Halloy is a free and open source IRC client application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. It is written in Rust and released under GNU General Public License v3.0. It is a simple and easy to use app but still in…
Irssi is a free and open source command line IRC chat application for Linux and Windows. It also comes with ICB, SILC, XMPP, PSYC and Quassel protocol support using modules. You can extend its features using modules and make colourful…
Konversation is a free and open source IRC client application for Linux and Windows. It comes with file transfer, SSL server support, bookmarking, multiple identities, per channel encoding, notifications and theme support, multiple servers and channels support and more. It…
KVIrc is a free and open source IRC client application for Linux, Windows and MacOS. It is released under GNU General Public License v2.0. It comes with Proxy, IPv6 and SSL support, multi-server connection, built-in scripting language interpreter, micryption, Themes…
HexChat is a free and open source IRC client application for Linux and Windows. It comes with many IRC server support, customizable user interface, you can extend it via Lua, Python, and Perl, Multi-network with auto-connect support, spellcheck, network meter, Proxies, SASL, DCC support. It also comes with separate window for ban list, friend list, ignore list, direct chat, file transfer and more.
Polari is a free and easy to use simple but powerful IRC client for Linux. It comes with predefined irc networks and chat room. You can also add custom network and chat rooms. You can add and change your chat nickname and real name and easily connect and disconnect from chat network. It also shows all connected users with count number and a quick content share feature. It is a GNOME project but you can also use in other desktop environments. You can also connect with password protected IRC networks with Polari.
Srain is a free and open source IRC client software for Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD. It comes with RFC 1459 and 2812 compatible with Partial IRCv3 support. Here you can forward message in one click, view URL preview and commands support to do anything. Some other features are connection panel, interactive channel search, Desktop notification support and build-in Regex based message render and filter mechanisms. You can extend its features via the IPC based plugin system and bridge/relay bot support.
