Apps with 'IRC' feature

All apps in Apps with 'IRC' feature category. Use the filters below to narrow down your search. 
  1. Pidgin icon
     1518 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.

    122 Pidgin alternatives
    Pidgin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    Pidgin chat window
    Contact window
    +4
    For accounts on multiple chat networks

    Top Pidgin Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Supports XMPP
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  IRC
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  VoiP Calls
    10.  Multiple languages
    11.  Xmpp
    12.  Multiple chat protocols
  2. Beeper icon
     62 likes

    Experience seamless messaging integration across 14 networks with this universal app, available on multiple platforms and offering real-time sync.

    19 Beeper alternatives
    Beeper screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    Beeper screenshot 1
    Beeper screenshot 2
    +8
    Beeper screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Telegram
    4.  Sms from PC
    5.  Slack client
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Multiple Account support
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Unified inbox
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  No registration required
  3. HexChat icon
     214 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.

    67 HexChat alternatives
    HexChat screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz

    HexChat Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  IRC
    Discontinued

    The version 2.16.2 is the final version of the software. The author announced that "The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work."

  4. Trillian icon
     279 likes

    Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone.

    153 Trillian alternatives
    Trillian screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Trillian screenshot 1
    Trillian screenshot 2
    +2
    Trillian screenshot 3

    Trillian Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols
    2.  Xmpp
    3.  Messages
    4.  IMAP Support
    5.  POP3 Support
    6. Facebook icon  Facebook integration
    7.  IRC
  5. mIRC icon
     93 likes

    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 Internet community for over a decade, mIRC has evolved into a powerful...

    63 mIRC alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    mIRC Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Colored Text
  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.

    55 WeeChat alternatives
    WeeChat screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  IRC
    4.  Modular System
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Decentralized
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Support for Multiple protocols
    11.  Xmpp
  7. 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.

    62 XChat for Linux alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    XChat for Linux Features

    1.  IRC
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8.8, released in May 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

  8. 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...

    58 Quassel IRC alternatives
    Quassel IRC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Quassel IRC Features

    1.  QT Based
    2.  Standalone
    3.  IRC
  9. 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.

    55 KVIrc alternatives
    KVIrc screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    KVIrc Features

    1.  Logging
    2.  IRC
    3.  Avatar
    4.  Portable
    5.  KDE
    6.  Custom notifications
    7.  Themes
    8.  Support for IPv6
  10. matterbridge icon
     4 likes

    Bridges between a growing number of protocols: mattermost, IRC, gitter, xmpp, slack, discord, telegram, rocketchat, steam, twitch, ssh-chat, zulip, whatsapp, keybase, matrix, microsoft teams, and more with REST API (mattermost not required!).

    20 matterbridge alternatives
    matterbridge screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    matterbridge screenshot 1
    matterbridge screenshot 2
    +1
    matterbridge screenshot 3

    matterbridge Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Chat Bot
    3.  Xmpp
    4.  All in one
    5.  Golang
    6.  IRC
    7. VK icon  VK integration
    8.  Telegram
  11. Phuks icon
     22 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    36 Phuks alternatives
    Phuks screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Community-based
    3.  IRC
  12. Kiwi IRC icon
     26 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.

    66 Kiwi IRC alternatives
    Kiwi IRC screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome

    Kiwi IRC Features

    1.  Preconfigurable auto-connect
    2.  IRC
  13. Instantbird icon
     42 likes

    Instantbird is an instant messaging client based on Mozilla XULRunner and the open source library libpurple created by the software developers of Pidgin . Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features.

    44 Instantbird alternatives
    Overall look and feel - Windows

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Preferences window, theme selector
    Conversation window - Linux, Mac and Windows
    +6
    Instantbird screenshot 3

    Instantbird Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Multiple protocols
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  IRC
    5.  Xmpp
    Discontinued

    Site last updated 2013. Site security certificate expired April 2017.

  14. Polari icon
     14 likes

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

    49 Polari alternatives
    Polari screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flathub
    Polari screenshot 1
    Polari screenshot 2
    +2
    Polari screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  IRC
  15. AdiIRC icon
     29 likes

    c#/csharp IRC CLient. AdiIRC stores all its settings in text files, this way you can grab the adiirc folder and put in on a usb device or external harddrive. Take all your settings and servers with you everywhere!

    46 AdiIRC alternatives
    Default theme 1.9.0

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Darker theme
    Another dark theme
    +3
    AdiIRC screenshot 3

    AdiIRC Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  IRC