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Best Im Client For Mac 2017

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The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of IRC client programs which have been discussed in independent published literature.

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  • 4Protocol support

General[edit]

Mac

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

ClientPrimary developersDistribution modelSoftware licenseUser interfaceProgramming language
AdiIRC[1]Per AmundsenFreewareProprietaryGUI.NET Framework/C#
AdiumThijs AlkemadeFree softwareGPLGUIObjective-C and C
Ambassador[2]IsengrimFree softwareMPLGUI[Note 1]JavaScript, XUL
Bersirc[3]Jamie Frater, Nicholas CopelandFree softwareLGPLGUIC (Delphi originally)
BitchXColten EdwardsFree softwareBSDTUI, GUIC
ChatZillaMozilla FoundationFree softwareMPL, GPL, LGPL
tri-license		GUI[Note 2]JavaScript, XUL
ColloquyTimothy Hatcher, Kiji RoshiDesktop: free software,
mobile: commercial		BSD: mobile,
GPL: desktop		GUIObjective-C
ERCAlexander L. Belikoff, Sergey BerezinFree softwareGPLTUI, GUIEmacs Lisp
F-IRCFolkert van HeusdenFree softwareGPLTUIC++
GrumpyChat[4]Petr BenaFree softwareLGPLGUIC++
HexChat[5]Berke ViktorFree softwareGPLTUI, GUIC
IceChat[6][7]Paul VanderzeeFree softwareGPLGUIC# (Visual Basic until 2004)[8]
IglooJordan KochFree mobile applicationProprietaryGUISwift
InstantbirdFlorian QuèzeFree softwareGPLGUIC/C++, JavaScript, CSS, XUL
IRCCloud[9]IRCCloud Ltd.FreemiumProprietaryWebJavascript frontend, Erlang backend
ircIIMichael SandrofFree softwareBSDTUIC
IrcleOnno TijdgatCommercial 30-day trialProprietaryGUIC
IrssiTimo SirainenFree softwareGPLTUIC
KiwiIRCDarren WhitlenFree softwareAGPLWebJavascript frontend, Node.js backend
KVIrcSzymon StefanekFree softwareGPLGUIC++
KonversationKDEFree softwareGPLGUIC++
LeafChat[10]Samuel MarshallFree softwareGPLGUIJava
LimeChat[11][12][13]Satoshi NakagawaFree softwareGPL[14]GUIRubyCocoa (2007–2010)[13][14]
Objective-C(2010–)[15]
LinkinusConceited SoftwareCommercial, 15-day trialProprietaryGUIObjective-C
MibbitJimmy MooreTextual AdbarProprietaryWebJavaScript frontend,
Java backend
mIRCKhaled Mardam-BeyShareware 30-day trial[16]ProprietaryGUIC/C++ (Borland C++ originally)[17]
NettalkNicolas KruseFreewareApache 2.0GUIVisual Basic
Opera (until version 12.xx) [Note 3]FreewareProprietaryGUI[Note 4]C++
PidginFree softwareGPLGUIC
PIRCHSharewareProprietaryGUIDelphi
PJIRCPhilippe DetournayFree softwareGPLGUIJava
QuasselManuel Nickschas, Marcus Eggenberger, Alexander von RentelnFree softwareGPLTUI[Note 5], GUI[Note 6]C++
qwebircChris PorterFree softwareGPLWebJavaScript front end,
Python backend
rcircRyan YeskeFree softwareGPLTUIEmacs Lisp
SmuxiMirco BauerFree softwareGPLGUI, TUI, server[Note 6]C#
SnakKent SorensenCommercialProprietaryGUI?
ThunderbirdMozilla FoundationFree softwareMPL 2.0GUIC, C++, JavaScript
Visual IRCJesse McGrewFree softwareGPLGUIDelphi
WeeChatSebastien HelleuFree softwareGPLTUI, GUI[Note 7]C
XChat (evolved into HexChat)[Note 8]Peter ŽeleznýUnix/Linux: free software; Windows: commercial, 30-day trial[18]

(HexChat is free of charge)

GPL; or proprietary for WindowsTUI, GUIC
ClientPrimary developersDistribution modelSoftware licenseUser interfaceProgramming language
  1. ^Can be used as a standalone application or as part of a XUL-based web browser
  2. ^Can be installed as part of a web browser
  3. ^Opera 12.xx was the last version with IRC support. When Opera was rebased from Opera's own Presto layout engine to the Chromium browser, IRC and Mail were not ported.
  4. ^Web browser component
  5. ^Incomplete, proof of concept
  6. ^ abSeparate client and daemon
  7. ^No official GUI, several options available (e.g. Glowing Bear, a web frontend)
  8. ^xChat is no longer being developed by its original creators. Hexchat is entirely based on xChat and is now designed by new people.

