IRC Chat Clients
Completed by Sofaspud^
Do you know what operating system (OS) you use? No matter what it is, we've got an IRC client that will work. Many thanks to Sofaspud as he searched the net to find something for everyone. Enjoy!
| Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| mIRC | Shareware ($20) | 6.31 | http://www.mirc.com |
| PIRCH 98 | Shareware ($25) | 1.01.1190 | http://www.pirchat.com |
| Klient | Shareware | 2.0.16 | http://www.klient.com |
| Trillian | Basic (free) & Pro($25) | varies | http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ |
| VIRC | Freeware | 2.0 | http://www3.sympatico.ca/road1/v2scripts.htm |
| TurboIRC | Freeware | 3 | http://www.turboirc.com/3/1.htm |
| Maxxchat | Freeware | 1.0.1d | http://www.maxxchat.com |
| dIRC | Shareware ($25) | 1.4 | http://www.dircchat.com/ |
| Pexit | Free for Home Use | New '02 | http://www.pexit.com/ |
| X-chat | GPL | 1.5.3 | http://xchat.linuxpower.org/ |
| .IRC | Shareware | .NET IRC Client | http://www.dotirc.com/ |
| SMuxi | Shareware | 0.6.1 | www.smuxi.org |
| Macintosh (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| smIRCle | Freeware | 1.01a23 | http://www.smircle.de |
| ShadowIRC | Shareware ($20) | 1.1 | http://www.shadowirc.com |
| Snak | Shareware ($20) | 4.1 | http://www.snak.com |
| IRCLE | Shareware ($15) | 3.1b5 | http://www.ircle.com |
| Pexit | Free for Home Use | New '02 | http://www.pexit.com/ |
| Amiga (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| AmIRC | Shareware ($30) | 3.5 | http://www.vapor.com/products/?prod=amirc |
| BlackIRC | Freeware | 1.1 | http://www.innovative-web.de/download/ |
| BeOS (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| Baxter | Freeware | W | http://www.abisoft.com/Baxter/ |
| Felix | Freeware | 2.3 | http://www.bebits.com/app/1116 |
| FreeBSD (i386/X11) (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| Bezerk | GPL | 0.3.2 | http://www.gtk.org/~trog/ |
| irssi | GPL | 0.7.28-3 | http://irssi.org/ |
| KVIRC | GPL | 1.0.0 | http://www.kvirc.net/ |
| TkIRC | GPL | 1.202 | http://netsplit.de/tkirc2/ |
| X-chat | GPL | 1.5.3 | http://xchat.linuxpower.org/ |
| OS/2 (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| Openchat/2 | $29 Shareware | 1.07 | http://www.os2ss.com/select/internet/chat/openchat.html |
| IRC/2 | Shareware | 0.80 | http://www.ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/os2/tucows/talkos.html |
| GammaTech IRC | $40 Shareware | GT IRC 3.01 | http://www.gt-online.com/html/gt_irc.html |
| EZirc | --- | v 1.20 | http://www.os2ss.com/select/internet/chat/ezirc.html |
| ircII | --- | 3.0b | http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/ |
| Linux (Gnome) (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| irssi | GPL | 0.7.28-3 | http://irssi.org/ |
| X-chat | GPL | 1.5.1 | http://xchat.linuxpower.org/ |
| Pexit | Free for Home Use | New '02 | http://www.pexit.com/ |
| SMuxi | Shareware | 0.6.1 | www.smuxi.org |
| Linux (KDE) (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| Keirc | GPL | 0.3.5 | http://www.indonesia-undernet.org/keirc/ |
| kSirc | GPL | 0.8.1b | http://packages.debian.org/testing/net/ksirc.html |
| KVIRC | GPL | 1.0.0 | http://www.kvirc.net |
| Pexit | Free for Home Use | New '02 | http://www.pexit.com/ |
| Linux (X11) (top) | |||
| Client | License Type (US$) | Version | Home Page |
| Bezerk | GPL | 0.3.2 | http://www.gtk.org/~trog/ |
| irssi | GPL | 0.7.28-3 | http://irssi.org/ |
| QuIRC | GPL | 0.9.79 | http://quirc.org/ |
| X-chat | GPL | 1.5.1 | http://xchat.linuxpower.org/ |
| Pexit | Free for Home Use | New '02 | http://www.pexit.com/ |
If you use a client that you like and it is not listed, or you are the author of an IRC client and want it listed,
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