HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features. HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.HexChat was originally called XChat-WDK which in turn was a successor of freakschat.Features Easy to use and customizable interface Cross-platform on Windows, OS X, and Unix-like OSes Highly scriptable with Python and Perl Translated in multiple languages Fully open source and actively developed Multi-network with auto-connect, join, and identify Spellcheck, Proxies, SASL.
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mIRC | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
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Quassel IRC | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
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irssi | Mac Windows Cygwin BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
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Kiwi IRC |
Web Chrome |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website |
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Adium | Mac | Free | Website | |
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ZeroChat |
ZeroNet Web |
Mac Windows Self-Hosted JavaScript Linux Python |
Free | Website |
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Pidgin | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux PortableApps.com |
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XChat for Linux | Discontinued | Windows Linux |
Free | Website |
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KVIrc | Mac Windows BSD Linux PortableApps.com |
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WeeChat | Mac Xfce Android BSD Linux |
Free | Website |