Release history[edit]

A brief overview of the release history.

First public releaseFirst stable releaseLatest stable release
ClientDateVersionDateVersion
AdiIRC20051.03.5 (June 30, 2019; 2 months ago[27])[±]
Bersirc19992.2.14 (12 August 2005; 14 years ago)[±]
BitchX19961.2.1 (November 14, 2014; 4 years ago)[±]
ChatZilla20010.9.93 (November 8, 2016; 2 years ago[28])[±]
Colloquy20052.4.3 (6011) (March 22, 2014; 5 years ago)[±]
degesch20150.920150.9
DMDirc20070.7 (January 5, 2013; 6 years ago[29])[±]
ERC1999?ERC improvements are now released as part of Emacs. [±]
F-IRC2006?0.11.36 (February 23, 2014)
HexChat2009-10-04r2492009-10-092.86.02.14.2 (August 29, 2018; 12 months ago)[±]
HydraIRC20020.3.165 (December 12, 2008; 10 years ago)[±]
IceChat20023.02002-04-083.09.22 (June 1, 2019; 3 months ago)[±]
ircII199020190117 (January 17, 2019; 7 months ago)[±]
IRCjr20082008mTCP_2013-04-26 (April 26, 2013; 6 years ago[30])[±]
Ircle19953.5a6 (November 17, 2007; 11 years ago)[±]
Irssi19991.2.2 (August 29, 2019; 6 days ago)[±][31]
jIRCii???
KVIrc19980.6.01999-12-211.0.05.0.0 (January 1, 2019; 8 months ago[32])[±]
Konversation20021.7.5 (27 June 2018; 14 months ago[33])[±]
LeafChat?1.02.41 (October 4, 2011; 7 years ago)[±]
LimeChat2007Mavericks / Mountain Lion

2.42 (June 22, 2014; 5 years ago)[±]

Lion
2.38 (September 12, 2013; 5 years ago)[±]

Linkinus20072.4.3 (August 23, 2011; 8 years ago[34])[±]
Mibbit2008web application, no version
mIRC19957.57 (July 25, 2019; 41 days ago[35])[±]
Nettalk20046.7.16 (October 30, 2012; 6 years ago[36])[±]
Opera199663.0.3368.53 (August 27, 2019; 8 days ago[37])
PIRCH19951.0.1.1190 (January 1, 2001; 18 years ago)[±]
PJIRC20022.2.1 (November 29, 2004; 14 years ago)[±]
Quassel2008-08-270.3.00.13.1 (February 18, 2019; 6 months ago)[±]
qwebirc20090.810.92 (February 13, 2012; 7 years ago)[±]
rIRC2010Preview Release 120121.441.4.4 (January 16, 2012)
Scrollback20132013
rcirc??rcirc improvements are now released as part of Emacs. [±]
Smuxi2008-07-290.62010-09-030.81.0.7 (June 18, 2017; 2 years ago)[±]
Snak19975.3.4 (March 11, 2012; 7 years ago[38])[±]
Visual IRC19952.0pl2 (December 30, 2007; 11 years ago)[±][39]
WeeChat20032.5 (June 6, 2019; 2 months ago[40])[±]
XChat19982.8.8 (source) (May 30, 2010; 9 years ago)[±]
2.8.9 (windows) (August 28, 2010; 9 years ago)[±]
ClientDateVersionDateVersionLatest stable release
First public releaseFirst stable release

Operating system support[edit]

