IRC Clients

IRC is based on a client-server model. In order to use IRC, you need a program (software) ussually called IRC client. IRC client is software which you use to connect to the IRC server.

There are a wide variety of IRC clients available. We've selected what we think represent the most popular IRC clients for various Operating System(s).
Just see what Operating System is your computer running on.

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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/

Tips & Info :
Popular IRC clients are mIRC for Windows, IRCle for Mac users and ircII for Unix/Shell.

If you use a client that you like and it is not listed, or you are an author of an IRC client and want it be listed, send an e-mail including the OS, name, type, version, and homepage in the message of your mail.