Difference between revisions of "IRC-Client"
(→savIRC) |
(→UtaIRC) |
||
Line 1,039: | Line 1,039: | ||
== UtaIRC == | == UtaIRC == | ||
{{IRC_client| | {{IRC_client| | ||
− | name=| | + | name=UtaIRC/jmIRC-m| |
− | url=| | + | url=http://boostapps.com/apps/utairc/| |
− | mirror| | + | mirror=http://www.getjar.com/mobile/17589/utairc/| |
wikipedia| | wikipedia| | ||
− | license| | + | license=Open Source| |
− | distribution_model=| | + | distribution_model=Open Source| |
screenshot=IRC_Clients-.png| | screenshot=IRC_Clients-.png| | ||
ssl=| | ssl=| | ||
− | platform_linux=| | + | platform_linux={{no}}| |
− | platform_bsd=| | + | platform_bsd={{no}}| |
− | platform_windows=| | + | platform_windows={{no}}| |
− | platform_mac_intel=| | + | platform_mac_intel={{no}}| |
− | platform_mac_ppc=| | + | platform_mac_ppc={{no}}| |
− | platform_ios=| | + | platform_ios={{no}}| |
− | platform_android=| | + | platform_android={{no}}| |
− | platform_wm=| | + | platform_wm={{no}}| |
− | platform_java_j2me=| | + | platform_java_j2me={{yes}}| |
− | platform_browser=| | + | platform_browser={{no}}| |
− | platform_other= | + | platform_other={{no}} |
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 16 February 2013
What is an IRC Client
An IRC client is an application/program used to connect to an IRC server. It is used to communicate with other users on an IRC network. There are all sorts of IRC Clients, ranging from extensive standalone applications that run on your Windows, Mac or Linux computer, to minimalistic clients that use Java, Android or iOS on your mobile phone, or applets and widgets that run within your browser using just HTML, CSS and Javascript/AJAX or Flash or Java.
Contents
- 1 What is an IRC Client
- 2 Windows Free to Use Clients
- 3 Windows ShareWare/Payware Clients
- 4 Linux-Unix Clients
- 5 Mac OS X Clients
- 6 Mobile Devices Clients
- 7 Webbased Clients
- 8 Browser Based Clients
- 9 Game Console Clients
- 10 All Listed IRC Clients
- 10.1 Comparison Overviews
- 10.2 Adium
- 10.3 AndChat
- 10.4 AndroIRC
- 10.5 AYTTM
- 10.6 Babbel
- 10.7 BitchX
- 10.8 ChatZilla
- 10.9 CLIRC
- 10.10 Colloquy
- 10.11 Colloquy Mobile
- 10.12 DaraIRC
- 10.13 HydraIRC
- 10.14 Icechat
- 10.15 IRCRadio
- 10.16 irssi
- 10.17 jmIrc
- 10.18 jPilot
- 10.19 Konversation
- 10.20 LimeChat
- 10.21 LightIRC
- 10.22 Linkinus
- 10.23 Mibbit
- 10.24 mIRC
- 10.25 Nettalk
- 10.26 Opera
- 10.27 Pidgin
- 10.28 PJIRC
- 10.29 PocketChat
- 10.30 PocketIRC
- 10.31 PSPIRC
- 10.32 Quassel IRC
- 10.33 savIRC
- 10.34 SmartIRC
- 10.35 Trillian
- 10.36 UtaIRC
- 10.37 Virca
- 10.38 Vortec IRC
- 10.39 WebIRC
- 10.40 weechat
- 10.41 WireLess IRC 1
- 10.42 WireLess IRC 2
- 10.43 wmIRC
- 10.44 X-Chat
- 10.45 Yaaic
- 10.46 zsIRC
- 11 Old client info
- 12 External Links
Windows Free to Use Clients
This list is in alphabetical order.
- Are You Talking To Me?
