Popular IRC Clients[edit]

Software to connect to IRC networks. Choose based on your platform and preferences.

Desktop Clients[edit]

• HexChat - Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS), user-friendly
• WeeChat - Terminal, highly configurable, runs headless
• irssi - Terminal, lightweight, scriptable
• Textual - macOS native
• Quassel - Cross-platform, client-server architecture
• LimeChat - macOS
• mIRC - is a popular Internet Relay Chat client

Web Clients[edit]

• Kiwi IRC - Modern web client, used by many networks
• The Lounge - Self-hosted web client
• IRCCloud - Hosted service with bouncer features

Mobile[edit]

• LimeChat - iOS
• Revolution IRC - Android
• IRCCloud - Mobile apps for IRCCloud

See Also[edit]

• IRC Tools - Bouncers and bots
• IRC - Overview