Awesome IRC

A curated list of awesome IRC resources.

A list of tools, software & other resources related to the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an open source protocol that can be used for multi-user text based communication through channels.

Contents

• Clients
• Bouncers
• Hosted
• Self-hosted
• Daemons
• Services
• Bots
• Frameworks
• Bridges
• Channels
• Discovery
• Platforms
• Programming
• Networks
• Articles
• Guides
• Protocol
• Miscellaneous

Clients

You use these to connect to IRC.

• Textual - Very customizable, ZNC integration, iCloud sync ($4.99). (source) macOS
• LimeChat - One window for multiple servers, keyboard shortcuts, fast & stable. (source) macOS iOS
• HexChat - Based on XChat, easy to use, spell check & multiple languages. (source) Windows macOS Linux
• gamja - A simple IRC web client. (source) Web
• Kiwi IRC - Powerful modern IRC messenger for the web. (source, demo) Web
• CIRC - Uses the chrome.sockets APIs to connect directly to IRC servers without needing a proxy. (source) Chrome
• Quassel - Distributed (clients can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online. (source) Linux macOS Windows
• Yaaic - Multi-server/channel support, SASL support, Smooth channel scrolling / swiping. (source) Android
• relay.js - Focuses on making IRC less intimidating and easier to use. Web
• Circe - For use in Emacs, sane defaults. Emacs
• Smuxi - User-friendly, based on GNOME / GTK+. (source) Linux Windows macOS
• KvIRC - Free, portable, based on Qt GUI toolkit. (source) Linux macOS Windows
• Konversation - User-friendly client built on the KDE Platform. (source) Linux
• sic - Simple IRC client - a terminal client in less than 250 lines of C. Linux
• irssi - Terminal client, multi-protocol friendly for module authors, GPLv2. Linux macOS Cygwin BSD
• Revolution IRC - Feature-full, actively maintained Android IRC client. Android
• AdiIRC - Never has a client offered such granular settings for every aspect of the IRC experience. (features, screenshots) Windows WINE
• IRC for Android™ - Android/Chrome OS client for power users, with ZNC built-ins, notification logic, reliable DCC, keybinds for hardware keyboards, etc. Android ChromeOS
• Iridium - Friendly IRC client built in Vala and GTK, designed for elementary OS. (source) Linux
• Goguma - An IRC client for mobile devices, from the creator of soju. Android Linux

More? Clients that include bouncers are found below.

Bouncers

Useful for disconnecting and reconnecting without losing the chat session.

Hosted

• IRCCloud - Group chat for teams, friends, and communities. stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message (+client) (£0-£3.50/month).
• iOS App - Official. Objective-C
• Android App - Official. Java
• Nimbus - Standalone client. macOS Objective-C

Self-hosted

• Convos - Always online web IRC client. (source) Perl JavaScript Web
• ZNC - Most popular. many different plugins. (source) C++