User:Tothwolf/List of Internet Relay Chat clients
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This is a list of clients on various platforms for Internet Relay Chat (IRC), a form of real-time Internet chat:
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Graphical[edit]
Multi-platform[edit]
- Babbel [1]
- CBIRC [2]
- ChatZilla
- ejabberd - includes a client that allows XMPP clients to connect to an IRC server
- Gaim
- jIRCii
- KVIrc
- Opera Chat
- roxIRC
- savIRC [3]
- smuxi [4]
- X-Chat
Windows[edit]
- Babbel [5]
- Bersirc
- CBIRC [6]
- ChinWag IRC [7]
- Client [8]
- Coedit - Coedit is an IRC client allowing wiki editing.
- Dana (software) [9] - One of the smallest clients
- dIRC
- Gaim [10]
- Go PowerTools
- HydraIRC
- IceChat
- IM2 [11]
- IRCFree [12]
- Klient
- KoolChat [13]
- KoroIRC [14]
- Microsoft Comic Chat
- Miranda IM
- mIRC
- Nettalk
- Orion [15]
- pIRCh
- TinyIRC [16]
- Trillian
- TurboIRC [17]
- ViRC
- SolarIRC [18]
- Vortec IRC
- WS_IRC
- X-Chat [19]
- BoxedIRC
- XiRCON
Unix/Linux[edit]
Mac OS[edit]
- Babbel [21]
- Colloquy
- Conversation
- Fire
- Homerirc [22]
- iRC
- IRCle
- KVIrc
- MacIrssi [23]
- Minerva IRC [24]
- ShadowIRC [25]
- Snak
- TalkSoup [26]
- X-Chat Aqua
- Xirc
- LeakingIRC [27] (devel version)
DOS[edit]
AmigaOS[edit]
MenuetOS[edit]
OS/2[edit]
BeOS[edit]
RISC OS[edit]
Text only[edit]
Unix/Linux[edit]
- BitchX
- Centericq
- ircII-EPIC
- ii
- ircII
- irssi
- naim
- pork [37]
- Rhapsody [38]
- ScrollZ
- sirc - in Perl [39]
- WeeChat
- Xaric
- Jini [40]
Emacs[edit]
- Circe [41]
- ERC [42]
- RIRC (minimalist IRC client)
- Rocker's Client [43] (the first irc.el)
- ZenIRC [44]
DOS[edit]
- leetIRC [45] (Home page: http://www.rubbermallet.org/mysoftware.html ) is a new IRC client written by Mike Chambers for DOS-based PC's, and despite being written in QuickBASIC, is the most full-featured DOS client available. Supports features such as file logging, mIRC-compatible color and bold decoding, full support for DCC file receive, drop down menus, dialog boxes, server directory list, among other things.
- ircabi
- jpirc [46]
- localhost telnet [47]
- trumpet (actually called 'IRC', not trumpet)
- toffee
- merit
- pcIRC
OpenVMS[edit]
Web based[edit]
Mobile devices[edit]
Windows Mobile/Windows CE[edit]
- SmartSoft PocketChat [50] (discontinued since January 2003)
- Pocket IRC [51]
- zsIRC [52] (free)
- SmartIrc.net [53] (free)
- ProChat [54]
- IrcCE [55]
- wmIRC [56]
- QuackenChat [57] (free)
- Splatter IRC [58] (free)
- MyPIRC [59] (free)
- Bsquare BMobile Chat [60] (SH3/MIPS builds only. no longer sold)
- ChatJamCE [61][62] (Japanese only)
- IrCE [63] (Japanese only)
- PalmIRC [64] Direct Download[65] (MIPS only but includes source so it can easily be recompiled for other processors)
- Glam IRC [66]