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This is a list of clients on various platforms for Internet Relay Chat (IRC), a form of real-time Internet chat:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items.

Graphical

Multi-platform

• Babbel [1]
• CBIRC [2]
• ChatZilla
• ejabberd - includes a client that allows XMPP clients to connect to an IRC server
• Gaim
• jIRCii
• KVIrc
• Opera Chat
• roxIRC
• savIRC [3]
• smuxi [4]
• X-Chat

Windows

• Babbel [5]
• Bersirc
• CBIRC [6]
• ChinWag IRC [7]
• Client [8]
• Coedit - Coedit is an IRC client allowing wiki editing.
• Dana (software) [9] - One of the smallest clients
• dIRC
• Gaim [10]
• Go PowerTools
• HydraIRC
• IceChat
• IM2 [11]
• IRCFree [12]
• Klient
• KoolChat [13]
• KoroIRC [14]
• Microsoft Comic Chat
• Miranda IM
• mIRC
• Nettalk
• Orion [15]
• pIRCh
• TinyIRC [16]
• Trillian
• TurboIRC [17]
• ViRC
• SolarIRC [18]
• Vortec IRC
• WS_IRC
• X-Chat [19]
• BoxedIRC
• XiRCON

Unix/ Linux

• Gaim
• Konversation
• Kopete
• ksirc - for KDE based on sirc
• TalkSoup
• urk
• X-Chat
• Zircon
• LeakingIRC [20]

Mac OS

• Babbel [21]
• Colloquy
• Conversation
• Fire
• Homerirc [22]
• iRC
• IRCle
• KVIrc
• MacIrssi [23]
• Minerva IRC [24]
• ShadowIRC [25]
• Snak
• TalkSoup [26]
• X-Chat Aqua
• Xirc
• LeakingIRC [27] (devel version)

DOS

• Arachne (with arachat .apm package)

AmigaOS

• AmIRC
• WookieChat [28]

MenuetOS

• AIRC

OS/2

• CBIRC [29]
• EZIRC [30]
• GTIRC
• IRC/2 [31] (visualirc?)
• Openchat/2

BeOS

• BarDark [32]
• Baxter [33]
• BIRCH [34]
• Bowser [35]
• Felix
• Vision
• LnIRC [36]

RISC OS

• LIRC
• Cretin
• IRClient

Text only

Unix/ Linux

• BitchX
• Centericq
• ircII-EPIC
• ii
• ircII
• irssi
• naim
• pork [37]
• Rhapsody [38]
• ScrollZ
• sirc - in Perl [39]
• WeeChat
• Xaric
• Jini [40]

Emacs

• Circe [41]
• ERC [42]
• RIRC (minimalist IRC client)
• Rocker's Client [43] (the first irc.el)
• ZenIRC [44]

DOS

• leetIRC [45] (Home page: http://www.rubbermallet.org/mysoftware.html ) is a new IRC client written by Mike Chambers for DOS-based PC's, and despite being written in QuickBASIC, is the most full-featured DOS client available. Supports features such as file logging, mIRC-compatible color and bold decoding, full support for DCC file receive, drop down menus, dialog boxes, server directory list, among other things.
• ircabi
• jpirc [46]
• localhost telnet [47]
• trumpet (actually called 'IRC', not trumpet)
• toffee
• merit
• pcIRC

OpenVMS

• ircII-EPIC
• IRC-DOUGH
• ScrollZ

Web based

• CGI:IRC
• Communication Tube [48]
• masIRC
• JavIRC [49]
• jIRC
• PJIRC

Mobile devices

Windows Mobile/ Windows CE

• SmartSoft PocketChat [50] (discontinued since January 2003)
• Pocket IRC [51]
• zsIRC [52] (free)
• SmartIrc.net [53] (free)
• ProChat [54]
• IrcCE [55]
• wmIRC [56]
• QuackenChat [57] (free)
• Splatter IRC [58] (free)
• MyPIRC [59] (free)
• Bsquare BMobile Chat [60] (SH3/MIPS builds only. no longer sold)
• ChatJamCE [61] [62] (Japanese only)
• IrCE [63] (Japanese only)
• PalmIRC [64] Direct Download [65] (MIPS only but includes source so it can easily be recompiled for other processors)
• Glam IRC [66]

Palm OS

• upIRC [67]

Java MIDlet

• jmIrc [68]
• mobilirc [69]
• Qirc [70]
• Virca [71]
• WLIrc [72]

PlayStation Portable

• PSPIRC [73]

Nintendo DS

• IRCDS [74]
• DSOrganize [75]
• SylphIRC [76]
• TinyIRC (through DSLinux) [77]

Scripts

• SysReset

See also

• Comparison of IRC clients

External links

• The list of IRC programs

Category:IRC clients Category:Lists of software