bIRC Alternatives and Similar Software

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Pidgin

Open Source by Pidgin |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in support for NSS, offering client-to-server...

Social portable PortableApps.com distributes a portable version., chat, instant-messenger, messenger, irc
+10 more jabber, msn, yahoo, chat-client, xmpp, icq, aim, google-talk, multi-protocol, gadu-gadu
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Thunderbird

Open Source by Mozilla |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail, news and instant messaging client. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox. Advantages compared with the most popular web e-mail...

Office & Productivity, Social portable An unofficial portable version is available from PortableApps.com, instant-messaging, imap, tabbed-interface
+4 more email-client, chat-client, extendable, smime
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XChat for Linux

Open Source by Peter Zelezny |
Linux

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XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux (Open Source) and Windows (Shareware, 30-day trial). It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one...

Social chat, social-application, irc, xchat
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mIRC

Commercial |
Windows

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mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by millions of people, and thousands of organizations, to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world. Serving the...

Social chat, social-application, irc
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HexChat

Open Source |
Windows, Linux

Not an alternative?

HexChat is a patchset for XChat SVN which allows for building on Windows using the Windows Driver Kit, allowing it to use the system's msvcrt.dll. It's a free build of XChat for Windows.

Social portable Just pick the "portable" checkbox in the installer to prevent registry changes, creation of an uninstaller, etc. and pick an appropriate directory., chat, irc, irc-chat, xchat
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irssi

Open Source by irssi.org |
Mac, Windows, Linux

Not an alternative?

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

Social irc, silc
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Colloquy

Open Source by Javelin |
Mac

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Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy...

Social chat, irc, chat-client, icq, irc-client, irc-chat, silc
+1 more icb
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KVIrc

Open Source by HelLViS69 - code - hellvis69 @ netsons.o... |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit. KVirc is being written by Szymon Stefanek and the KVIrc Development Team with the contribution of many IRC addicted developers around...

Social chat, irc, kde
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X-Chat 2 for Windows

Free by Vaidrius Petrauskas |
Windows

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A freeware build of X-Chat for windows, as opposed to the official 30-day-trial shareware Windows build.

Social chat, social-application, irc, xchat
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Quassel IRC

Open Source by The Quassel IRC Team |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays...

Social chat, irc, irc-client
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Smuxi IRC Client

Open Source by Mirco Bauer |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop. Smuxi is based on the client-server model: The core application...

Social chat, twitter, cross-platform, gnome, irc, gtk, jabber
+3 more xmpp, gtalk, facebook-chat
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Chatzilla

Open Source by Gijs Kruitbosch, Robert Ginda, Samuel Si... |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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A clean, easy to use and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Social plugin / add-on Firefox / Seamonkey, chat, irc
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Konversation

Open Source by The Konversation Team |
Linux

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Konversation is an easy-to-use IRC client for novices, nut novices and experts can take advantage of its rich featureset.

Social chat, irc, kde
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Nettalk

Open Source |
Windows

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Nettalk is a powerful but easy to use free (open source) IRC-client for Windows. The smart user interface is based on Windows standards, so it is easy to get used to it. The following languages for the...

Social chat, social-application, irc, chat-client, irc-client
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WeeChat

Open Source by WeeChat.org |
Mac, Android, Linux

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WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS). WeeChat is: - modular: a lightweight core with plugins around - multi-protocols: IRC...

Social chat, irc, jabber, chat-client, xmpp, extensible
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Mibbit

Free by Mibbit |
Online

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No Java, no flash. With Mibbit, chatting online is easy, just choose your nickname and press go! No sign-up is required and you can use it from wherever you are with just a web browser.

Social social-application, irc, irc-chat
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IceChat

Free by IceChat Networks |
Windows

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IceChat is a fully featured, simple to use IRC Client allowing you to chat online with your friends and for meeting new people as well. It can be used in Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and also Windows 7

Social chat, irc-client
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MIRGGI

Free by Symbiatch |
Symbian S60

Not an alternative?

mIRGGI is the first IRC client for S60 3rd Edition devices. It is also available for 2nd edition devices. It is currently in early stages because I just began writing it on 10th of March. Ive been meaning to...

Social irc, irc-chat
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lightIRC

Free* by Valentin Manthei |
Mac, Windows, Linux, Online

Not an alternative?

lightIRC is a fast, free, Flash-based IRC Client. It supports webcams with an extension! Embed it into your website with a couple of clicks! It supports stylesheets for its own skins, has support for...

Social chat, flash, irc, actionscript
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FlowChat

Commercial by Brancipater Software |
iPhone

Not an alternative?

FlowChat is an advanced IRC client for the iPhone operating system. Features include photo uploading, embedded web browser, custom themes, auto-complete while typing nicknames/commands, management of channel...

Social chat, irc, chat-rooms, irc-chat

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