- Babbel
- HydraIRC
- Icechat
- irssi (via CygWin)
- Nettalk
- Pidgin (formerly known as Gaim)
- Quassel IRC
- savIRC
- Trillian Basic
- Vortec IRC
- weechat (via CygWin)
- X-Chat Unofficial Silverex Windows Build
Windows users can also look at the Webbased Clients list
Linux-Unix Clients
Linux users can also look at the Webbased Clients list
Mac OS X Clients
Mac OS X users can also look at the Webbased Clients list
Mobile Devices Clients
Discussion on Mobile IRC'ing can be done at the Chat4All Forum in the Proud Mobile IRC Addicts Topic
Java
Windows Mobile
Android
iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Webbased Clients
Java Applets
Flash
AJAX
Browser Based Clients
Game Console Clients
PSP
Nintendo DS
All Listed IRC Clients
Comparison Overviews
Desktop Clients Comparison
Client | Distribution model | SSL Support | User interface | Windows | Linux | Intel Mac | PPC Mac | Other (specify) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Are You Talking To Me? | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Adium | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
Babbel | Freeware | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
BitchX | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | TUI | Cygwin | Yes | Yes | Yes | SunOS, IRIX, HP-UX, OSF/1, Ultrix, AIX, OS/2, QNX |
Colloquy | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
HydraIRC | Freeware | Stunnel | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
Icechat | Freeware | Stunnel | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
irssi | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | TUI | Cygwin | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Konversation | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | KDE-Installer | Yes | KDE 4 Mac | No | |
LimeChat | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | No | No | Yes | No | |
Linkinus | Payware | Yes | GUI | No | No | Yes | No | |
mIRC | Shareware | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
Nettalk | Freeware (Open Source) | No | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
Pidgin | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Quassel IRC | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
Trillian Basic | Freeware after registration | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Trillian Pro | Payware | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
Vortec IRC | Freeware | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
weechat | Free Open Source Software | Yes | GUI | Cygwin | Yes | Yes | No | |
X-Chat | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI/TUI | No | Yes | No | No | |
X-Chat Aqua | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
X-Chat Unofficial Silverex Windows Build | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | No | No | |
X-Chat for Windows | Payware | Yes | GUI | Yes | No | No | No |
Client support needs to be verified still. This is mostly a guesstimate.
Mobile Clients Comparison
Client | Distribution model | SSL Support | iOS | Android | Windows Mobile | J2ME | Other (specify) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AndChat | Freeware | {{}} | No | Yes | No | No | |
AndroIRC | Freeware | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
DaraIRC | Freeware | {{}} | No | Yes | No | No | |
IRCRadio | Freeware | {{}} | No | Yes | No | No | |
jmIrc | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | No | Yes | |
PocketChat | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | Yes | No | |
PocketIRC | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | Yes | No | |
savIRC | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | No | Yes | |
SmartIRC.Net | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | Yes | No | |
UtaIRC | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | No | Yes | |
Virca | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | No | Yes | |
WireLess IRC v1.x | Freeware | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
WireLess IRC v2.x | Freeware | {{}} | No | No | No | Yes | |
wmIRC | Freeware | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
Yaaic | Freeware | {{}} | No | Yes | No | No | |
zsIRC | Freeware (Open Source) | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Client support needs to be verified still. This is mostly a guesstimate.
Browser Clients Comparison
Client | Distribution model | SSL Support | Flash | AJAX | Java | Other (specify) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ChatZilla | Freeware | Yes | No | No | No | Firefox/SeaMonkey extension |
jPilot | Shareware | No | No | No | Yes | |
LightIRC | Freeware | No | Yes | No | No | |
Mibbit | Freeware | No | No | Yes | No | |
Opera | Freeware | Yes | No | No | No | Built into the Opera web browser |
PJIRC | Freeware | No | No | No | Yes | |
WebIRC | Freeware | No | No | Yes | No |
Note: The jPilot applet's development appears to have halted and their site gone. As such, our freely provided jPilot applet's use is now discouraged in favor of the LightIRC and WebIRC offerings.
Adium
Download from: | Adium |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Adium Wikipedia article |
License | GNU General Public License (GPL) |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Built-in |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | Yes, latest release requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer |
PPC Mac | From 10.2 |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
System requirements taken from [1]
Adium 1.4 or later Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer, an Apple-branded Macintosh computer Adium 1.3.10 Mac OS X 10.4 Adium 1.0.6 Mac OS X 10.3.9 Adium X 0.89.1 Mac OS X 10.2.x and older
It is based on the libpurple library.
