HexChat is an open source, feature-rich, multi-network IRC client based on XChat.It offers a wide range of features.
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Quassel IRC – distributed IRC client
Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client based on the Qt5 framework.
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Smuxi – IRC client
Smuxi is an Irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.
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Pidgin – multi-protocol instant messaging client
Pidgin is an open source graphical Instant Messenger (IM) program that lets you sign on to many chat services.
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KVIrc – Qt-based IRC client
KVIrc is a free and open source cross-platform Internet Relay Chat client. The name stands for K Visual Internet Relay Chat client.
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Konversation – IRC client for KDE
Konversation is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for the KDE (K Desktop Environment). It’s built on Qt and KDE Frameworks 5.
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Polari – IRC client for GNOME desktop environment
Polari is an open source IRC client for the GNOME desktop environment. It enables users to chat with people around the world.
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dxirc – simple yet capable cross-platform IRC client with Qt interface
dxirc is a simple IRC client for various operating systems including Linux. The client uses the Qt and FOX toolkits.
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Communi – simple Qt-based IRC client
Communi is a free and open source IRC client for desktop environments based on Qt and the Communi IRC framework.
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WeeChat – extensible chat client
WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a fast and light IRC client for many operating systems including Linux.
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Irssi – text mode chatting client
Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
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ERC – Emacs Internet Relay Chat client
ERC is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs. It supports multiple channel-buffers, nick completion, and more.
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ScrollZ – advanced IRC client
ScrollZ is an advanced IRC client based on ircII. It adds features found in ircII scripts like Toolz, PhoEniX, GargOyle or Lice.
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EPIC – console based IRC client
EPIC (Enhanced Programmable ircII Client) is a free and open source console based IRC client based on ircII.
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BarnOwl – curses-based IM client forked from the ​ktools owl project
BarnOwl is a curses-based instant messenger client.The software is forked from the ktools owl project. It’s free and open source software.
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10 Top Free and Open Source Console Based IRC Clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the finest console-based IRC clients.
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tiny – terminal IRC client
tiny is an IRC client for the console written in the Rust programming language. It’s published under the MIT license.
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catgirl – terminal IRC client
catgirl is a terminal IRC client. It requires ncurses and libtls, provided by either LibreTLS (for OpenSSL) or by LibreSSL.
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ircc – minimal curses IRC client
ircc is a simple IRC client. It’s written in the C programming language and requires the ncurses library to compile.
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glirc – advanced console IRC client
glirc is built around a philosophy that the client maintains a model of the IRC connection state and provides various views of that model.
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