bIRC is described as 'Simple, lightweight and flexible IRC-Client written in Bash. bIRC doesn't require an installation and can be launched by executing a single script file. bIRC has plugin support and can be easily modified' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to bIRC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best bIRC alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bIRC are Pidgin, SeaMonkey, HexChat and mIRC.