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  1. Pidgin icon
     1522 likes

    Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.

    Pidgin screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Element iconElementandMatrix iconMatrix122 alternatives
  2. SeaMonkey icon
     235 likes

    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    • Web Browser
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    SeaMonkey screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Mozilla Firefox iconMozilla Firefox179 alternatives
  3. HexChat icon
     217 likes

    HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.

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    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz
    HexChat screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandSeaMonkey iconSeaMonkey66 alternatives
  4. Empathy icon
     157 likes

    Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, video chat, and file transfers over many different protocols. You can tell it about your accounts on all those services and do all your chatting within one application.

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    Empathy screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Element iconElementandMatrix iconMatrix136 alternatives
  5. mIRC icon
     94 likes

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

    Main Window
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandHexChat iconHexChat61 alternatives
  6. WeeChat icon
     35 likes

    WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.

    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    WeeChat screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandHexChat iconHexChat55 alternatives
  7. irssi icon
     84 likes

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

    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    irssi screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are HexChat iconHexChatandSeaMonkey iconSeaMonkey59 alternatives
  8. XChat for Linux icon
     103 likes

    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.

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    Main UI
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandHexChat iconHexChat61 alternatives
  9. Quassel IRC icon
     49 likes

    Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt5 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online -- much like the popular combination of screen and a...

    Quassel IRC screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are HexChat iconHexChatandTrillian iconTrillian56 alternatives
  10. KVIrc icon
     45 likes

    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 the world.

    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    KVIrc screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandHexChat iconHexChat54 alternatives
  11. Miranda NG icon
     50 likes

    Miranda New Generation is a successor of a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows - Miranda IM . Very light on system resources and extremely fast.

    Miranda NG screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Telegram iconTelegramandPidgin iconPidgin22 alternatives
  12. Kiwi IRC icon
     27 likes

    A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely. More friendly than other webirc clients giving the general public an easy option to connect to any IRC network.

    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    Kiwi IRC screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandSeaMonkey iconSeaMonkey65 alternatives
  13. IRCCloud icon
     17 likes

    IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.

    • IRC Client
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    IRCCloud screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are SeaMonkey iconSeaMonkeyandHexChat iconHexChat64 alternatives
  14. Konversation icon
     27 likes

    Konversation is an IRC client which gives you speedy access to Freenode network's channels, where you will find support for most distributions.

    • IRC Client
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Konversation screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Pidgin iconPidginandSeaMonkey iconSeaMonkey57 alternatives
  15. Polari icon
     14 likes

    Polari is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client designed for GNOME 3.

    Polari screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are SeaMonkey iconSeaMonkeyandHexChat iconHexChat49 alternatives