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#273196 08/02/25 05:26 PM
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Does mIRC have any plans for native ARM64 support?

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I second this request! Was going to come ask for it.

I suspect Khaled could use ARM64EC on Windows 11 to make this work.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/arm/arm64ec

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+1 This request. Can we please have an aarch64 build of mIRC? It is currently the only piece of software left on my machine that is still x86.

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I've just noticed the detailed notes on the beta and it looks like ARM64 support might be a possibility!

https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/225704/mirc-beta

Thanks for providing these updates, it's nice to be able to see that actual roadblocks you're facing and things that you're considering.

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As of 2025/11/06, the beta post notes:
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3.Updated code to clear all remaining minor static code analysis issues
reported by the compiler. This will make it easier to spot unhandled
issues in the future across 32-bit/64-bit/ARM64 versions.

However, that post/page is transitory in nature and so is often blank. Fortunately, versions.txt is persistent and also notes it (emphasis added):

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8.Updated all external libraries to support compilation as both 32-bit
and 64-bit, in preparation for a future 64-bit release and possible
ARM64 support
. Updated all routines to use 32-bit/64-bit compatible
types, performed static code analysis, compilation and testing under
different Visual Studio versions, SDKs, and platform toolsets,
focusing on common 32/64-bit porting issues, with the aim of
minimizing code changes and hardening code.

(It doesn't look like a 32-bit ARM is planned, so those of us with RaspberryPi 2 servers are out of luck!)


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