Open Source AdiIRC Alternatives

    The most popular alternative is HexChat, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 46 alternatives to AdiIRC so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting AdiIRC alternatives are irssi (Free, Open Source), Quassel IRC (Free, Open Source), XChat for Linux (Free, Open Source) and KVIrc (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Oct 6, 2020
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    • HexChat

      HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      • PortableApps.com
      • Xfce
      • MacPorts
      • XQuartz

    • irssi

      Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      • Cygwin

      • Quassel IRC

        Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.
        • Free • Open Source
        • Mac
        • Windows
        • Linux
        • Self-Hosted

      • XChat for Linux

        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. .

        Discontinued

        The program is no longer updated.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

        • Free • Open Source
        • Windows
        • Linux

        • KVIrc

          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.
          • Free • Open Source
          • Mac
          • Windows
          • Linux
          • BSD
          • PortableApps.com

        • Kiwi IRC

          A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely.
          • Free • Open Source
          • Online
          • Self-Hosted
          • Google Chrome

        • Smuxi

          Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.

          Discontinued

          The last activity in the Smuxi project was in 2015

          • Free • Open Source
          • Mac
          • Windows
          • Linux

        • Polari

          Polari is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client designed for GNOME 3.
          • Free • Open Source
          • Linux
          • GNOME

        • Chatzilla

          ChatZilla is a clean, easy to use and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client, built on the Mozilla platform, which provides all the usual features: multiple servers, a...
          • Free • Open Source
          • Mac
          • Windows
          • Linux
          • SeaMonkey
          • Firefox

        • Shout

          What is it?Shout is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.What features does it have?* Multiple user support

          Discontinued

          Shout's development has stopped early 2016 and replaced by its official community fork: The Lounge .

          See https://github.com/erming/shout

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          • Free • Open Source
          • Online
          • Self-Hosted