Client

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

ClientWindows 7, VistaXP, 2000NT 4.0NT 3.xMe, 98953.1xReactOSmacOS (Intel/PPC)OS 9OS 8System 7 (PPC/68k)BeOS, HaikuOS/2, eCSAmigaOS (68k)AmigaOS 4, MorphOS (PPC)DOS
BersircYesYes?No??No??NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
BitchXYes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]NoYes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]No?YesNoNoNo?YesYesYesNo
ChatZillaYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesNo
ColloquyNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
degeschNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ERCYesYes?No??No?YesNoNoNoNoNo???
HexChatYesDropped (2.9.5)NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?NoNoNoNo
HydraIRCYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IceChatYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IRCCloudYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
ircIIYes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]NoYes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]No?YesNoNoNoNoNoNo?No
IRCjrNoYes[Note 2]Yes[Note 2]NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
IrcleNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes[Note 3]YesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
IrssiYesYesYesNoYesYesNo?YesNoNoNoYesYes?YesNo
jIRCiiYesYesYes?YesYesNo?YesYesYes?YesYes?YesNo
KiwiIRCYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
KonversationPartialPartialPartialNoPartialPartialNo?PartialNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
KVIrcYesYesYesNoYesNoNoYes[44]YesYesNoNoNoYes[45]NoNoNo
LeafChatYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LimeChatNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes[Note 4]NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LinkinusNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes[Note 3]NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
MibbitYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
mIRCYesYesYesPartialYesYesPartial?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NettalkYesYes?NoPartial[Note 5]NoNo?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
OperaYesYesDropped (10.10)NoDroppedDroppedDroppedNo[47]Dropped[48]DroppedDroppedNoDroppedDroppedNoNoNo
PIRCHYesYesYes?YesYesYes?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PJIRCYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
QuasselYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
qwebircYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
rIRCYesYesYes?????NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
rcircYesYes??NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ScrollbackYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
SmuxiYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SnakNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes?NoNoNoNoNo
Visual IRCYesYesYesNoYesYesNo?NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
WeeChatPartial[Note 1]Partial[Note 1]Partial[Note 1]NoPartial[Note 1]Partial[Note 1]No?YesNoNoNoPartialNoNoNoNo
XChatYesYesYes?YesYesNo?YesNoNoNo??NoNoNo
ClientWindows 7, VistaXP, 2000NT 4.0NT 3.xMe, 98953.1xReactOSOS X (Intel/PPC)OS 9OS 8System 7 (PPC/68k)BeOS, HaikuOS/2, eCSAmigaOS (68k)AmigaOS 4, MorphOS (PPC)DOS
  1. ^ abcdefghijklmnoRequires Cygwin[41][42]
  2. ^ abRequires SwsVpkt[43]
  3. ^ abRequires OS X v10.4.3 or later
  4. ^Requires RubyCocoa 1.0.0 or later
  5. ^Does not support Windows 95 or Windows 98[46]

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 OpenServer, Solaris, UnixWare
  • Unix-like: Linux, NeXTSTEP, OpenVMS[citation needed], OSF/1, QNX, Tru64 UNIX
Client386BSDBSD/OS (BSD/386, BSDI)FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSDSunOSULTRIXAIXA/UXHP-UXIRIXSCO OpenServerSolarisUnixWareLinuxNeXTSTEPOpenVMSOSF/1QNXTru64 UNIX
Bersirc????????????Yes?No???
BitchX?Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]?Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]?Yes[Note 1]YesYes[Note 1]Yes?Yes[Note 1]Yes[Note 1]?
ChatZillaNoNoYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes
ColloquyNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
degesch??Yes?????????Yes?????
DMDIrcYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ERCYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
HexChat??YesYes?Yes?YesYes?Yes?Yes????Yes
HydraIRCNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IceChatNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IRCCloudYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
ircIIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesYes?YesYesYes
IRCjrNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IrcleNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
IrssiYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
KiwiIRCYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Konversation??Yes???????Yes?Yes????Yes
KVIrc??Yes???????Yes?Yes?????
LeafChatNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
LimeChatNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
LinkinusNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Mibbit??YesYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesYesYes?Yes??Yes
mIRCNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
NettalkNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
OperaNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoDroppedNo
PIRCHNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
PJIRCYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Quassel??Yes???????Yes?Yes?????
qwebirc??YesYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesYesYes?Yes??Yes
rcircYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Smuxi??Yes???????Yes?Yes?????
SnakNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Visual IRCNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
WeeChat??Yes[Note 2]????YesPartial[Note 3]?Yes[Note 2]?Yes???Yes[Note 2]?
XChat??YesYes?Yes?Yes[Note 4]Yes?Yes?Yes????Yes
Client386BSDBSD/OS (BSD/386, BSDI)FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSDSunOSULTRIXAIXA/UXHP-UXIRIXSCO OpenServerSolarisUnixWareLinuxNeXTSTEPOpenVMSOSF/1QNXTru64 UNIX
  1. ^ abcdefghijkBitchX 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
  2. ^ abcWeeChat 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[49]
  3. ^In development[49]
  4. ^XChat tested on HP-UX 10.20 and 11[50]

