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Revision as of 21:27, 20 April 2012 by JohnCD (talk | contribs) (RM mfd tag - kept)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)This is a list of clients on various platforms for Internet Relay Chat (IRC), a form of real-time Internet chat:
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Graphical
Multi-platform
- Babbel
- CBIRC
- ChatZilla
- ejabberd - includes a client that allows XMPP clients to connect to an IRC server
- Gaim
- jIRCii
- KVIrc
- Opera Chat
- roxIRC
- savIRC
- smuxi
- X-Chat
Windows
- Babbel
- Bersirc
- CBIRC
- ChinWag IRC
- Client
- Coedit - Coedit is an IRC client allowing wiki editing.
- Dana (software) - One of the smallest clients
- dIRC
- Gaim
- Go PowerTools
- HydraIRC
- IceChat
- IM2
- IRCFree
- Klient
- KoolChat
- KoroIRC
- Microsoft Comic Chat
- Miranda IM
- mIRC
- Nettalk
- Orion
- pIRCh
- TinyIRC
- Trillian
- TurboIRC
- ViRC
- SolarIRC
- Vortec IRC
- WS_IRC
- X-Chat
- BoxedIRC
- XiRCON
Unix/Linux
Mac OS
- Babbel
- Colloquy
- Conversation
- Fire
- Homerirc
- iRC
- IRCle
- KVIrc
- MacIrssi
- Minerva IRC
- ShadowIRC
- Snak
- TalkSoup
- X-Chat Aqua
- Xirc
- LeakingIRC (devel version)
DOS
AmigaOS
MenuetOS
OS/2
- CBIRC
- EZIRC
- GTIRC
- IRC/2 (visualirc?)
- Openchat/2
BeOS
RISC OS
Text only
Unix/Linux
- BitchX
- Centericq
- ircII-EPIC
- ii
- ircII
- irssi
- naim
- pork
- Rhapsody
- ScrollZ
- sirc - in Perl
- WeeChat
- Xaric
- Jini
Emacs
- Circe
- ERC
- RIRC (minimalist IRC client)
- Rocker's Client (the first irc.el)
- ZenIRC
DOS
- leetIRC (Home page: http://www.rubbermallet.org/mysoftware.html ) is a new IRC client written by Mike Chambers for DOS-based PC's, and despite being written in QuickBASIC, is the most full-featured DOS client available. Supports features such as file logging, mIRC-compatible color and bold decoding, full support for DCC file receive, drop down menus, dialog boxes, server directory list, among other things.
- ircabi
- jpirc
- localhost telnet
- trumpet (actually called 'IRC', not trumpet)
- toffee
- merit
- pcIRC
OpenVMS
Web based
Mobile devices
Windows Mobile/Windows CE
- SmartSoft PocketChat (discontinued since January 2003)
- Pocket IRC
- zsIRC (free)
- SmartIrc.net (free)
- ProChat
- IrcCE
- wmIRC
- QuackenChat (free)
- Splatter IRC (free)
- MyPIRC (free)
- Bsquare BMobile Chat (SH3/MIPS builds only. no longer sold)
- ChatJamCE (Japanese only)
- IrCE (Japanese only)
- PalmIRC Direct Download (MIPS only but includes source so it can easily be recompiled for other processors)
- Glam IRC
Palm OS
Java MIDlet
PlayStation Portable
Nintendo DS
- IRCDS
- DSOrganize
- SylphIRC
- TinyIRC (through DSLinux)