WebIRC Alternatives

WebIRC is described as 'Runs as a server and is always connected to your favorite IRC networks. Seamlessly open the same session from home, work, and your mobile devices to continue exactly where you left off' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WebIRC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best WebIRC alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WebIRC are SeaMonkey, HexChat, mIRC and WeeChat.

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WebIRC runs as a server and is always connected to your favorite IRC networks. Seamlessly open the same session from home,...

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WebIRC alternatives page was last updated May 21, 2025
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    The sushi IRC suite consists of a central daemon and several clients, which communicate via DBus.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2016.

    sushi IRC suite Features

    1.  IRC

    sushi IRC suite VS WebIRC

     
  2. IceChat icon
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    IceChat is a fully featured, simple to use IRC Client allowing you to chat online with your friends and for meeting new people as well. It can be used in Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and also Windows...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    IceChat VS WebIRC

     
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    AndroIRC is your new IRC client! Features: • mIRC colors • auto join channels on startup • nickserv auth • Android notifications • copy & paste • logging • sasl auth (plain and blowfish) • Multiple servers connections (SSL support) • Easy access menu to kick, ban, change priv.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    AndroIRC Features

    1.  IRC

    AndroIRC VS WebIRC

     
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    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux (Open Source) and Windows (Shareware, 30-day trial). 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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8.9, released in May 2010, can be still bought from the official website.

    XChat for Windows Features

    1.  IRC

    XChat for Windows VS WebIRC

     
  5. HoloIRC icon
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    HoloIRC is an open source IRC client for Android 4.0 and up. It is designed to be as simple to use as possible while being extremely small in size and fairly light in resources. It works with IRC bouncers as well as regular servers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Nov 19, 2023.

    HoloIRC Features

    1.  IRC

    HoloIRC VS WebIRC

     
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    Web IRC client for the Atheme platform.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • JavaScript
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2017.

    Iris IRC Client Features

    1.  IRC

    Iris IRC Client VS WebIRC

     
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    A simple web browser IRC client written in Node.js.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Git
    • Node.JS
    • npm
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2015.

    nirc Features

    1.  IRC

    nirc VS WebIRC

     
  8. Ergo icon
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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  LDAP support
    3.  IRC

    Ergo VS WebIRC

     
  9. Snak icon
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    Popular shareware IRC client for Macintosh.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Snak VS WebIRC

     
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    ClicksAndWhistles is a free IRC client for Windows. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging allowing you to communicate with others in IRC channels (chat rooms) and one-to-one communication via private messages.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ClicksAndWhistles Features

    1.  IRC

    ClicksAndWhistles VS WebIRC

     
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    Visual IRC (ViRC) is an open source Internet Relay Chat client for the Windows operating system.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Visual IRC 2 Features

    1.  Multiple languages

    Visual IRC 2 VS WebIRC

     
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    Chat over SSH.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    SSH Chat Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  IRC

    SSH Chat VS WebIRC

     
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