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The inclusion or exclusion of items from this list or length of this list is disputed. Please discuss this issue on the talk page.

This article is about Internet Relay Chat clients. For a comparison of instant messaging clients, see Comparison of instant messaging clients. For a comparison of mobile Internet Relay Chat clients, see Comparison of mobile Internet Relay Chat clients.

The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of IRC client programs. Please see the individual products articles for further information.

General

Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, license/price etc. Clients listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

Client	Primary developers	Distribution model	Software license	User interface	Programming language	Computing platform
AmIRC	Oliver Wagner, Jamie van den Berge	Commercial	Proprietary	GUI	C	m68k, PowerPC
Bersirc	Jamie Frater, Nicholas Copeland	Free software	LGPL	GUI	C	x86
BitchX	Colten Edwards	Free software	BSD License	TUI, GUI	C	x86, x86-64, s390, SPARC, MIPS
ChatZilla		Free software	MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license	GUI	JavaScript, XUL
Colloquy	Timothy Hatcher, Kiji Roshi	Desktop: Free software, Mobile: Commercial	Desktop: GPL, Mobile: BSD License	GUI	Objective-C	PowerPC, x86 , ARM (Mobile)
ERC		Free software	GPL	TUI	Emacs Lisp
HydraIRC	Hydra	Freeware	Proprietary but source available]	GUI	C++/WTL	x86
ii	Nico Golde and Anselm Garbe	Free software	MIT/X Consortium License	filesystem based FIFO	C	ARM, MIPS,PowerPC,s390,SPARC,x86, x86-64
ircII	Michael Sandrof	Free software	BSD License	TUI	C	x86
Ircle	Onno Tijdgat	Commercial 30-day trial	Proprietary	GUI	?	PowerPC, x86
Irssi	Timo Sirainen	Free software	GPL	TUI	C	ARM, MIPS,PowerPC,s390,SPARC,x86, x86-64
KVIrc	Szymon Stefanek	Free software	GPL	GUI	C++	PowerPC, x86, x86-64
Konversation		Free software	GPL	GUI	C++	PowerPC, x86, x86-64
Mibbit	Jimmy Moore	Textual Adbar	Proprietary	Web-based	JavaScript frontend, Java backend	N/A
mIRC	Khaled Mardam-Bey	Commercial, 30-day trial	Proprietary	GUI	C/C++ (originally Borland C++)	x86
Opera		Freeware	Proprietary	GUI	C++
PIRCH		Shareware	Proprietary	GUI	?	x86
Smuxi	Mirco Bauer	Free software	GPL	TUI, GUI	C#	x86, x86-64
Snak	Kent Sørensen	Commercial	Proprietary	GUI	?	PowerPC, x86
Visual IRC		Free software	GPL	GUI	?	x86
WeeChat	Sebastien Helleu	Free software	GPL	TUI, GUI	C	x86
XChat		Unix/Linux: Free software, Windows: Commercial, 30-day trial	GPL but Proprietary for Windows	TUI, GUI	C	x86, ARM
XChat-WDK	Viktor Berke	Free software	GPL	GUI	C	x86, x86-64
Client	Primary developers	Distribution model	Software license	User interface	Programming language	Computing platform

Can be installed as part of a web browser
^ Distributed as a Universal Binary
Web browser component
Not complete, proof of concept
Separate client and daemon
In development

Release history

A brief overview of the release history.

Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Latest stable release
AmIRC	1995				Template:Latest stable software release/AmIRC
Bersirc	1999				2.2.14 (12 August 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-12)) [±]
BitchX	1996				1.2.1 (November 14, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-14)) [±]
ChatZilla	2001				0.9.93 (November 8, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-08)) [±]
Colloquy	2005				2.4.3 (6011) (March 22, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03-22)) [±]
DMDirc	2007				0.7 (January 5, 2013; 12 years ago (2013-01-05)) [±]
ii	December 19, 2005	0.1	February 1, 2007	1.0	1.6 - January 31, 2011
ircII	1990				20240918 (September 18, 2024; 3 months ago (2024-09-18)) [±]
Ircle	1995				3.5a6 (November 17, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-17)) [±]
Irssi	1999				1.4.4 (March 31, 2023; 21 months ago (2023-03-31)) [±]
KVIrc	1998	0.6.0	December 21, 1999	1.0.0	4.0.2 - August 1, 2010
Konversation	2002				Template:Latest stable software release/Konversation
LeetIRC	2006				Template:Latest stable software release/LeetIRC
LimeChat	2007				Template:Latest stable software release/LimeChat
Linkinus	2007				2.4.3 (August 23, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-23)) [±]
Mibbit	2008				web application, no version
mIRC	1995				7.78 (6 November 2024; 2 months ago (2024-11-06)) [±]
Neebly	December 13, 2008	1.0.1			Template:Latest stable software release/Neebly
Nettalk	2004				6.7.16 (October 30, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-30)) [±]
nexIRC	2004				Template:Latest stable software release/nexIRC
Opera	1996				100.0.4815.21 (June 20, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-06-20))
PIRCH	1995				1.0.1.1190 (January 1, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-01)) [±]
Smuxi	2008				1.2.1 (April 23, 2023; 20 months ago (2023-04-23)) [±]
Snak	1997				5.3.4 (March 11, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-11)) [±]
Visual IRC	1995				2.0pl2 (December 30, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12-30)) [±]
WeeChat	2003				4.4.0 (August 17, 2024; 4 months ago (2024-08-17)) [±]
XChat	1998				Template:Latest stable software release/XChat
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Latest stable release
Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release

