The Best 39 lightIRC Alternatives

  • XChat for Linux icon

    XChat for Linux

    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible. .

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

  • mIRC icon

    mIRC

    mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by millions of people, and thousands of organizations, to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world.

    Commercial Windows

  • irssi icon

    irssi

    Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD Cygwin

  • Lime Talk icon

    Lime Talk

    Lime Talk is an online application that allows you to easily embed a chat widget onto your site. In a couple of minutes you can communicate with your website visitors and increase your sales and provide better customer support.

    Commercial Web

  • X-Chat 2 for Windows icon

    X-Chat 2 for Windows

    A freeware build of X-Chat for windows, as opposed to the official 30-day-trial shareware Windows build.

    Free Windows

  • Konversation icon

    Konversation

    Konversation is an easy-to-use IRC client for novices, nut novices and experts can take advantage of its rich featureset.

    Free Open Source Linux

  • Kiwi IRC icon

    Kiwi IRC

    A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely. More friendly than other webirc clients giving the general public an easy option to connect to any IRC network.

    Free Open Source Web Chrome Self-Hosted

  • IRCCloud icon

    IRCCloud

    IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.

    Freemium Android iPhone Web

  • Shout icon

    Shout

    What is it? Shout is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted

  • Mibbit icon

    Mibbit

    No Java, no flash. With Mibbit, chatting online is easy, just choose your nickname and press go! No sign-up is required and you can use it from wherever you are with just a web browser.

    Free Web

  • Qwebirc icon

    Qwebirc

    qwebirc is a web based AJAX IRC client.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted

  • Maid-IRC icon

    Maid-IRC

    A modern web IRC client. Built on Node.js.

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted Node.JS

  • ZeroChat icon

    ZeroChat

    An IRC-like internet chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network. 0rc is a fully distributed website, and messages are shared through peers using the ZeroNet stack.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux Web Mac Self-Hosted Python JavaScript ZeroNet

    Decentralized Distributed
  • Convos icon

    Convos

    Convos is the simplest way to use IRC. It is always online, and accessible to your web browser, both on desktop and mobile.

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted

  • jsIRC icon

    jsIRC

    jsIRC is written using Socket.IO, node.js, jQuery Title Alert and Sencha ExtJS, relying on string.js, Lo-Dash and PhantomJS. Implemented Features: * Webcam Chat *...

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted Node.JS jQuery Socket.io

  • jakeIRC icon

    jakeIRC

    jakeIRC is a web-based Meteor IRC client that allows users to connect to their favorite IRC channels. To run jakeIRC locally, you need to have meteor as well as npm...

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted npm Meteor

  • Social Intents icon

    Social Intents

    Live Chat by Social Intents is the easiest way to boost sales and improve customer service. Unlike other live chat solutions, our inexpensive pricing plans support...

    Commercial Web

  • Zoho SalesIQ icon

    Zoho SalesIQ

    Zoho SalesIQ is a realtime support system for chatting with customers around the world giving assistance to customers around the world.

    Freemium Web