2017 Mac Pro

Protocol support[edit]

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

ClientCTCPDCCIPv6SSLTLSDANEOCSPCRLSASLOTR
Bersirc?PartialNoNo?????No
BitchXYesYesYesYesYes????No
ChatZillaYesYesYesYesYes?YesYesscriptNo
ColloquyYesYesYesYes????YesNo[51]
degeschYesYesYesNoYes????No
DMDircYesYesYesYes?????No
ERCYesYesYesYesYes???Yes[Note 1]No
HexChatYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes[Note 2]
HydraIRCYesYes?NoNo?NoNo?No
IceChatYesYesYesYes????YesNo
IRCCloudYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoYesNo
ircIIYesYesYesYes?????No
IRCjrYesNoNoNoNo?NoNoNoNo
IrcleYesYes?Yes?????No
IrssiYesYesYesYesYesYesNo?YesYes[52][53][Note 2]
jIRCiiYesYesYesYes?????No
KiwiIRCYesNoYesYesYes?NoNoYesNo
KonversationYesYesYesYesYes???YesNo
KVIrcYesYesYesYesYes?NoNoYesNo
LimeChat?YesYesYes????YesNo
LinkinusYesYesNoYes????NoNo
Mibbit?Partial[Note 3][Note 4]NoYes????YesNo
mIRCYesYesYesYesYes???YesNo
NettalkYesYesNoNo?????No
OperaYes[54]YesYesYesYes????No
PIRCHYesYesNoNo?????No
PJIRC?YesNoNo?????No
QuasselYesNoYesYesYes?NoNoYesNo[55]
qwebircYesNoNoYesNo?NoNoNoNo
rcircPartialNoNoYesYes????No
ScrollbackPartialNoYesYes????NoNo
SmuxiYesNoYesYes????NoNo[56]
SnakYesYesYesYes?????No
Visual IRCYesYesNoNo?????No
WeeChatYesYesYesYesYes???YesYes[52][57][Note 2]
XChatYesYesPartial[Note 4]Yes?No??scriptYes[52][53][Note 2]
ClientCTCPDCCIPv6SSLTLSDANEOCSPCRLSASLOTR
  1. ^Supported via patch
  2. ^ abcdSupported via plugin
  3. ^Cannot send files, can receive files up to 2 MB only
  4. ^ abDCC does not always succeed at this stage

Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) support[edit]

