mIRC Alternatives for Mac

mIRC is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Discord, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to mIRC and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to mIRC are Pidgin, WeeChat, KVIrc and irssi.

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  1. Discord icon

    Discord

     1119 likes

    An integrated platform for text and voice communications. Offers tailored channels for different topics, customizable moderation tools, low latency for fluency, and managed user roles for optimal community facilitation.

    192 Discord alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    Desktop UI
     
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    Discord vs mIRC Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Discord can't connect to IRC so the use cases are different

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    discord does not have the option to access irc

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Discord is Freemium and ProprietarymIRC is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Pidgin icon

    Pidgin

     1530 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.

    121 Pidgin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    For accounts on multiple chat networks
     
  5. KVIrc icon

    KVIrc

     45 likes

    Free open-source IRC client offering cross-platform support, Qt interface, rich scripting, customizable themes, Unicode, SSL encryption, logging, multi-server connectivity, DCC file transfers, plugin system, event automation, proxy and IPv6 compatibility, and localization.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    KVIrc screenshot 1
     
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    KVIrc vs mIRC Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    It's free, has certain nice extra features and a better scripting language.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Good features, very stable and free, aside from mIRC there's nothing better out there.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • KVIrc is Free and Open SourcemIRC is Paid and Proprietary
  6. irssi icon

    irssi

     86 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    irssi screenshot 1
     
  7. Quassel IRC icon

    Quassel IRC

     51 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...

    53 Quassel IRC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Quassel IRC screenshot 1
     
  9. Smuxi icon

    Smuxi

     31 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Smuxi 0.7 on Linux Showing Quick Connect Dialog
     
  10. Textual icon

    Textual

     22 likes

    Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Textual screenshot 1
     
  11. Ergo icon

    Ergo

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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD
     
  12. Colloquy icon

    Colloquy

     34 likes

    Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy has the look and feel of a quality Mac application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Buddy List
     
  13. Chatzilla icon

    Chatzilla

     21 likes

    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 built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
    ChatZilla in the #chatzilla support channel.
     
  14. LimeChat icon

    LimeChat

     16 likes

    LimeChat is an IRC client for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS.

    Features

    Can connect to multiple servers in a window By key operation was rich, achieve a sense of comfortable operation Customization capabilities over the details Stable operation at light Search and comfortable log in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    LimeChat screenshot 1
     
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