nirc Alternatives

Pidgin

Pidgin is an easy to use, multi-protocol chat client client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, XMPP, and more chat networks all at once. It has built-in...

Features:

• Support for Multiple protocols
• Support for Multiple protocols
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• IRC
• Plugins
• Supports XMPP
• Chat
• Messaging
• Multiple languages
• Multiple Account support
• Multiple chat protocols
• Portable
• Video calling
• Voice Call
• Xmpp

Miranda IM

Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still...

Features:

• Chat
• IRC
• Multi-messenger
• Support for Multiple protocols
• Portable
• Telegram
• Xmpp

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...

Features:

• IRC
• Portable

XChat for Linux

XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one...

Features:

• Chat
• IRC

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...

Features:

• Chat
• Colored Text
• IRC

irssi

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

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...

Features:

• Chat
• IRC
• QT Based
• Standalone

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...

Features:

• Chat
• IRC
• Portable