Srain Alternatives

    Srain is described as 'Features Fully open source RFC {1459,2812} compatible Partial IRCv3 support Multi-platform support (Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD) Act like modern IM client Graphical user interface Convenient connection panel Interactive' and is an app in the Social & Communications category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Srain for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted solutions. The best alternative is HexChat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Srain are mIRC (Paid), KVIrc (Free, Open Source), Quassel IRC (Free, Open Source) and irssi (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Oct 6, 2020

    1. HexChat

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
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      • Xfce
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      • XQuartz
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      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 originally called XChat-WDK which in turn was a successor of freakschat.
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    2. 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 networks around the world.
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    4. 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 of many IRC addicted developers around the world.
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    5. Quassel IRC

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Self-Hosted
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      Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.
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    6. irssi

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      • Cygwin
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      Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
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    8. 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.

      Discontinued

      The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8.8, released in May 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    9. AdiIRC

      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows
      • Wine
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      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!
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    10. WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS).
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    11. 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.
    12. Features: Standard IRC features. SSL server support. Bookmarking support. Easy to use graphical user interface. Multiple servers and channels in one single window. DCC file transfer. Multiple identities for different servers. Text decorations and colors.
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