bIRC Alternatives

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 mIRC.

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  1. Ergo icon
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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD
     
  2. BitchX icon
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    BitchX is a free software text-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for UNIX-like systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. CoreIRC icon
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    IRC chat client and DCC file transfers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
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    Chat over SSH.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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