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. HexChat was... Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com Xfce ... MacPorts XQuartz Portable Add a feature 173 Like
mIRC mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by millions of people, and thousands of organizations, to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC... Commercial Windows Colored Text Add a feature 84 Like
irssi Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins. Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Cygwin No features added Add a feature 73 Like
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... Free Open Source Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 102 Like Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8.8, released in May 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
WeeChat WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS). WeeChat is: - modular: a lightweight core with... Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux Android BSD Xfce Command line interface Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Modular System Multiple protocols Add a feature 27 Like
Quassel IRC Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted No features added Add a feature 39 Like
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... Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com Portable Add a feature 36 Like
IRCCloud IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message. Freemium Web Android iPhone Offline logs Add a feature 15 Like
Kiwi IRC 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... Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted Chrome Preconfigurable auto-connect Add a feature 20 Like
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 * Stays connected even when you close... Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted No features added Add a feature 13 Like Discontinued Shout's development has stopped early 2016 and replaced by its official community fork: http://alternativeto.net/software/the-lounge/ . See https://github.com/erming/shout
AdiIRC 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... Free Windows Wine Portable Add a feature 25 Like
ZeroChat An IRC-like internet chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network. 0rc is a fully distributed website, and messages are shared through peers using the ZeroNet... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted ... Python JavaScript ZeroNet Decentralized Distributed Add a feature 7 Like
Textual Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on OS X. Textual includes two elegantly designed light... Commercial Mac OS X No features added Add a feature 17 Like
Polari Polari is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client designed for GNOME 3. Free Open Source Linux GNOME No features added Add a feature 8 Like
Qwebirc qwebirc is a web based AJAX IRC client. Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD Self-Hosted No features added Add a feature 7 Like
