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== What is an IRC Client ==
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= What is an IRC Client =
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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.
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An IRC client is an application/program used to connect to an IRC server. It is used to communicate with other users  
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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.  
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on an IRC network.
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There are all sorts of IRC Clients, ranging from extensive standalone applications that run on your Windows, Mac or  
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Linux computer, to minimalistic clients that use Java, Android or iOS on your mobile phone, or applets and widgets  
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that run within your browser using just HTML, CSS and Javascript/AJAX or Flash or Java.  
  
 
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== Windows Freeware Clients ==
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= Windows Freeware Clients =
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#[http://www.babbelirc.com/ BabbelIRC]
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This list is in alphabetical order.
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#[http://hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC] (Beta Client)
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#[[#AYTTM]]
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#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is Freeware)
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#[[#BabbelIRC]]
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/download/windows/ Pidgin] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/[http://qpe-gaim.sourceforge.net/ QTopia]) (used to be called Gaim)
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#[[#HydraIRC]]
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#[http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me)] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
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#[[#Icechat]]
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#[[#irssi]] (via CygWin)
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#[[#Pidgin]]
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#[[#Quassel_IRC]]
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#[[#savIRC]]
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#[[#Trillian]]
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#[[#Vortec_IRC]]
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#[[#weechat]] (via CygWin)
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#[[#X-Chat_Silverex]]
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Windows users can also look at the [[#Java_Applets|Java Applets list]]
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= Windows ShareWare/Payware Clients =
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#[[#mIRC]]
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#[[#Trillian_Pro]]
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#[[#X-Chat]]
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= Linux-Unix Clients =
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#[[#AYTTM]]
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#[[#BitchX]]
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#[[#irssi]]
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#[[#Konversation]]
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#[[#Pidgin]]
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#[[#Quassel_IRC]]
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#[[#weechat]]
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Linux users can also look at the [[#Java_Applets|Java Applets list]]
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= Mac OSX Clients =
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#[[#BabbelIRC]]
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#[[#Colloquy]]
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#[[#LimeChat]]
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#[[#Linkinus]]
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#[[#Pidgin]]
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#[[#weechat]]
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#[[#X-Chat_Aqua]]
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= Mobile Devices Clients =
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Discussion on Mobile IRC'ing can be done at the [http://forum.chat4all.net Chat4All Forum] in the
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[http://forum.chat4all.net/index.php/topic,448.0.html Proud Mobile IRC Addicts Topic]
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== Java ==
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#[[#WireLess_IRC_1]]
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#[[#WireLess_IRC_2]]
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#[[#jmIrc]]
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#[[#UtaIRC]]
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#[[#Virca]]
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== Windows Mobile ==
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#[[#PocketChat]]
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#[[#PocketIRC]]
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#[[#SmartIRC.Net]]
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#[[#wmIRC
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#[[#zsIRC]]
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== Android ==
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== iOS (iPhone/iPad) ==
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== Java Applets ==
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[[#PJIRC]]
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== Flash ==
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== AJAX ==
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#[http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me)] Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging
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Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
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#[http://www.babbelirc.com/ BabbelIRC] an IRC client developed in RealStudio with support for Windows XP/Vista/7 and
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MacOS X 10.2 and up (both PPC and Intel-based). (Alpha stage)
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#[http://hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC] A freeware IRC client which is quite fully featured, even though there doesn't seem
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to be active development anymore.
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#[http://www.icechat.net Icechat] ([http://vbprog.fixato.net/ss/irc/icechat.PNG Screenshot])
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#[http://irssi.org/ irssi] (OpenSource) (Can only be used on Windows through CygWin). Also available for Linux,
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*BSD, MacOSX)
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/download/windows/ Pidgin] Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also  
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available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/[http://qpe-gaim.sourceforge.net/ QTopia]) (used to be called Gaim)
 
#[http://www.savirc.com/ savIRC] (also available for *NIX/Windows)
 