AndChat
Download from: | Andchat |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Built-in |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
AndroIRC
Download from: | AndroIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
AYTTM
Download from: | Are You Talking To Me? |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU General Public License (GPL) |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Built-in |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | NT/2000 platforms |
Linux | Source (RPM,bz2,gz) and .deb |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | unofficial builds available |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Babbel
Download from: | Babbel |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | Yes (at least during Alpha) |
SSL Support | SSLv2, SSLv3, SSLv2/3 (auto-sensing) and TLSv1 |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | XP/Vista/7 |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | 10.4 and up |
PPC Mac | 10.2 and up |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
BitchX
Download from: | BitchX SourceForge Project Page Mirror |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English BitchX article |
License | Revised BSD license |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | SSLv2, SSLv3, SSLv2/3 (auto-sensing) and TLSv1 |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | 9x/2000/NT (with Cygwin) |
Linux | SVN and src tar.gz available |
BSD | BSDI 2.0, 2.1, 3.1, 4.0, FreeBSD 2.x, 3.x, 4.0, NetBSD 3.x, 4.x |
Intel Mac | Available in DarwinPorts and Universal Binary available from SoftPedia |
PPC Mac | Maybe using the above SoftPedia Universal build |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | SunOS 4.1.4, 5.x and above, IRIX 5, 6, HP-UX 9.x, 10.x, OSF/1 (DEC Alpha), Ultrix, AIX, OS/2 (with EMX), QNX |
Platform and SSL support taken from BitchX INSTALL doc in SVN trunk.
Its main website is rather outdated. The SourceForge project page looks more useful. Be aware that some distributions, such as Slackware, have removed BitchX from their repositories due to unresolved security issues.
I couldn't get connected to an SSL port though. It is possible though that I did something wrong or forgot to compile SSL support into it. --FiXato 05:56, 28 January 2011 (CET)
ChatZilla
Download from: | ChatZilla Mozilla Addons Site |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | GPL/MPL/LGPL |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Firefox/Seamonkey Extension |
Linux | Firefox/Seamonkey Extension |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Firefox/Seamonkey Extension |
PPC Mac | Firefox/Seamonkey Extension |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Firefox/Seamonkey Extension |
Other |
CLIRC
Download from: | CLIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | |
License | |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | Nintendo DS Homebrew |
Colloquy
Download from: | Colloquy Mobile Colloquy for iOS |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Colloquy article |
License | GPL |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | 10.4 or higher |
PPC Mac | 10.4 or higher (or the older Colloquy 2.1 for 10.3.9) |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | Yes, as Mobile Colloquy |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
.
Colloquy Mobile
Download from: | Mobile Colloquy for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Colloquy article |
License | BSD Licenses |
Distribution Model | Commercial (Payware in Apple App Store) |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | See Colloquy instead |
PPC Mac | See Colloquy instead |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | Available in App Store (and as source for jailbroken devices) |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
.
DaraIRC
Download from: | (Japanese) DaraIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
HydraIRC
Download from: | HydraIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | Simple English HydraIRC article |
License | Free for private use |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Via Stunnel * |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | 98 and newer |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
* Note: SSL support is not native yet; follow their Stunnel instructions from their wiki instead.
Icechat
Download from: | Icechat |
---|---|
Wikipedia | Simple English IceChat Wikipedia article |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Via Stunnel |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | 95 and up |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
IRCRadio
Download from: | IRCRadio |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
irssi
Download from: | Irssi |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | Yes |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | Yes |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
jmIrc
Download from: | JMIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | yes |
Browser | no |
Other | MicroEmulator |
jPilot
Download from: | [ jPilot] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | |
License | Shareware |
Distribution Model | Shareware |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
Linux | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
PPC Mac | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Java |
Other |
Note: This applet is no longer under development and the site is now offline; this is listed for historical purposes
Konversation
Download from: | Konversation |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | Yes |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
To run Konversation on Windows, you need kde4win
LimeChat
Download from: | Limechat http://limechat.net/iphone/ |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | Yes |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | Yes |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
LightIRC
Download from: | LightIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Requires Flash |
Linux | Requires Flash |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Requires Flash |
PPC Mac | Requires Flash |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Flash |
Other |
Linkinus
Download from: | Linkinus |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | Shareware |
Distribution Model | Shareware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | Yes |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Mibbit
Download from: | Mibbit |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | Site Only |
Distribution Model | You must use their website |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Requires Javascript enabled |
Linux | Requires Javascript enabled |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Requires Javascript enabled |
PPC Mac | Requires Javascript enabled |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Javascript |
Other | Confirmed working on Wii consoles |
Note: If you're using Noscript or similar, add an exception for *.mibbit.com
mIRC
Download from: | mIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English mIRC Wikipedia article |
License | Shareware |
Distribution Model | Shareware |
SSL Support | Yes, after OpenSSL install |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | 2000 and up |
Linux | No, though reportedly works well under Wine |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Extra notes: to send a line that starts with a / without it being parsed as a command, use CTRL+ENTER instead of just ENTER.