Operating system support

The operating systems on which the clients can run natively (without emulation).

Client	Windows 7, Vista	XP, 2000	NT 4.0	NT 3.x	Me, 98	95	3.1x	ReactOS	Mac OS X (Intel/PPC)	OS 9	OS 8	System 7 (PPC/68k)	BeOS, Haiku	OS/2, eCS	AmigaOS (68k)	AmigaOS 4, MorphOS (PPC)	DOS	Other
AmIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Bersirc	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
BitchX	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ChatZilla	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Colloquy	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
DMDirc	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
ii	?	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No
ircII	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No
Ircle	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Irssi	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Konversation	Partial	Partial	Partial	No	Partial	Partial	No	?	Partial	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
KVIrc	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
LeetIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
LimeChat	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Linkinus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mibbit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mIRC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Partial	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Neebly	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nettalk	Yes	Yes	?	No	Partial	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
nexIRC	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera	Yes	Yes	Dropped (10.10)	No	Dropped	Dropped	Dropped	No	Yes	Dropped	Dropped	No	Dropped	Dropped	No	No	No
PIRCH	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Smuxi	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Snak	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No
Visual IRC	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WeeChat	Partial	Partial	Partial	No	Partial	Partial	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	Partial	No	No	No	No
XChat	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No
Client	Windows 7, Vista	XP, 2000	NT 4.0	NT 3.x	Me, 98	95	3.1x	ReactOS	Mac OS X (Intel/PPC)	OS 9	OS 8	System 7 (PPC/68k)	BeOS, Haiku	OS/2, eCS	AmigaOS (68k)	AmigaOS 4, MorphOS (PPC)	DOS	Other

^ Requires Cygwin
Requires EMX
^ Requires Mac OS X v10.4 or later
Requires RubyCocoa 1.0.0 or later
Does not support Windows 95 or Windows 98

Unix and Unix-like operating systems:

Unix (BSD): 386BSD, BSD/OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS, ULTRIX
Unix (System V): AIX, A/UX, HP-UX, IRIX, SCO UNIX, Solaris, UnixWare
Unix-like: Linux, NeXTSTEP, OpenVMS, OSF/1, QNX, Tru64 UNIX

Client	386BSD	BSD/OS (BSD/386, BSDI)	FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD	SunOS	ULTRIX	AIX	A/UX	HP-UX	IRIX	SCO UNIX	Solaris	UnixWare	Linux	NeXTSTEP	OpenVMS	OSF/1	QNX	Tru64 UNIX
AmIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bersirc	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	?
BitchX	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?
ChatZilla	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Colloquy	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
DMDirc	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
ii	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes
ircII	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ircle	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Irssi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Konversation	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes
KVIrc	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
LeetIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
LimeChat	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Linkinus	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mibbit	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes
mIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Neebly	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nettalk	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
nexIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Opera	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Dropped	No
PIRCH	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Smuxi	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Snak	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Visual IRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WeeChat	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Partial	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?
XChat	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes
Client	386BSD	BSD/OS (BSD/386, BSDI)	FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD	SunOS	ULTRIX	AIX	A/UX	HP-UX	IRIX	SCO UNIX	Solaris	UnixWare	Linux	NeXTSTEP	OpenVMS	OSF/1	QNX	Tru64 UNIX

^ BitchX is known to work on BSDI 2.0, 2.1, 3.1, 4.0; FreeBSD 2.x, 3.x, 4.0; NetBSD 3.x, 4.x; SunOS 4.1.4; Ultrix; AIX; HP-UX 9.x, 10.x; IRIX 5.x, 6.x; Solaris 5.x and later; Linux; OSF/1 (DEC Alpha); QNX
^ WeeChat tested on FreeBSD 4.11, 5.4, 6.0; NetBSD 2.0, 2.1; OpenBSD 3.6, 3.7, 3.8; Solaris 5.10; QNX 6.3
In development
XChat tested on HP-UX 10.20 and 11

mIRC will run on *NIX systems under WINE — Confirmed

Protocol support

What IRC related protocols and standards are supported by each client.

