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The following comparison of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) clients gives an overview of features and differences between various IRC clients.
General information
Client | First public release date | Latest stable version | Cost (USD) | Software license | Programming language |
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0irc | 2000 | 1.4.53 (2007) | Free | Freeware | ? |
AmIRC | 1995 | Template:Latest stable software release/AmIRC | Non-free$30 | Proprietary | ? |
BitchX | 1996 | 1.2.1 (November 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-14)) [±] | Free | BSD License | C |
Bersirc | 1999 | 2.2.14 (12 August 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-12)) [±] | Free | LGPL | C |
bnIRC | 2004 | 1.1 (January 5, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-01-05)) | Free | LGPL / ncurses-based | ? |
ccorp-irc | 2004 | 0.1 (February 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-01)) | Free | LGPL / ncurses-based | ? |
ChatZilla | 2001 | 0.9.93 (November 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-08)) [±] | Free | MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license | JavaScript, XUL |
ClicksAndWhistles | 2008 | 2.4.37 (June 17, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-06-17)) | Free | Freeware | C++ |
Colloquy | 2005 | 2.4.3 (6011) (March 22, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-22)) [±] | Free, Mobile: $1.99 | Desktop: GPL, Mobile: BSD | Objective-C |
Conspire | 2007 | Template:Latest stable software release/Conspire | Free | GPL | C |
Coolsmile | 2002 | Template:Latest stable software release/Coolsmile | Free | GPL | Java |
Empathy | ? | Template:Latest stable software release/Empathy | Free | GPL | C |
EPIC | 1994 | Template:Latest stable software release/EPIC | Free | BSD License | C |
HydraIRC | 2002 | Template:Latest stable software release/HydraIRC | Free | Proprietary | C++ |
IceChat | 2002 | 7.63 (2008) | Free | Proprietary | Visual Basic |
ii | 2006 | Template:Latest stable software release/ii | Free | MIT/X Consortium License | C |
ircII | 1990 | 20240918 (September 18, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-09-18)) [±] | Free | BSD License | C |
IRCjr | 2008 | mTCP_2023-03-31 (March 31, 2023; 21 months ago (2023-03-31)) [±] | Free | Proprietary | C++ |
Ircle | 1995 | 3.5a6 (November 17, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-17)) [±] | Non-free$23, 30-day trial | Proprietary | ? |
Irssi | 1999 | 1.4.4 (March 31, 2023; 21 months ago (2023-03-31)) [±] | Free | GPL | C |
JedIrc | 2007 | 3.2.1 (2008) | Free | Freeware | ? |
jini | 2002 | 3.0.0 (October 5, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-05)) [±] | Free | GPL | Java |
Klient | 1999 | Template:Latest stable software release/Klient | Non-free$24.95, 30-day trial | Proprietary | CodeGear Delphi |
Konversation | 2002 | Template:Latest stable software release/Konversation | Free | GPL | C++ |
Kopete | 2003 | Template:Latest stable software release/Kopete | Free | GPL | C++ |
KoroIRC | 2004 | 0.3.080208 (2008) | Free | Proprietary | C |
KSirc | 1997 | 3.3.2-5 | Free | GPL | ? |
KVIrc | 1998 | 5.2.0 (January 14, 2024; 12 months ago (2024-01-14)) [±] | Free | GPL | C++ |
LeetIRC | 2006 | Template:Latest stable software release/LeetIRC | Free | GPL | Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5 |
LimeChat | 2007 | Template:Latest stable software release/LimeChat | Free | GPL | RubyCocoa |
Linkinus | 2007 | 2.4.3 (August 23, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-23)) [±] | Non-free$20, 15-day trial (optional) | Proprietary | ? |
Mibbit | 2008 | No Version, webbased | Free, Textual Adbar | Proprietary | Javascript Frontend; Java Backend |
Miranda IM | 2000 | Template:Latest stable software release/Miranda IM | Free | GPL | C++ |
mIRC | 1995 | 7.78 (6 November 2024; 2 months ago (2024-11-06)) [±] | Non-free$20, 30-day trial | Proprietary | C/C++ (originally Borland C++) |
mzirc | 2006 | 09.02 (2009) | Free | Freeware | Delphi/Pascal |
Neebly | 2008 | Template:Latest stable software release/Neebly | Free | Freeware | .NET 3.0, WPF, XAML |
Nettalk | 2004 | 6.7.16 (October 30, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-30)) [±] | Free | Apache License v2.0 | Visual Basic |
nexIRC | 2004 | Template:Latest stable software release/nexIRC | Non-free$20 | Proprietary | ? |
Opera | 1996 | 100.0.4815.21 (June 20, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-06-20))
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Free | Proprietary | C++ |
Orion | ? | 1.8 | Free | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA | Borland C++ |
OrnateIRC | 2001 | 1.6 | Free | Proprietary | ? |
PhibianIRC | 2005 | 1.7.7b2 (2009) | Free | Proprietary | Delphi 2007 |
Pidgin | 2000 | Template:Latest stable release/Pidgin | Free | GPL | C |
PIRCH | 1995 | 1.0.1.1190 (January 1, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-01)) [±] | Non-freeShareware $20 (optional) | Proprietary | ? |
PJIRC | 2002 | 2.2.1 (November 29, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-11-29)) [±] | Free | GPL | Java |
Quassel IRC | 2008 | 0.14.0 (January 1, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-01-01)) [±] | Free | GPL | C++ |
savIRC | 2001 | 2.1.0 (2007) | Free | GPL | Tcl/tk |
ScrollZ | 1994 | Template:Latest stable software release/ScrollZ | Free | BSD License | C |
ShadowIRC | 1996 | 1.1.0b2 (2001) | Free | GPL | ? |
Smuxi | 2008 | 1.2.1 (April 23, 2023; 20 months ago (2023-04-23)) [±] | Free | GPL | C# |
Snak | 1997 | 5.3.4 (March 11, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-11)) [±] | Non-free$29 | Proprietary | ? |
sushi | 2008 | 1.0.1 (2009) | Free | BSD License | C, Python |