Nettalk
Download from: | Nettalk (in German) |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Nettalk (IRC client) Wikipedia article |
License | Apache license 2.0 |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Win95/98, WinMe, Win2000, WinXP, Vista (32 Bit and 64 Bit) and Windows 7 (32 Bit and 64 Bit) |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Opera
Download from: | Opera |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Yes |
Other |
There is an IRC Client built into this web browser; hit Ctrl-Alt-K and create a Chat (IRC) account.
Pidgin
Download from: | Pidgin |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Pidgin Wikipedia article |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | Yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | Yes |
Intel Mac | See Adium |
PPC Mac | See Adium |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
PJIRC
Download from: | PJIRC http://freshmeat.net/projects/pjirc/ |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English PJIRC Wikipedia article(User Page) |
License | GNU GPL |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
Linux | Requires Java Runtime Environment |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Java |
Other |
PJIRC reportedly can run in application mode in any Java Runtime Environment.
PocketChat
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
PocketIRC
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
PSPIRC
Download from: | PSPIRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Freeware |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | PSP Handheld Console |
Quassel IRC
Download from: | Quassel |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | Built-in SSL v2/3, TLS 1 |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | Yes |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
"Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client, meaning that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core -- much like the popular combination of screen and a text-based IRC client such as WeeChat, but graphical."
savIRC
Download from: | Sourceforge page |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL |
Distribution Model | GNU GPL |
SSL Support | No |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other |
The official site (savirc.com) seems to be gone, so it's probably not being developed anymore.
SmartIRC
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
Trillian
Download from: | Trillian |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Trillian Wikipedia article |
License | |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | See the paid Pro version |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Yes |
Other |
Trillian Pro
Download from: | Trillian Pro |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Trillian Wikipedia article |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | Payware |
SSL Support | With Stunnel |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | Yes, on iPhone |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
The iOS version doesn't seem to offer all the Trillian Pro features, but it is listed here because it isn't free. At time of writing the App store page had several complaints of users that the App wasn't working properly though.
UtaIRC
Download from: | UtaIRC/jmIRC-m http://www.getjar.com/mobile/17589/utairc/ |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | Open Source |
Distribution Model | Open Source |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | Yes |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Virca
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
Vortec IRC
Download from: | Vortec IRC |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Yes, after OpenSSL install |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
WebIRC
Download from: | WebIRC Forked From Source |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Open Source Freeware |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Requires Javascript enabled |
Linux | Requires Javascript enabled |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | Requires Javascript enabled |
PPC Mac | Requires Javascript enabled |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | Javascript |
Other | Confirmed working on the Nintendo 3DS Handheld |
Note: If you're using Noscript or similar, add an exception for webchat.chat4all.net
The source for webchat.chat4all.net was forked off the Qwebirc project.
weechat
Download from: | WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) |
---|---|
Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeeChat |
License | GNU General Public License 3 |
Distribution Model | Free Open Source Software |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Cygwin |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | Yes |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | Cygwin |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other | BeOS, Haiku |
You can click the screenshots for a short description of some of the features and to see those features/scripts in action.
Extra notes: to send a line that starts with a / without it being parsed as a command, add an extra slash at the beginning to 'escape' it.
WireLess IRC 1
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
WireLess IRC 2
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
wmIRC
Download from: | [ ] |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | unknown |
Distribution Model | |
SSL Support | |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | |
Linux | |
BSD | |
Intel Mac | |
PPC Mac | |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | |
Android | |
Windows Mobile | |
Java J2ME | |
Browser | |
Other |
X-Chat
Download from: | Xchat |
---|---|
Wikipedia | English Wikipedia |
License | Shareware (Windows), GNU GPL v2 (all others) |
Distribution Model | Shareware (Windows), Open Source Freeware (all others) |
SSL Support | Yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | Yes |
BSD | Yes |
Intel Mac | See Xchat Aqua |
PPC Mac | See Xchat Aqua |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Extra notes: to send a line that starts with a / without it being parsed as a command, add an extra slash at the beginning to 'escape' it.