#[http://www.savirc.com/ savIRC] (also available for *NIX/Windows)
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#[http://xchat-win32.berlios.de/ 404's free X-Chat build] (Unofficial build. Development has been discontinued unfortunately.. To get an up to date build, visit [http://www.silverex.org/news/ Silverex's X-Chat for Windows Builds page] ([http://vbprog.fixato.net/ss/irc/silverex_xchat.PNG Screenshot])
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#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is
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#[http://irssi.org/ irssi] (OpenSource) (Windows only through CygWin. Also available for Linux, *BSD, MacOSX)
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Freeware, Pro version is Payware)([https://www.trillian.im/buy/index.php/introduction Comparison between Basic and
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Pro])
 
#[http://www.vortecirc.com/ Vortec IRC] (Beta Client)
 
#[http://www.vortecirc.com/ Vortec IRC] (Beta Client)
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#[http://www.icechat.net Icechat] ([http://vbprog.fixato.net/ss/irc/icechat.PNG Screenshot])
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#[http://www.silverex.org/download/ X-Chat Unofficial build for Windows by Silverex]  
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#[http://www.pjirc.com/ PJIRC] (Java Applet Client)
 
  
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Last updated: 11:49, 11 November 2009 (UTC) by [[User:Unknown_Entity|Unknown Entity]]
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([http://vbprog.fixato.net/ss/irc/silverex_xchat.PNG Screenshot])
  
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== Windows ShareWare/Payware Clients ==
 
 
#[http://www.mirc.co.uk mIRC] (Windows) (Shareware)
 
#[http://www.mirc.co.uk mIRC] (Windows) (Shareware)
 
#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Pro Version is Payware)
 
#[http://www.trillian.cc/ Trillian] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Pro Version is Payware)
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#[http://xchat.org/windows/ 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.
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#[http://xchat.org/windows/ X-Chat Official Build] The official build has become Payware as of August 23, 2004. For  
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freeware builds (of which some are equally good or better), see above.
  
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== Linux-Unix Clients ==
 
 
#[http://www.bitchx.org/ BitchX] (Freeware Command Line IRC Client for *NIX)
 
#[http://www.bitchx.org/ BitchX] (Freeware Command Line IRC Client for *NIX)
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#[http://www.pjirc.com/ PJIRC] (Java Applet Client)
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS  
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
 
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#[http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me)] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
 
  
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== Mac OSX Clients ==
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X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
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#[http://colloquy.info/ Colloguy] Graphical IRC and [http://silcnet.org/ SILC] client ([http://colloquy.info/images/screenshots/window.png Screenshot])
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#[http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me)] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also
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#[http://limechat.net/mac/ LimeChat] IRC client for Mac OS X written on RubyCocoa ([http://limechat.net/mac/images/springnight3col.png Screenshot])
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available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))
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http://quassel-irc.org/
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#[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] Graphical IRC and [http://silcnet.org/ SILC] client  
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([http://colloquy.info/images/screenshots/window.png Screenshot])
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#[http://limechat.net/mac/ LimeChat] IRC client for Mac OS X written on RubyCocoa  
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([http://limechat.net/mac/images/springnight3col.png Screenshot])
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#[http://conceitedsoftware.com/products/linkinus Linkinus] (Payware)
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/ Pidgin] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for
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Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
 
#[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/ X-Chat Aqua] Freeware X-Chat build for Mac OSX
 
#[http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/ X-Chat Aqua] Freeware X-Chat build for Mac OSX
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#[http://www.pidgin.im/download/source/ Pidgin] Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)
 
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#[http://conceitedsoftware.com/products/linkinus Linkinus] (Payware)
 
  
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Last updated: 11:50, 11 November 2009 (UTC) by [[User:FiXato|FiXato]]
 
  
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== Mobile Devices Clients ==
 
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=== Java ===
 
 
#[http://wirelessirc.sourceforge.net/ WLIrc 1.x] WireLess IRC client 1.x branch
 
#[http://wirelessirc.sourceforge.net/ WLIrc 1.x] WireLess IRC client 1.x branch
 
#[http://wirelessirc.sourceforge.net/wlirc2/ WLIrc 2.x] WireLess IRC client 2.x branch ''(requires MIDP 2.0!)''
 
#[http://wirelessirc.sourceforge.net/wlirc2/ WLIrc 2.x] WireLess IRC client 2.x branch ''(requires MIDP 2.0!)''
 
#[http://jmirc.sourceforge.net/ jmIrc] Rewrite of WLIrc.
 
