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The Lounge

The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server. This is the official, community-managed fork of @erming's great initiative, the Shout project. Created by The Lounge

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The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server. It's the official, community-managed fork of @erming's great initiative, the Shout project. This fork aims to be community managed, meaning that the decisions are taken in a collegial fashion, and that a bunch of maintainers should be able to make the review process quicker and more streamlined.

What features does it have? More Info »

Multiple user support
Stays connected even when you close the browser
Connect from multiple devices at once
Responsive layout — works well on your smartphone
.. and more!

Links to official The Lounge sites

Official Website GitHub

Features

IRC Live Push Notifications Multiple Account support Night mode/Dark Theme Preconfigurable auto-connect Support for Themes Web-Based Add a feature

Category

Social & Communications

Tags

theme-selector

The Lounge was added by hferreiro in Nov 2016 and the latest update was made in May 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2018. It's possible to update the information on The Lounge or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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