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Mar 14, 2023
Clients
- Circe (⭐372) - For use in Emacs, sane defaults.
Emacs
- IRC Vitamin - Simple, fast and easy access to multiple IRC networks.
Android
Bots / Self-hosted
- BitBot (⭐126) - Modular, event-driven bot featuring a REST API, individual user settings and much more. (bitbot.dev)
Python
- pyHoneybot - Python Twisted IRC bot with a focus on ease of plugin development. (source (⭐70))
Python
Frameworks / Self-hosted
- IRC::Client (⭐14) -
Perl6
based extendable IRC client framework.
- irccd - Flexible IRC bot customizable with JavaScript.
C++
.
Frameworks / Bridges
- toxirc (⭐24) - Tox ↔ IRC.
C
Nov 03, 2021
Daemons / Self-hosted
- Ergo (⭐1.9k) - Modern server that's portable and designed around specifications (bleeding-edge IRCv3 support).
- RobustIRC - IRC server without netsplits. (source (⭐158))
Jul 16, 2021
Clients
Jun 20, 2021
Networks / Platforms
- LibertaCasa - Privacy endorsing community serving as a safe and open space for the discussion of various topics.
May 27, 2021
Miscellaneous / Platforms
- superseriousstats (⭐89) - Fast and efficient program to create statistics out of various types of chat logs.
PHP
Web
May 26, 2021
Clients
- relay.js (⭐157) - Focuses on making IRC less intimidating and easier to use.
Web
Bouncers / Self-hosted
- Convos - Always online web IRC client. (source (⭐924))
Perl
JavaScript
Web
Bots / Self-hosted
- Cardinal (⭐94) - Python Twisted IRC bot with a focus on ease of plugin development.
Python
Channels / Platforms
Networks / Platforms
- Libera.Chat - Network mostly focused on free and open source projects, run by former freenode staff.
Articles / Platforms
- IRC is dead, long live IRC - Pingdom.
Apr 10, 2021
Clients
- Iridium - Friendly IRC client built in Vala and GTK, designed for elementary OS. (source (⭐49))
Linux
Dec 07, 2020
Bots / Self-hosted
- IRC-BF -
Brainfuck
- CloudBot (⭐62) - Simple, fast, expandable.
Python
Frameworks / Bridges
- teleirc (⭐120) - Telegram ↔ IRC.
JavaScript
Nov 07, 2020
Protocol / Platforms
- DareNET Archives - IRC Archives for old hard to find IRC related software.
May 25, 2020
Bots / Self-hosted
- EveIRC (⭐8) - Extendable chat/channel/server-managenent service-providing bot. Using the Cinch Framework (⭐1k).
Ruby
May 05, 2020
Bouncers / Self-hosted
- ZNC - Most popular. many different plugins. (source (⭐1.9k))
C++
- soju - A user-friendly IRC bouncer.
Go
Jan 23, 2020
Clients
- HexChat - Based on XChat, easy to use, spell check & multiple languages. (source (⭐2.8k))
Windows
macOS
Linux
Aug 16, 2019
Clients
- Textual - Very customizable, ZNC integration, iCloud sync ($4.99). (source (⭐1.8k))
macOS
- LimeChat - One window for multiple servers, keyboard shortcuts, fast & stable. (source (⭐1.5k))
macOS
iOS
- Kiwi IRC - Powerful modern IRC messenger for the web. (source (⭐729), demo)
Web
- CIRC - Uses the chrome.sockets APIs to connect directly to IRC servers without needing a proxy. (source (⭐397))
Chrome
- Quassel - Distributed (clients can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online. (source (⭐684))
Linux
macOS
Windows
- Yaaic - Multi-server/channel support, SASL support, Smooth channel scrolling / swiping. (source (⭐331))
Android
- Smuxi - User-friendly, based on GNOME / GTK+. (source (⭐156))
Linux
Windows
macOS
- KvIRC - Free, portable, based on Qt GUI toolkit. (source (⭐204))
Linux
macOS
Windows
- Konversation - User-friendly client built on the KDE Platform. (source (⭐39))
Linux
- sic - Simple IRC client - a terminal client in less than 250 lines of C.
Linux
- irssi - Terminal client, multi-protocol friendly for module authors, GPLv2.
Linux
macOS
Cygwin
BSD
- Revolution IRC (⭐463) - Feature-full, actively maintained Android IRC client.
Android
- AdiIRC - Never has a client offered such granular settings for every aspect of the IRC experience. (features, screenshots)
Windows
WINE
- IRC for Android™ - Android/Chrome OS client for power users, with ZNC built-ins, notification logic, reliable DCC, keybinds for hardware keyboards, etc.
