Subway AlternativesIRC Clients & Instant Messengers like Subway

Subway is described as 'Web-based IRC client with a multi-user backend and a JavaScript-heavy UI. Frontend/backend communication is done with websockets (or best available fallback where not available). The backend supports connection persistence and optional logging when the browser' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Subway for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Subway alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Subway are SeaMonkey, HexChat, mIRC and WeeChat.

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  1. Pidgin icon
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    Pidgin

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    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.

    124 Pidgin alternatives
    Pidgin screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    Pidgin chat window
    Contact window
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    For accounts on multiple chat networks

    Top Pidgin Features

    1.  Support for Multiple protocols
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Supports XMPP
    4.  Multiple Account support
    5.  IRC
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  VoiP Calls
    10.  Multiple languages
    11.  Xmpp
    12.  Multiple chat protocols
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    Pidgin VS Subway

    Is Pidgin a good alternative to Subway?
     

    • Pidgin is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Subway.

    • Pidgin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Subway.

    • Pidgin is Free and Open SourceSubway is also Free and Open Source
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    SeaMonkey

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    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.

    243 SeaMonkey alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    SeaMonkey screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Integrated Email Client
    2.  Built-in RSS reader
    3.  Add-ons
    4.  Built-in Download Manager
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Portable
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for Firefox extensions
    10.  Modular System
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  4. HexChat icon
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    HexChat

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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.

    67 HexChat alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • MacPorts
    • XQuartz

    HexChat Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  IRC
    HexChat screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The version 2.16.2 is the final version of the software. The author announced that "The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work."

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    mIRC

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    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. Serving the Internet community for over a decade, mIRC has evolved into a powerful...

    63 mIRC alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    mIRC Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Colored Text
    Options
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    • mIRC is the most popular commercial alternative to Subway.

    • mIRC is Paid and ProprietarySubway is Free and Open Source
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    WeeChat

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    WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.

    55 WeeChat alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
    WeeChat screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  IRC
    4.  Modular System
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Decentralized
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Portable
    11.  Multiple Account support
    12.  Support for Multiple protocols
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  7. irssi icon
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    irssi

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

    62 irssi alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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    XChat for Linux

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    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.

    62 XChat for Linux alternatives
    Main UI

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    XChat for Linux Features

    1.  IRC
    Discontinued

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

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  10. Quassel IRC icon
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    Quassel IRC

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    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...

    58 Quassel IRC alternatives
    Quassel IRC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Quassel IRC Features

    1.  QT Based
    2.  Standalone
    3.  IRC
    Quassel IRC screenshot 1
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    KVIrc

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    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.

    55 KVIrc alternatives
    KVIrc screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    KVIrc screenshot 1

    KVIrc Features

    1.  Logging
    2.  IRC
    3.  Avatar
    4.  Portable
    5.  KDE
    6.  Custom notifications
    7.  Themes
    8.  Support for IPv6
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  12. Kiwi IRC icon
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    Kiwi IRC

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    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.

    66 Kiwi IRC alternatives
    Kiwi IRC screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome

    Kiwi IRC Features

    1.  Preconfigurable auto-connect
    2.  IRC
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    Kiwi IRC VS Subway

    Is Kiwi IRC a good alternative to Subway?
     

    • Kiwi IRC is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Subway.

    • Kiwi IRC is Free and Open SourceSubway is also Free and Open Source
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    Polari

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    Polari is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client designed for GNOME 3.

    49 Polari alternatives
    Polari screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  IRC
    Polari screenshot 1
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    +2
    Polari screenshot 3
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  14. AdiIRC icon
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    AdiIRC

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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!

    46 AdiIRC alternatives
    Default theme 1.9.0

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    AdiIRC Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  IRC
    Darker theme
    Another dark theme
    +3
    AdiIRC screenshot 3
    AdiIRC iconSubway Icon

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