Online chat configuration
File type: Configuration file
A .chat file is a configuration file associated with mIRC, an IRC chat client for Microsoft Windows.
It stores connection details used to open an IRC channel.
Found 2 different file type records with the same chat filename suffix.
File type category:
Configuration file
Date updated: October 30, 2026
A .chat file contains the information needed to connect to an IRC server and open a channel. This can include the server address, port, channel name and password.
The file can be supplied as a link so that opening it starts the configured IRC chat in a compatible client. A web browser may download or pass the file to the associated chat application, and in some cases can open the IRC chat in a browser window.
The MIME type associated with this format is application/x-chat. The format is intended for use with mIRC and is not a general-purpose configuration or data-exchange format.
Open the .chat file with mIRC on Microsoft Windows. If the file does not open when double-clicked, use the system's Open with option and select mIRC.
Opening the file may connect mIRC to the specified IRC server and channel, so review its connection details before allowing it to run.
There is no standard conversion for a .chat file. It stores IRC connection settings rather than content that can be converted into another document format.
To use the settings elsewhere, open the file in mIRC and recreate the server, port, channel and password details in the target IRC client.
Software apps that manage or store settings in chat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 29, 2024
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The chat file extension is also used by the iChat, a communication client for Mac OS X operating system.
The .chat file contains some kind of data.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving chat files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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