Android
ChromeOS
Bouncers / Self-hosted
- BIP IRC Proxy - Always online, lightweight and secure Open Source IRC proxying with backlogging. (source)
C
- TheLounge - Responsive, self-hosted & support for multiple users. (source (⭐5k), demo)
JavaScript
Node.js
Web
- WeeChat - A fast, light and extensible chat client. (source (⭐2.6k))
Linux
macOS
Windows
Jul 29, 2019
Bouncers / Hosted
- IRCCloud - Group chat for teams, friends, and communities. stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message (+client) (£0-£3.50/month).
- iOS App (⭐262) - Official.
Objective-C
- Android App (⭐278) - Official.
Java
- Nimbus (⭐150) - Standalone client.
macOS
Objective-C
- iOS App (⭐262) - Official.
Daemons / Self-hosted
- ircd.js (⭐527) - Server will allow clients to connect, join channels, change topics; basic stuff.
- InspIRCd - Modular, stable, written from scratch. (source (⭐1k))
- miniircd (⭐388) - Very simple and limited.
- ngIRCd - Portable and lightweight for small or private networks. (source (⭐356))
Services / Self-hosted
- Atheme - Designed for large networks with high scalability requirements. (source (⭐358))
- anope - Designed for flexibility and ease of use. (source (⭐282))
Bots / Self-hosted
- Sopel - Tonnes of ready made features, tutorial, fully documented. (source (⭐924))
Python
- Limnoria (⭐587) - Robust, user friendly, developer friendly.
Python
- Twitch Plays (⭐268) - Takes input from the chat and presses the corresponding key.
Python
- Skybot (⭐242) - Main goals are simplicity and power.
Python
- talkbackbot - Responds to configured trigger phrases with quotes from notable women. (source (⭐182))
Python
- lazybot (⭐151) - User-friendly and powerful.
Clojure
- geordi (⭐184) - Compiles and runs C++ code snippets.
C++
- yossarian-bot (⭐30) - Large default plugin set, Cinch-based.
Ruby
- helga (⭐48) - Pluggable chat bot supporting multiple protocols.
Python
Frameworks / Self-hosted
- goirc (⭐476) - Event-based, stateful, lacking documentation.
Go
- Hubot IRC Adapter (⭐306) - The IRC adapter for hubot.
JavaScript
- go-ircevent (⭐448) - Event-based.
Go
- slate-irc (⭐203) - Plugin system, simple api, arbitrary input stream, debug support.
JavaScript
- PircBotX (⭐212) - Event based IRC Library with a straightforward API (updated fork of PircBot).
Java
Frameworks / Bridges
- discord-irc (⭐1.1k) - Discord ↔ IRC.
JavaScript
- slack-irc (⭐590) - Slack ↔ IRC.
JavaScript
- irc-slack (⭐167) - Slack ↔ IRC.
Go
- BitlBee - XMPP, Jabber, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Twitter API, HipChat ↔ IRC.
C
- skyweb2irc (⭐7) - Skype (webclient API) ↔ IRC.
Javascript
Channels / Discovery
- netsplit.de Search - Searches 563 different networks.
- mibbit Search - Searches networks listed here.
- KiwiIRC Search - Searches 318 different networks.
Networks / Platforms
- OFTC - Community for free and open source software communities.
Articles / Platforms
- Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects - Drew DeVault's Blog.
- IRC Has Lost 60% Of Its Users Since 2003, But Life As A Robot Is Just Beginning - Alex Williams (TechCrunch).
Guides / Platforms
- #irchelp - A vast amount of reasonably up-to-date information.
Protocol / Platforms
- IRCv3 Working Group - A group of IRC software authors working to enhance, improve, maintain and standardize the IRC protocol. (source (⭐84))
- Modern IRC Documents - An attempt to write an update to the original IRC protocol. documentation (source (⭐159))
- IRC Definition Files - Lists of numerics, modes, ISUPPORT tokens and other protocol details. (source (⭐60))
- grawity's IRC docs (⭐52) - Collection of misc IRC protocol documentation.
- Protocol Statistics - Statistics around the server software in use on networks today. (source (⭐6))
- IRC Parser Tests (⭐34) - A CC0 set of test suites, to ensure IRC message parsers are consistent.
Mar 26, 2019
Frameworks / Bridges
- matterbridge (⭐5.5k) - IRC ↔ Mattermost ↔ Discord ↔ XMPP ↔ Gitter ↔ Slack ↔ Discord ↔ Telegram ↔ etc.
Go
Mar 21, 2018
Frameworks / Self-hosted
- node-irc (⭐43)
JavaScript
Mar 23, 2017
Use / Platforms
- Platform -
Web
,macOS
,Windows
,Linux
,Chrome
etc.
Apr 04, 2016
Use / Platforms
- Language -
Python
,Java
,C++
,Go
,JavaScript
,Ruby
,C
etc.