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.

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ZeroNet

An IRClike internet chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network. 0rc is a fully distributed website, and messages are shared through peers using the ZeroNet stack. In addition, making a new chatroom website is a simple as downloading the files and cloning the site.

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The Best 89 ZeroChat Alternatives

Skype

Pidgin

Slack

Jitsi

HexChat

Mattermost

XChat for Linux

mIRC

irssi

HipChat

Matrix.org

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