#[http://jmirc.sourceforge.net/ jmIrc] Rewrite of WLIrc.
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http://www.getjar.com/mobile/17589/utairc/
 
#[http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/virca/ Virca] :> (not under active development; last update 2004)
 
#[http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/virca/ Virca] :> (not under active development; last update 2004)
  
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Last Update: -- [[User:FiXato|FiXato]] 12:02, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 
  
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=== Windows Mobile ===
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#[http://www.zsirc.com zsIRC] '''Free'''-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logging, supports multi-windowtabs,  
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#[http://www.zsirc.com 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!!'''''
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#[http://wmirc.com/ wmIRC 2.x] Pay-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logs, supports multi-windowtabs, wide command range, colours and SSL + identd (limited). '''''SmartPhone + PocketPC!!'''''
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wide command range, identd (limited). Automatic On-connect and On-Join commands. '''''SmartPhone + PocketPC!!'''''
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#[http://kny.iki.fi/smartirc/ SmartIRC.Net] a '''(Free!)''' dotNet client for Windows Mobile. Good compatibility, stable, single window, startup commands supported. '''''SmartPhone + PocketPC!!'''''
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#[http://wmirc.com/ wmIRC 2.x] Pay-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logs, supports multi-windowtabs, wide  
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command range, colours and SSL + identd (limited). '''''SmartPhone + PocketPC!!'''''
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#[http://kny.iki.fi/smartirc/ SmartIRC.Net] a '''(Free!)''' dotNet client for Windows Mobile. Good compatibility,  
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stable, single window, startup commands supported. '''''SmartPhone + PocketPC!!'''''
 
#[http://pocketirc.com/ PocketIRC] A (payware) '''''PocketPC Only!!!''''' Client
 
#[http://pocketirc.com/ PocketIRC] A (payware) '''''PocketPC Only!!!''''' Client
 
#[http://www.sspocketchat.com/ PocketChat] A '''(Free!)''' '''''PocketPC Only!!!''''' Client
 
#[http://www.sspocketchat.com/ PocketChat] A '''(Free!)''' '''''PocketPC Only!!!''''' Client
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Discussion on Mobile IRC'ing can be done at the [http://forum.chat4all.net Chat4All Forum] in the [http://forum.chat4all.net/index.php/topic,448.0.html Proud Mobile IRC Addicts Topic]
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#[http://www.pjirc.com/ PJIRC] One of the most widely used Java IRC Applets.
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-unix-x.html More Clients for UNIX/X]
 
#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-unix-x.html More Clients for UNIX/X]
 
#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-windows.html More Clients for Windows]
 
#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/platforms-windows.html More Clients for Windows]
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#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/ Index of IRC Client Reviews by IRCReviews.Org] (Might be out of date some of the times..)
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#[http://www.ircreviews.org/clients/ Index of IRC Client Reviews by IRCReviews.Org] (Might be out of date some of  
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#[http://www.mircscripts.com/ mIRCScripts.com] Useful site for extending your mIRC with scripts and learn about mIRC Scripting
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the times..)
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#[http://www.mircscripts.com/ mIRCScripts.com] Useful site for extending your mIRC with scripts and learn about mIRC  
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Scripting
 
#[http://www.mircscripts.org/ mIRCScripts.org] Another mIRC Scripting resource site
 
#[http://www.mircscripts.org/ mIRCScripts.org] Another mIRC Scripting resource site
 
#[http://www.scriptkitties.com/tclplugin/ TCL Plugin for X-Chat 2.x]
 
#[http://www.scriptkitties.com/tclplugin/ TCL Plugin for X-Chat 2.x]

Revision as of 22:08, 27 January 2011

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.

Windows Freeware Clients

This list is in alphabetical order.