ThrashIRC | 2003 | 2.1 (2008) | Non-free$10, 30-day trial | Proprietary | C++ |
Trillian | 2000 | Template:Latest stable software release/Trillian | Free ($25 for Trillian Pro) | Clickwrap license | C++ |
TurboIRC | 1998 | 7.1.70 (2009) | Free | Proprietary | ? |
Visual IRC | 1995 | 2.0pl2 (December 30, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12-30)) [±] | Free | GPL | ? |
Vortec IRC | 2001 | Template:Latest stable software release/Vortec IRC | Free | Proprietary | CodeGear Delphi |
WeeChat | 2003 | 4.4.0 (August 17, 2024; 5 months ago (2024-08-17)) [±] | Free | GPL | C |
WookieChat | 2004 | 2.9 (2007) | Free | Freeware | ? |
XiRCON | 1996 | 1.0B4 (August 10, 1997; 27 years ago (1997-08-10)) [±] | Free | Freeware | C++/Object Windows Library |
XChat | 1998 | Template:Latest stable software release/XChat | UNIX/Linux version: Free Windows version: $20, 30-day trial |
GPL | C |
Client | First public release date | Latest stable | Cost (USD) | Software license | Programming language |
Operating system support
Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD / Unix | AmigaOS | DOS |
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0irc | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
AmIRC | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
BitchX | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Bersirc | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
ChatZilla | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ClicksAndWhistles | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Colloquy | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Conspire | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Coolsmile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Empathy | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
EPIC | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
HydraIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
IceChat | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
ii | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ircII | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
IRCjr | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Ircle | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Irssi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Klient | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Konversation | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Kopete | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
KoroIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
KSirc | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
KVIrc | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
LeetIRC | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
LimeChat | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Linkinus | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Mibbit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Miranda IM | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
mIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
mzirc | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Neebly | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Nettalk | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
nexIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Opera | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Orion | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
OrnateIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
PhibianIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Pidgin | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes (Cygnix X11 engine) | No |
PJIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Quassel IRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
savIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ScrollZ | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Smuxi | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Snak | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
sushi | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
ThrashIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Trillian | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
TurboIRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Visual IRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Vortec IRC | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
WeeChat | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
WookieChat | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
XiRCON | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
XChat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Client | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD / Unix | AmigaOS | DOS |
Features
Client | UTF-8 | Text UI | GUI | Scripting | automatic updates | Notes |
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0irc | No | Yes | No | No | ? | |
AmIRC | No | No | Yes | ARexx | ? | |
BitchX | No | Yes | Yes | Enhanced IrcII script | ? | |
Bersirc | No | No | Yes | No | ? | |
ChatZilla | Yes | No | Yes | JavaScript | Yes | Can be installed as part of a web browser |
ClicksAndWhistles | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | |
Colloquy | Yes | No | Yes | AppleScript, Cocoa, F-Script, JavaScript, Python | Yes | Auto updates via Sparkle framework. |
Conspire | Yes | Yes | Yes | C | ? | |
Coolsmile | Partial | No | Yes | No | ? | Either software or web based |
Empathy | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
EPIC | No | Yes | No | Enhanced IrcII script, Perl, Ruby, Tcl | ? | |
HydraIRC | No | No | Yes | C++ | ? | |
IceChat | No | No | Yes | VBScript | ? | |
ii | Yes | No | No | Shell script | ? | |
ircII | Yes | Yes | No | IrcII script | ? | |
IRCjr | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Ircle | No | No | Yes | AppleScript | ? | |
Irssi | Yes | Yes | No | Perl | ? | |
