bIRC AlternativesIRC Clients and other similar apps like bIRC

bIRC is described as 'Simple, lightweight and flexible IRC-Client written in Bash. bIRC doesn't require an installation and can be launched by executing a single script file. bIRC has plugin support and can be easily modified' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to bIRC for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best bIRC alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like bIRC are Pidgin, SeaMonkey, HexChat and irssi.

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  1. Thunderbird icon
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    Cross-platform email client supporting multiple identities, chat, and strong filtering. Extend functionality with add-ons like RSS/Atom feed readers and PGP support.

    99 Thunderbird alternatives

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    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    • OpenAPK
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  2. Pidgin icon
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    Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.

    124 Pidgin alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. SeaMonkey icon
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    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    194 SeaMonkey alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • PortableApps.com
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  4. irssi icon
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    Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

    60 irssi alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  5. mIRC icon
     99 likes

    Enables real-time chat on Windows with group or private messaging, multi-server access, file transfers, encryption, proxy and IPv6 support, chat logging, notifications, dark mode, and a scripting language for custom automation or developing communication tools and games.

    73 mIRC alternatives

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  6. WeeChat icon
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    WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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  7. XChat for Linux icon
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    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  8. Quassel IRC icon
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    Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt5 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online -- much like the popular combination of screen and a...

    55 Quassel IRC alternatives

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    • Free
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  9. KVIrc icon
     45 likes

    Free open-source IRC client offering cross-platform support, Qt interface, rich scripting, customizable themes, Unicode, SSL encryption, logging, multi-server connectivity, DCC file transfers, plugin system, event automation, proxy and IPv6 compatibility, and localization.

    55 KVIrc alternatives

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    • PortableApps.com
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  10. Kiwi IRC icon
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    A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely. More friendly than other webirc clients giving the general public an easy option to connect to any IRC network.

    65 Kiwi IRC alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
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  11. IrisChat icon
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    IrisChat is a lightweight, open-source IRC client for Android with a clean modern interface, local database encryption, and end-to-end encrypted DMs via the Signal Protocol.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Android
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