Source summary:** IRC client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:41-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - xaric (cli) - xaric (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.13.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://xaric.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Xaric is a small Unix IRC client in the ircII family. Its own site describes it as a client similar to BitchX and ircII, forked from BitchX, and created by a group of IRC friends who wanted a simpler colored client. ### Project history The public release history visible on GitHub includes 0.12.x tags carrying 2001 changelog text, including Rex Feany entries for the 0.12.0 and 0.12.1 releases. Later tags show continued maintenance through the 0.13 line, including SSL-related work in 0.13.0 in November 2005 and a 0.13.9 tag in February 2021. Xaric's homepage remained deliberately modest about the project's scope: it emphasizes being simpler than related IRC clients rather than presenting a broad feature list. That positioning is the main source-backed history available for the project. ### How it is used Xaric is used as a terminal IRC client for Unix-like systems. In package-manager terms it is a lightweight, old-school IRC client for users who want an ircII/BitchX-style interface with color and without a large scripting environment. ### Why package nerds care Xaric is significant mostly as a preserved member of the classic Unix IRC-client lineage. Its package appeal is not broad adoption but continuity: a small GPL IRC client with releases spanning from early-2000s IRC culture into modern source-hosted maintenance. ### Timeline - 2001: 0.12.x changelog entries show Rex Feany release work and maintenance. - 2005: 0.13.0 tag notes SSL support work. - 2006: 0.13.2 release tag appears in the public repository. - 2021: 0.13.9 was released and listed as the latest version on the project site. ### Related projects - The project explicitly places itself near ircII and BitchX; the homepage says Xaric was forked from BitchX. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for xaric. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** xaric - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [catgirl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/catgirl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [epic5](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epic5/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [ngircd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ngircd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [senpai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/senpai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [znc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/znc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [irssi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/irssi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, irc, networking. - [sic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, client, irc, networking. - [tiny](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tiny/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, irc, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xaric.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/xaric.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph