XChat for Linux!

08-Jun-2006 > Versions 2.6.4 for Linux/Unix and 2.6.5 for Windows are out! > Links: download http://xchat.org/download
ix changes changelog.txt indows changes 27-Mar-2006 > Versions 2.6.2 for Linux/Unix and 2.6.3 for Windows are out! The RPM files are now for FC5. > Links: download http://xchat.org/download
ix changes changelog.txt indows changes 06-Jan-2006 > Released updates 2.6.1 for Unix and 2.6.1c for Windows. Some improvements have been made in the 2.6.x series in usability, with this Quick Start Guide http://xchat.org/docs/start
showing how easy it is to login to IRC now.

XChat for Linux alternatives

  • HexChat

  • HexChat is an IRC client based on XChat for Linux , but unlike XChat it’s completely free for both Windows and Unix-like systems.HexChat was originally called XChat-WDK which in turn was a successor of freakschat.

    tags: Portable chat-clients irc irc-client xchat
  • mIRC

  • mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by millions of people, and thousands of organizations, to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world. Serving the Internet community for over a decade, mIRC has evolved into a powerful, reliable and fun piece of technology.

    tags: chat-clients colored-text irc social-applications
  • irssi

  • Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

    tags: chat-clients irc-client silc xfce
  • Quassel IRC

  • Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online -- much like the popular combination of screen and a text-based IRC client such as WeeChat, and similar to (but much more featureful than) so-called BNCs.

    tags: chat-clients irc irc-client
  • Kiwi IRC

  • A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely. More friendly than other webirc clients giving the general public an easy option to connect to any IRC network.

    tags: chat-clients irc irc-client irc-network javascript
  • KVIrc

  • KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit. KVirc is being written by Szymon Stefanek and the KVIrc Development Team with the contribution of many IRC addicted developers around the world.

    tags: Portable chat-clients irc kde
  • WeeChat

  • WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client. It runs on many platforms (including Linux, BSD and Mac OS).

    tags: chat-clients chat-xfce command-line-interface extensible im-client
  • AdiIRC

  • c#/csharp IRC CLient. AdiIRC stores all its settings in text files, this way you can grab the adiirc folder and put in on a usb device or external harddrive. Take all your settings and servers with you everywhere!

    tags: Portable WINE .net chat-clients irc
  • IRCCloud

  • Chat from anywhere and never miss a message. Stay connected even while you’re offline.

    tags: ajax bnc bouncer chat-clients html5
  • Smuxi

  • Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.

    tags: chat-clients cross-platform facebook-messaging gnome google-talk
  • Chatzilla

  • ChatZilla is a clean, easy to use and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client, built on the Mozilla platform, which provides all the usual features: multiple servers, a built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and DCC chat and file transfers, plus easy customization with JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling.

    tags: chat-clients irc