HexChat Alternatives for Android

HexChat is not available for Android but there are some alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is IRCCloud, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to HexChat and eight of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to HexChat are AndroIRC, Kaidan, CoreIRC and Atomic IRC.

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HexChat alternatives page was last updated Feb 19, 2024

IRCCloud
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IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.
62 IRCCloud alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
+5
Is IRCCloud a good alternative to HexChat?
AndroIRC
2 likes
AndroIRC is your new IRC client! Features: • mIRC colors • auto join channels on startup • nickserv auth • Android notifications • copy & paste • logging • sasl auth (plain and blowfish) • Multiple servers connections (SSL support) • Easy access menu to kick, ban, change priv.
53 AndroIRC alternatives
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
IRC Client
Platforms
Android
+7
Is AndroIRC a good alternative to HexChat?
Kaidan
4 likes
Kaidan is a simple, user-friendly Jabber/XMPP client providing a modern user interface using Kirigami and QtQuick. The back-end of Kaidan is written in C++ using the QXmpp XMPP client library and Qt 5.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Instant Messenger
Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
Linux
Android
Ubuntu Touch
Plasma Mobile
Flathub
Is Kaidan a good alternative to HexChat?
CoreIRC
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IRC chat client and DCC file transfers.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
IRC Client
Platforms
Online
Android
+3
Is CoreIRC a good alternative to HexChat?
Atomic IRC
2 likes
Atomic is an open source IRC client built for a new age. New features from its heritage of Yaaic, improvements and stuff.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
IRC Client
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Is Atomic IRC a good alternative to HexChat?
ERC
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ERC, an acronym for "Emacs IRC," is a feature-rich IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client integrated into the GNU Emacs text editor. It provides users with a convenient and powerful tool for connecting to and participating in online chat networks.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
BSD
F-Droid
Haiku
Homebrew
Is ERC a good alternative to HexChat?
HoloIRC
1 like
HoloIRC is an open source IRC client for Android 4.0 and up. It is designed to be as simple to use as possible while being extremely small in size and fairly light in resources. It works with IRC bouncers as well as regular servers.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
IRC Client
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Is HoloIRC a good alternative to HexChat?
Tiny Tiny IRC
5 likes
Tiny Tiny IRC is an open source AJAX-powered IRC client. The idea behind this being that you don't need either client software or even a stable network connection to stay connected to IRC, just keep the site opened to see new messages.
53 Tiny Tiny IRC alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
IRC Client
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Android
Android Tablet
Is Tiny Tiny IRC a good alternative to HexChat?