Qwebirc Alternatives

Qwebirc is described as 'Web based AJAX IRC client' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Qwebirc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Qwebirc alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Qwebirc are SeaMonkey, HexChat, mIRC and WeeChat.

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Qwebirc alternatives page was last updated Aug 9, 2023

Pidgin
1529 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.
118 Pidgin alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
Instant Messenger
Group Chat App
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Flathub
PortableApps.com
+4
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Negative commentAug 9, 2023
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qwebirc is a web-app (useful to place on your network's website), while Pidgin is a general client which requires installation. Not all people that wanna chat on your network want to install something. Pidgin itself is good though.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
Pidgin is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Qwebirc.
Pidgin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Qwebirc.
Pidgin is Free and Open SourceQwebirc is also Free and Open Source
SeaMonkey
241 likes
Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.
185 SeaMonkey alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Web Browser
Origin
United States
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
+3
Is SeaMonkey a good alternative to Qwebirc?

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Comments about SeaMonkey as an Alternative to Qwebirc

Guest
Negative commentAug 9, 2023
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qwebirc is a web-app (useful to place on your network's website), while SeaMonkey conatins a general client which requires installation. Not all people that wanna chat on your network want to install something.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
SeaMonkey is Free and Open SourceQwebirc is also Free and Open Source
SeaMonkey is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedQwebirc is not according to our users
HexChat
220 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.
65 HexChat alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
IRC Client
Instant Messenger
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
MacPorts
XQuartz
Is HexChat a good alternative to Qwebirc?

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Comments about HexChat as an Alternative to Qwebirc

Guest
Negative commentAug 9, 2023
0
qwebirc is a web-app (useful to place on your network's website), while HexChat is a general client which requires installation. Not all people that wanna chat on your network want to install something. HexChat itself is good though.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
HexChat is Free and Open SourceQwebirc is also Free and Open Source
mIRC
97 likes
mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by individuals and organizations to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world.
60 mIRC alternatives
Cost / License
Pay once
Proprietary
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Windows
Is mIRC a good alternative to Qwebirc?
mIRC is the most popular commercial alternative to Qwebirc.
mIRC is Paid and ProprietaryQwebirc is Free and Open Source
WeeChat
38 likes
WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.
54 WeeChat alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application types
IRC Client
Instant Messenger
Origin
France
EU
Platforms
Mac
Linux
BSD
Haiku
Xfce
Is WeeChat a good alternative to Qwebirc?
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
IRC Client
Origin
International
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Cygwin
Is irssi a good alternative to Qwebirc?

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1comment
Comments about irssi as an Alternative to Qwebirc

Guest
Negative commentAug 9, 2023
0
qwebirc is a web-app (useful to place on your network's website), while irssi is a general client which requires installation. Not all people that wanna chat on your network want to install something.
Review by a new / low-activity user.
irssi is Free and Open SourceQwebirc is also Free and Open Source
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...
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
International
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Is Quassel IRC a good alternative to Qwebirc?
XChat for Linux
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.
59 XChat for Linux alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
Australia
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
Linux
Is XChat for Linux a good alternative to Qwebirc?
KVIrc
47 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
Free
Open Source
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
PortableApps.com
Is KVIrc a good alternative to Qwebirc?
Kiwi IRC
28 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Google Chrome
Is Kiwi IRC a good alternative to Qwebirc?
Kiwi IRC is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Qwebirc.
Kiwi IRC is Free and Open SourceQwebirc is also Free and Open Source
AdiIRC
30 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!
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Norway
Platforms
Windows
Wine
+3
Is AdiIRC a good alternative to Qwebirc?
IRCCloud
17 likes
IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application type
IRC Client
Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
Online
Android
iPhone
+5
Is IRCCloud a good alternative to Qwebirc?
IRCCloud is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Qwebirc.
IRCCloud is Freemium and ProprietaryQwebirc is Free and Open Source