X-Chat Silverex
Download from: | Xchat (Silverex Build) |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | Yes |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Extra notes: to send a line that starts with a / without it being parsed as a command, add an extra slash at the beginning to 'escape' it.
X-Chat Aqua
Download from: | Xchat Aqua |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL v2 |
Distribution Model | Freeware |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | Yes |
PPC Mac | Yes |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Extra notes: to send a line that starts with a / without it being parsed as a command, add an extra slash at the beginning to 'escape' it.
Yaaic
Download from: | Yaaic GitHub Repository |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | GNU GPL v3 |
Distribution Model | Freeware (Open Source) |
SSL Support | Built In |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | Yes |
Windows Mobile | No |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
zsIRC
Download from: | zsIRC Open Source zsIRC Google Code page |
---|---|
Wikipedia | No |
License | New BSD License |
Distribution Model | Freeware (Open Source) |
SSL Support | yes |
Platform | Available? |
Windows | No |
Linux | No |
BSD | No |
Intel Mac | No |
PPC Mac | No |
iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) | No |
Android | No |
Windows Mobile | Yes |
Java J2ME | No |
Browser | No |
Other | No |
Official development for this client has unfortunately halted. However, the developer, Gargaj, has open sourced the project.
Old client info
This is client info from the old IRC-Clients page we used to have. It will slowly be merged into the current template. Freeware Win
- AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
- BabbelIRC an IRC client developed in RealStudio with support for Windows XP/Vista/7 and MacOS X 10.2 and up (both PPC and Intel-based). (Alpha stage)
- HydraIRC A freeware IRC client which is quite fully featured, even though there doesn't seem to be active development anymore.
- Icechat (Screenshot)
- irssi (OpenSource) (Can only be used on Windows through CygWin). Also available for Linux, *BSD, MacOSX)
- Pidgin Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/QTopia) (used to be called Gaim)
- savIRC (also available for *NIX/Windows)
- Trillian Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is Freeware, Pro version is Payware)(Comparison between Basic and Pro)
- Vortec IRC (Beta Client)
- X-Chat Unofficial build for Windows by Silverex (Screenshot)
Payware Win
- mIRC (Windows) (Shareware)
- Trillian Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Pro Version is Payware)
- X-Chat Official Build The official build has become Payware as of August 23, 2004. For freeware builds (of which some are equally good or better), see above.
NIX
- BitchX (Freeware Command Line IRC Client for *NIX)
- Pidgin Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
- AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
Mac OS X
- Colloquy Graphical IRC and SILC client (Screenshot)
- LimeChat IRC client for Mac OS X written on RubyCocoa (Screenshot)
- Linkinus (Payware)
- Pidgin Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
- X-Chat Aqua Freeware X-Chat build for Mac OSX
J2ME
- WLIrc 1.x WireLess IRC client 1.x branch
- WLIrc 2.x WireLess IRC client 2.x branch (requires MIDP 2.0!)
- jmIrc Rewrite of WLIrc.
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/17589/utairc/
- Virca :> (not under active development; last update 2004)
Win Mobile
- zsIRC Free-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logging, supports multi-windowtabs, wide command range, identd (limited). Automatic On-connect and On-Join commands. SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
- wmIRC 2.x Pay-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logs, supports multi-windowtabs, wide command range, colours and SSL + identd (limited). SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
- SmartIRC.Net a (Free!) dotNet client for Windows Mobile. Good compatibility, stable, single window, startup commands supported. SmartPhone + PocketPC!!
- PocketIRC A (payware) PocketPC Only!!! Client
- PocketChat A (Free!) PocketPC Only!!! Client
Java
- PJIRC One of the most widely used Java IRC Applets.
External Links
- More Clients for UNIX
- More Clients for UNIX/X
- More Clients for Windows
- Index of IRC Client Reviews by IRCReviews.Org (Might be out of date some of the times..)
- mIRCScripts.com Useful site for extending your mIRC with scripts and learn about mIRC Scripting
- mIRCScripts.org Another mIRC Scripting resource site
- TCL Plugin for X-Chat 2.x
- TCL Developer Xchange Site More info about TCL Scripting
- ScriptKitties Handy Site for Scripting in TCL for X-Chat.
- LinuxQuestions.ORG - X-Chat Linux Documentation of X-Chat