Klient | No | No | Yes | VBScript, JScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, PHP | ? | |
Konversation | Yes | No | Yes | Shell script, Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript | ? | |
Kopete | Yes | No | Yes | Shell script, Python, Perl, Ruby, JavaScript | ? | Multi-IM |
KoroIRC | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | |
KSirc | Yes | No | Yes | Perl | ? | |
KVIrc | Yes | No | Yes | KVIrc script, Perl | ? | |
LeetIRC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
LimeChat | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? | |
Linkinus | Yes | No | Yes | AppleScript, Cocoa | ? | |
Mibbit | Yes | No | Yes | No | — | web based |
Miranda IM | Yes | No | Yes | PHP | ? | Multi-IM |
mIRC | Yes | No | Yes | mIRC script | Yes | |
mzirc | Yes | No | Yes | pascal | ? | |
Neebly | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Ribbon menu, Mobile Internet Device compatible via WPF |
Nettalk | Yes | Yes | Yes | VBScript, Custom | ? | |
nexIRC | No | No | Yes | VBScript, Custom | ? | |
Opera | Yes | No | Yes | No | Notification only | Part of a web browser |
Orion | No | No | Yes | Partial | No | |
OrnateIRC | No | No | Yes | Pascal Script/Own Language (OSL) | ? | |
PhibianIRC | Yes | No | Yes | Pascal Script, PSI | Yes | |
Pidgin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Perl, Tcl/Tk | ? | Multi-IM |
PJIRC | Yes | No | Yes | JavaScript | ? | |
Quassel IRC | Yes | No | Yes | None | ? | Separate client and daemon |
savIRC | Yes | No | Yes | Tcl/Tk | ? | |
ScrollZ | Yes | Yes | No | Enhanced IrcII script | ? | |
Smuxi | Yes | Partial | Yes | No | ? | Separate client and daemon |
Snak | Yes | No | Yes | AppleScript, IrcII script | ? | |
sushi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Python | ? | Separate client and daemon |
ThrashIRC | No | No | Yes | No | ? | |
Trillian | No | No | Yes | Own language, C++ | ? | Multi-IM |
TurboIRC | Yes | No | Yes | Own language, VBScript, JScript | ? | |
Visual IRC | No | No | Yes | Versus | ? | |
Vortec IRC | No | No | Yes | Pascal Script, Custom | ? | |
WeeChat | Yes | Yes | Partial | C, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua | ? | |
XiRCON | No | No | Yes | Tcl | ? | |
XChat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, C++, Scheme (Guile), ECMAScript | ? | |
Client | UTF-8 | Text UI | GUI | Scripting | automatic updates | Notes |
Protocol Support
Client | Multiserver | CTCP | XDCC | SSL | IPv6 | irc:// URI scheme |
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0irc | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
AmIRC | No | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Bersirc | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
BitchX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
ChatZilla | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ClicksAndWhistles | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Colloquy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Conspire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Coolsmile | No | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? |
Empathy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
EPIC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
HydraIRC | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
IceChat | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? |
ii | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
ircII | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? |
IRCjr | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
Ircle | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Irssi | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Klient | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? |
Konversation | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Kopete | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
KoroIRC | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? |
KSirc | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
KVIrc | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
LeetIRC | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — |
LimeChat | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? |
Linkinus | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? |
Mibbit | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes |
Miranda IM | No | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? |
mIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wrapper | Yes |
mzirc | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Neebly | No | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Nettalk | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? |
nexIRC | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Opera | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Orion | No | Yes | ? | No | Yes | ? |
OrnateIRC | Yes | ? | ? | OpenSSL (Partially) | No | ? |
PhibianIRC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Pidgin | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
PJIRC | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Quassel IRC | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
savIRC | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
ScrollZ | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Smuxi | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? |
Snak | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
sushi | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Partial |
ThrashIRC | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? |
Trillian | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
TurboIRC | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Visual IRC | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? |
Vortec IRC | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? |
WeeChat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