  1. #AYTTM
  2. #BabbelIRC
  3. #HydraIRC
  4. #Icechat
  5. #irssi (via CygWin)
  6. #Pidgin
  7. #Quassel_IRC
  8. #savIRC
  9. #Trillian
  10. #Vortec_IRC
  11. #weechat (via CygWin)
  12. #X-Chat_Silverex

Windows users can also look at the Java Applets list

Windows ShareWare/Payware Clients

  1. #mIRC
  2. #Trillian_Pro
  3. #X-Chat

Linux-Unix Clients

  1. #AYTTM
  2. #BitchX
  3. #irssi
  4. #Konversation
  5. #Pidgin
  6. #Quassel_IRC
  7. #weechat

Linux users can also look at the Java Applets list

Mac OSX Clients

  1. #BabbelIRC
  2. #Colloquy
  3. #LimeChat
  4. #Linkinus
  5. #Pidgin
  6. #weechat
  7. #X-Chat_Aqua

Mobile Devices Clients

Discussion on Mobile IRC'ing can be done at the Chat4All Forum in the

Proud Mobile IRC Addicts Topic

Java

  1. #WireLess_IRC_1
  2. #WireLess_IRC_2
  3. #jmIrc
  4. #UtaIRC
  5. #Virca

Windows Mobile

  1. #PocketChat
  2. #PocketIRC
  3. #SmartIRC.Net
  4. [[#wmIRC
  5. #zsIRC


Android

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

Java Applets

#PJIRC

Flash

AJAX

  1. AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging

Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP))

  1. 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)

  1. HydraIRC A freeware IRC client which is quite fully featured, even though there doesn't seem

to be active development anymore.

  1. Icechat (Screenshot)
  2. irssi (OpenSource) (Can only be used on Windows through CygWin). Also available for Linux,
  • BSD, MacOSX)
  1. Pidgin Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also

available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows/QTopia) (used to be called Gaim)

  1. savIRC (also available for *NIX/Windows)
  2. Trillian Multi-platform and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Basic Version is

Freeware, Pro version is Payware)([https://www.trillian.im/buy/index.php/introduction Comparison between Basic and

Pro])

  1. Vortec IRC (Beta Client)
  2. X-Chat Unofficial build for Windows by Silverex

(Screenshot)

  1. mIRC (Windows) (Shareware)
  2. Trillian Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (Pro Version is Payware)
  3. 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.

  1. BitchX (Freeware Command Line IRC Client for *NIX)
  2. Pidgin Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for Linux/*BSD/MacOS

X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)

  1. AYTTM (Are You Talking To Me) Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also

available for Linux/*BSD/Windows(NT/2000/XP)) http://quassel-irc.org/


  1. Colloquy Graphical IRC and SILC client

(Screenshot)

  1. LimeChat IRC client for Mac OS X written on RubyCocoa

(Screenshot)

  1. Linkinus (Payware)
  2. Pidgin Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Client (also available for

Linux/*BSD/MacOS X/Windows) (Formerly known as Gaim)

  1. X-Chat Aqua Freeware X-Chat build for Mac OSX


  1. WLIrc 1.x WireLess IRC client 1.x branch
  2. WLIrc 2.x WireLess IRC client 2.x branch (requires MIDP 2.0!)
  3. jmIrc Rewrite of WLIrc.

http://www.getjar.com/mobile/17589/utairc/

  1. Virca :> (not under active development; last update 2004)


  1. 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!!

  1. wmIRC 2.x Pay-ware IRC Client. Highly recommendable! Logs, supports multi-windowtabs, wide

command range, colours and SSL + identd (limited). SmartPhone + PocketPC!!

  1. SmartIRC.Net a (Free!) dotNet client for Windows Mobile. Good compatibility,

stable, single window, startup commands supported. SmartPhone + PocketPC!!

  1. PocketIRC A (payware) PocketPC Only!!! Client
  2. PocketChat A (Free!) PocketPC Only!!! Client
  1. PJIRC One of the most widely used Java IRC Applets.

External Links

  1. More Clients for UNIX
  2. More Clients for UNIX/X
  3. More Clients for Windows
  4. Index of IRC Client Reviews by IRCReviews.Org (Might be out of date some of

the times..)

  1. mIRCScripts.com Useful site for extending your mIRC with scripts and learn about mIRC

Scripting

  1. mIRCScripts.org Another mIRC Scripting resource site
  2. TCL Plugin for X-Chat 2.x
  3. TCL Developer Xchange Site More info about TCL Scripting
  4. ScriptKitties Handy Site for Scripting in TCL for X-Chat.
  5. LinuxQuestions.ORG - X-Chat Linux Documentation of X-Chat

Created by: --FiXato 19:31, 11 Jan 2005 (CET) Last editted: FiXato 04:08, 27 December 2005 (CET)

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