The Best 39 lightIRC Alternatives

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    bIRC

    bIRC is a simple, lightweight and flexible IRC-Client written in Bash. bIRC doesn't require an installation and can be launched by executing a single script file....

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux

  • Nettalk icon

    Nettalk

    Nettalk is a powerful but easy to use free (open source) IRC-client for Windows. The smart user interface is based on Windows standards, so it is easy to get used to it....

    Free Open Source Windows

  • leafChat icon

    leafChat

    leafChat is an IRC client for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Chat with your friends using popular IRC networks. leafChat has a friendly, clean interface that...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

  • WebIRC icon

    WebIRC

    WebIRC runs as a server and is always connected to your favorite IRC networks. Seamlessly open the same session from home, work, and your mobile devices to continue...

    Free Open Source Self-Hosted

  • CGI:IRC icon

    CGI:IRC

    CGI:IRC is a Perl/CGI program that lets you access IRC from a web browser, it is designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRC network, a...

    Free Open Source Linux BSD Web Self-Hosted Perl

  • Gnotty icon

    Gnotty

    Gnotty ties the knot between the web and IRC. It is designed to assist open source projects that host an IRC channel for collaboration on their project. Gnotty is BSD...

    Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted Python

  • Subway icon

    Subway

    Subway is a web-based IRC client with a multi-user backend and a JavaScript-heavy UI. Frontend/backend communication is done with websockets (or best available fallback...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted

  • Linkinus icon

    Linkinus

    Linkinus 2 provides a rich, social IRC experience; featuring embedded media, short URL expansion, message starring, combined chats, emoticons, and much more!

    Commercial Mac OS X

  • sushi IRC suite icon

    sushi IRC suite

    The sushi IRC suite consists of a central daemon and several clients, which communicate via DBus. The daemon -- maki -- provides DBus methods and signals that...

    Free Open Source Mac OS X Linux

  • XChat for Windows icon

    XChat for Windows

    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux (Open Source) and Windows (Shareware, 30-day trial). It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same...

    Commercial Windows

  • IceChat icon

    IceChat

    IceChat is a fully featured, simple to use IRC Client allowing you to chat online with your friends and for meeting new people as well. It can be used in Windows...

    Free Windows

  • irc.lc icon

    irc.lc

    IRC web chat. You can make any irc.lc url with this syntax: irc.lc/[network|server]/[channel]/[Default_Nick_@@@] DONT PUT the # character before channel ! If required...

    Free Web Qwebirc

  • wsIRC icon

    wsIRC

    wsIrc - the global community communicator, goal is to offer a free web IRC client which should be at the end as good as old standalone application, but yet without...

    Free Personal Mac OS X Windows Linux Web

  • nirc icon

    nirc

    A simple web browser IRC client written in Node.js. Demo: https://nirc.herokuapp.com/

    Free Open Source Linux Web Self-Hosted Git Node.JS

  • Iris icon

    Iris

    Web IRC client for the Atheme platform.

    Free Open Source Linux Web Self-Hosted Python JavaScript

  • relay.js icon

    relay.js

    Kinder, Simpler IRC. Relay.js is a web-based IRC client that focuses on making IRC less intimidating and easier to use. Demo: demo.relayjs.com • This is only a...

    Free Open Source Linux Web Self-Hosted JavaScript Node.JS

  • Chatroll icon

    Chatroll

    Chatroll is the leading provider of interactive tools for social publishers. Using our simple copy-and-paste chat widget, publishers can instantly enable live social...

    Freemium Web

  • LostIRC icon

    LostIRC

    LostIRC is a simple, yet very useful IRC client. It has features such as tab-autocompletion, multiple server support, automatic joining of servers/channels, logging and...

    Free Open Source Linux