XChat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
XiRCON | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Client | Multiserver | CTCP | XDCC | SSL | IPv6 | irc:// URI scheme |
Direct Client-to-Client
Client | DCC normal | CHAT | Whiteboard | SEND | RESUME | XMIT | Passive DCC | Server | RDCC | REVERSE | RSEND | Reverse / Firewall DCC | File servers (FSERVs) |
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0irc | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
AmIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bersirc | Partial | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
BitchX | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ChatZilla | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
ClicksAndWhistles | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Colloquy | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Conspire | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
Coolsmile | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Empathy | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
EPIC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
HydraIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
IceChat | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ii | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ircII | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Ircle | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Irssi | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Klient | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Konversation | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kopete | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
KoroIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
KSirc | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
KVIrc | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
LimeChat | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Linkinus | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mibbit | Partial | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Miranda IM | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
mIRC | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes |
mzirc | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Neebly | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Nettalk | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
nexIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Opera | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Orion | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | No | No | No | ? | ? |
OrnateIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PhibianIRC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Partial |
Pidgin | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
PJIRC | Partial | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Quassel IRC | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
savIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ScrollZ | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Smuxi | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Snak | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
sushi | Partial | ? | ? | Partial | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
ThrashIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Trillian | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
TurboIRC | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Visual IRC | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
Vortec IRC | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No / Yes | No / Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
WeeChat | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
XChat | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
XiRCON | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Client | DCC normal | CHAT | Whiteboard | SEND | RESUME | XMIT | Passive DCC | Server | RDCC | REVERSE | RSEND | Reverse / Firewall DCC | File servers (FSERVs) |
See also
- Comparison of mobile Internet Relay Chat clients
- Comparison of Internet Relay Chat networks
- Comparison of instant messaging protocols
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- Comparison of LAN messengers
References
- freshmeat.net: Project details for bnIRC
- freshmeat.net: Project details for ccorp-irc
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- ThrashIRC is an internet releay chat client
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- ^ Planned for a later version.
- Supported as of version 20050921.
- ^ Uses the Windows Active Scripting technology, and supports any scripting language with the appropriate interface.
- Any language which supports DCOP may be used for Konversation scripting. Virtually any language can be made to support Konversation scripting by executing the command line "dcop" program.
- Automatic updates will be integrated in the next Version Opera 10
- ^ Can be run as a Java applet, Java Web Start or standalone application.
- ^ Not complete, proof of concept
- ^ Supported via a plugin.
- ^ Marked as completed, but not included yet.
- The IRC-plugin has to be renamed for every server. This feature is planned for the next major release version 0.8
- Supported via a script.
- Requires the OpenSSL DLLs; see http://www.mirc.co.uk/ssl.html. Pre-compiled DLLs can found at http://remus.oru.se/tsub/mirc-ssl/.
- Wrapper available at http://users.skynet.be/jaguar/mircv6.html.
- Opera 9.00 Changelog
- Supported via a plugin.
- ^ DCC is not always successful at this stage.
- Can only receive files up to 2MB. Can't send files
- ^
- Supported via a script.
- : "We aren't interested in implementing it ourselves, but if someone submits a reasonable patch, we will likely accept it."
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