XChat for Windows Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   AmIRC

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   Famous IRC client created by Oliver Wagner and Jamie van den Berge for VaporWare. Its look and feel was copied many times and inspired the creation of XChat.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Platforms

   • AmigaOS
   • MorphOS

   

   

   

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   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

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet

   

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   HoloIRC

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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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet

   

   

   

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   Iris IRC Client

    1 like

   Web IRC client for the Atheme platform.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

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

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   nirc

    1 like

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

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

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   relay.js

    1 like

   A web-based IRC client that makes IRC less intimidating and easier to use.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IRC Client

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Online
   • Self-Hosted
   • JavaScript
   • Node.JS
   • npm

   

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   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

   • IRC Client

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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    Snak

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    Popular shareware IRC client for Macintosh.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • IRC Client

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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    ClicksAndWhistles

     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    SSH Chat

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    Chat over SSH.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

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

    

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    BitchX

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    BitchX is a free software text-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for UNIX-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • IRC Client

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    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

    

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