Dear mIRC User,

mIRC v7.27 has been released today.

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

A "Mark As Read" option has been added to the treebar, switchbar, toolbar and MDI popup menus to allow you to clear all flashing/highlighted windows.
The $hfind() identifier has been extended to allow results to be saved to a @window listbox or passed to a command.
An SSL connection issue has been fixed that prevented mIRC from connecting to servers with certificates that used unrecognized date formats.
A hotlink display issue has been fixed that caused text to flicker when hovering the mouse over a link.
SSL support for Subject Alternative Names (SAN) has been added when verifying whether a certificate is valid for the connection.
A number of issues with the reload logs feature have been fixed, including incorrect line indentation and missing lines at the end of a log in some situations.
An issue with the split long messages feature has been fixed which occurred when handling color formats in some contexts.
An Address Book bug that prevented removal of an existing timed unignore has been fixed.
The way incremental search works in channel nickname listboxes has been changed so that it behaves more like Windows explorer.
The /localinfo -p option has been changed to use a random UPnP port outside the first 1056 services port range as some routers block these ports.
A $inellipse() bug caused by a compiler optimization issue has been fixed.
Other changes and bug fixes.

In total there have been around 27 changes to this version and although most of them are only small fixes and tweaks, we hope that they result in a more useful and stable mIRC for you.

How to upgrade?
mIRC is distributed in an installer that installs mIRC on your computer for you. Simply download and run the installer from the download page on the mIRC website. Follow the instructions the installer gives to you. When upgrading all your old settings and scripts will stay as they were, if you want that. Read the questions the installer asks with care and nothing can go wrong. You will be chatting with the new mIRC in no time. If you get stuck or if you want to find out more about a certain feature, just click on a Help button or browse the Help file and you should find lots of hints to help you out.

Where to download?
For the latest download addresses look on the download page on the mIRC website.

Registering mIRC
As you know, mIRC can be downloaded freely and evaluated for 30 days. If you find that you enjoy using mIRC, it would be great and much appreciated if you registered your copy. This licenses you to keep your copy of mIRC and helps to support our continued work on mIRC. You can find out how to register here.

Full list of Fixes, Changes and Additions.
For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0 which you can find in the whatsnew.txt file on the website. You will need to read through the help file to learn more about these changes and their impact. Some changes are obvious, some need getting used to - please take your time to play with them and see how they work. May we invite you to use these forums for all questions you might have? The forums offer great help with everything related to mIRC!

Thanks for using mIRC, have fun on IRC!