WeeChat Alternatives

WeeChat is described as 'Free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WeeChat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best WeeChat alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WeeChat are HexChat, SeaMonkey, Adium and mIRC.

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  2. Atomic IRC icon

    Atomic IRC

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    Atomic is an open source IRC client built for a new age. New features from its heritage of Yaaic, improvements and stuff.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  4. Visual IRC 2 icon

    Visual IRC 2

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Srain icon

    Srain

     1 like

    Modern IRC client written in GTK.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. sushi IRC suite icon

    sushi IRC suite

     3 likes

    The sushi IRC suite consists of a central daemon and several clients, which communicate via DBus.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. bIRC icon

    bIRC

     7 likes

    bIRC is a simple, lightweight and flexible IRC-Client written in Bash. bIRC doesn't require an installation and can be launched by executing a single script file. bIRC has plugin support and can be easily modified.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Nettalk icon

    Nettalk

     6 likes

    Nettalk is a powerful but easy to use free (open source) IRC-client for Windows. The smart user interface is based on Windows standards, so it is easy to get used to it. The following languages for the interface are available: English, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Hungarian...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Convos icon

    Convos

     8 likes

    Convos is an IRC client that runs in your browser and brings the IRC experience into the 21st century. It features a persistent bouncer on the server side that will keep you online even after you close your browser window. Want to use Convos on your phone? No problem!

    59 Convos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. Subway icon

    Subway

     5 likes

    Subway is a 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. senpai icon

    senpai

     2 likes

    A modern terminal IRC client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. Ergo icon

    Ergo

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD
     
  14. Qwebirc icon

    Qwebirc

     7 likes

    qwebirc is a web based AJAX IRC client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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