Client	CTCP	DCC	IPv6	SSL	TLS	OCSP	CRL
AmIRC	?	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
Bersirc	?	Partial	No	No	?	?	?
BitchX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
ChatZilla	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Colloquy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
DMDirc	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
ii	?	No	No	No	?	?	?
ircII	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?
Ircle	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?
Irssi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Konversation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
KVIrc	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
KoolChat	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
LeetIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LimeChat	?	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?
Linkinus	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?
Mibbit	?	Partial	No	Yes	?	?	?
mIRC	Yes	Yes	Partial	Partial	?	?	?
Neebly	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
Nettalk	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
nexIRC	?	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
Opera	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
PIRCH	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
Smuxi	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?
Snak	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Visual IRC	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?
WeeChat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
XChat	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	?	?	?
Client	CTCP	DCC	IPv6	SSL	TLS	OCSP	CRL

Can not send files, can only receive files up to 2MB
^ DCC is not always successful at this stage
^ Wrapper library available Cite error: The named reference "wrapper" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) support

Client	CHAT	Whiteboard	SEND	RESUME	TSEND	SEND T	XMIT	Passive DCC	Server	RDCC	REVERSE	RSEND	Reverse / Firewall DCC	File servers (FSERVs)	XDCC
AmIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Bersirc	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
BitchX	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
ChatZilla	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
Colloquy	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
DMDirc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
ii	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
ircII	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ircle	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Irssi	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Konversation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
KVIrc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
KoolChat	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LeetIRC	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LimeChat	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Linkinus	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mibbit	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
mIRC	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Neebly	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Nettalk	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Partial	No	No	No	No	?	?
nexIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Opera	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
PIRCH	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Smuxi	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Snak	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?
Visual IRC	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
WeeChat	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
XChat	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes
Client	CHAT	Whiteboard	SEND	RESUME	TSEND	SEND T	XMIT	Passive DCC	Server	RDCC	REVERSE	RSEND	Reverse / Firewall DCC	File servers (FSERVs)	XDCC

Planned for a later version
^ Supported via scripting
^ Supports the DCC Resume protocol
^ Supported via a script
Supported via scripts and plugins

Features

Information on what features each of the clients support.

Client	Multi-server	UTF-8	Proxy server	irc:// URI scheme	Automatic updates	Scripting language
AmIRC	No	No	?	?	?	ARexx
Bersirc	Yes	No	?	?	?	—
BitchX	Yes	No	?	?	?	Enhanced IrcII script
ChatZilla	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	JavaScript
Colloquy	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	AppleScript, Cocoa, F-Script, JavaScript, Python
DMDirc	Yes	Partial	?	Yes	Yes	Custom "Actions" system, Java plugins
ii	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Shell script
ircII	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	IrcII script
Ircle	Yes	No	?	?	?	AppleScript
Irssi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Perl
Konversation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Shell script, Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript
KoolChat	?	?	?	?	?	?
KVIrc	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	KVS (Custom), Perl, Python, C++
LeetIRC	?	?	?	—	?	?
LimeChat	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	—
Linkinus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	AppleScript, Cocoa API
Mibbit	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	—	—
mIRC	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	mIRC script
Neebly	No	No	?	?	?	—
Nettalk	Yes	Yes	SOCKS	Yes	Yes	VBScript, Custom
nexIRC	Yes	No	?	?	?	VBScript, Custom
Opera	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	—
Pidgin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
PIRCH	Yes	No	?	?	No	Yes
Smuxi	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?
Snak	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	AppleScript, IrcII script
Visual IRC	Yes	No	?	?	?	Versus
WeeChat	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	C, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl
XChat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, C++, ECMAScript, Scheme (Guile)
Client	Multi-server	UTF-8	Proxy server	irc:// URI scheme	Automatic updates	Scripting language

Automatically updates via the Sparkle framework
Supported as of version 20050921
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.
Planned in version 0.8

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^ "LimeChat". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
Requires Mac OS X v10.4.3 or later
Requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
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^ "WeeChat: Supported OS". Retrieved 2009-09-18.
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Requires the OpenSSL library
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