Konversation facts for kids
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Konversation connected to an IRC network
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| Developer(s) | KDE |
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| Stable release |
1.9.23083
 / 9 November 2023 |
| Preview release |
1.6-beta1
/ 30 November 2014 |
| Written in | C++ (Qt) |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows, Linux |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
Konversation is a special computer program that lets you chat with people online. It uses something called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is a way to send text messages in real-time. This program is made by a group of software developers called KDE.
Konversation is also "free software." This means you can use it, share it, and even change it if you know how, thanks to its special license. It's part of a bigger collection of programs from KDE. However, it gets its own updates on its own schedule. Many computers that use the Linux operating system, like openSUSE or Kubuntu, already have Konversation as their main chat program.
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Cool Features of Konversation
Konversation has many helpful features that make chatting online easier and safer.
Safe and Secure Chatting
- Konversation can connect to the internet using the newest way, called IPv6. This helps it work better and faster.
- It also keeps your chats safe and private with something called SSL. This is like a secure lock for your messages.
- Konversation uses a strong secret code called Blowfish to protect your conversations even more.
Easy Chat Management
- You can have different online names or "identities" when you connect to different chat groups or servers.
- This means you can be in many different chat rooms and on different chat networks all at the same time. You can see everything in one easy window.
- Konversation is smart enough to figure out different languages and special characters automatically. This helps messages look right.
- This feature helps you chat with people from all over the world, no matter what language they are typing in.
Notifications and Personalization
- If someone sends you a message, a small pop-up can appear on your screen. This lets you know, even if you are doing something else.
- You can save your favorite chat rooms and servers like bookmarks. This way, you can easily go back to them later.
- You can use different colors and styles for your text to make your messages stand out.
- You can also change the little pictures next to people's names in the chat list.
- Konversation can be set up to do things automatically using small programs called scripts.
- It also gives each person in the chat a random color. This makes it easy to see who is saying what.
See also
In Spanish: Konversation para niños