ClientCHATWhiteboardSENDRESUMETSENDSEND TXMITPassive DCCServerRDCCREVERSERSENDReverse / Firewall DCCFile servers (FSERVs)XDCCVOICE
Bersirc???????NoNo???????
BitchXYesNoYesYesYesYes?NoNo?????Yes?
ChatZillaYesNoYesNo[62]??NoNo[Note 1]NoNoNoNoNoNo??
ColloquyYes?YesYes???YesNo?????Yes?
degeschNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DMDircYesNoYesYes??NoYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNo?
ERCYes?Yes?????????????
HexChatYesNoYesYes???Yes??????Yes?
HydraIRCYesNoYesYes??No??????NoNo?
IceChatYesNoYes???No??????NoNo?
IRCCloudNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
ircII???????NoNo???????
IRCjrNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
Ircle????????????????
IrssiYesNoYesYes???YesYes???????
KiwiIRCNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
KonversationYesYesYesYes???YesNo???Yes?Yes?
KVIrcYesNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes[Note 2]Yes[Note 2]Yes[Note 3]
LimeChat???????YesYes???????
Linkinus???????YesNo???????
MibbitNo??????NoNo???????
mIRCYes?YesYes[Note 4]???YesYesYes[Note 5]??YesYesYes[Note 5]?
NettalkYesNoYesYesNoNoNoNoPartialNoNoNoNo???
OperaNo??????YesNo???????
PIRCHYesNoYesYes[Note 4]??NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
PJIRCYesNoYesYes????????????
QuasselNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
qwebircNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
rcircNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo?
Smuxi???????NoNo???????
SnakYes?YesYes?Yes?NoNo???????
Visual IRC?Yes?Yes[Note 4]???YesNo???Yes??Yes[Note 3]
WeeChatYes?Yes????NoNo?????Yes?
XChatYes?YesYesNoNo?YesYes???Yes?Yes[Note 6]?
ClientCHATWhiteboardSENDRESUMETSENDSEND TXMITPassive DCCServerRDCCREVERSERSENDReverse / Firewall DCCFile servers (FSERVs)XDCCVOICE
  1. ^Planned for a later version
  2. ^ abSupported via scripting
  3. ^ abIncompatible with other IRC clients[63]
  4. ^ abcSupports the DCC Resume protocol[64]
  5. ^ abSupported via a script[65]
  6. ^Supported via scripts and plugins[66]

Features[edit]

Information on what features each of the clients support.

Best Im Client For Mac

ClientMulti-serverUTF-8Proxy serverirc:// URI schemeAutomatic updatesScripting language
BersircYesNo???N/A
BitchXYesNo???Enhanced IrcII script
ChatZillaYesYesYesYesYesJavaScript
ColloquyYesYes?YesYes[Note 1]AppleScript, Cocoa, F-Script, JavaScript, Python
degeschYesYesYesN/AN/ALua
DMDircYesPartial?YesYesCustom Actions system, Java plugins
ERCYesYesYes[Note 2]?Yes[Note 3]Emacs Lisp
HexChatYesYesYesYesYesPerl, Python, Tcl, Lua[Note 4], Javascript, C, C++, and via D-Bus.
HydraIRCYesYes??YesNo
IceChatYesYesNo?YesVBScript
ircIIYesYes[Note 5]???IrcII script
IRCjrNoNoNoNoNoN/A
IRCCloudYesYesYesYesN/AJavaScript
IrcleYesNo???AppleScript
IrssiYesYesYesNoNoPerl
jIRCiiYesYesYes?NoSleep
KiwiIRCYesYesYesYesN/AJavascript, Node.js
KonversationYesYesYesYes?Shell script, Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript[Note 6]
KVIrcYesYesYesYesNoKVS (custom), Perl, Python, C++
LeafChatYesYes?N/AYesJava
LimeChatYesYes???N/A
LinkinusYesYesYesYesYesAppleScript, Cocoa
MibbitYesYes?YesN/AN/A
mIRCYesYesYesYesYes[Note 7]mIRC script
NettalkYesYesSOCKSYesYesVBScript, custom
OperaYesYes?YesYesN/A
PIRCHYesNo??NoYes
PJIRCYesYes??NoPartial, JavaScript
QuasselYesYesYes?NoNo
qwebircNoYesNoYesYesNo
rcircYesYes??NoEmacs Lisp
SmuxiYesYesYes??Yes (language agnostic)
SnakYesYes???AppleScript, IrcII script
Visual IRCYesNo???Versus
WeeChatYesYesYesYes?C, Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Tcl, Scheme (Guile)
XChatYesYesYesYesNoPerl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, C++, ECMAScript, Scheme (Guile)
ClientMulti-serverUTF-8Proxy serverirc:// URI schemeAutomatic updatesScripting language
  1. ^Automatically updates via the Sparkle framework
  2. ^Can be added with separate packages.
  3. ^Supports automatic updates via the Emacs package manager
  4. ^Since 2.9.5 HexChat is shipped only with Perl and Python.
  5. ^Supported as of version 20050921
  6. ^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.
  7. ^Only looks for updates, they need to be manually downloaded and installed.

See also[edit]

Best Im Client For Mac 2017

Best Im Client For Mac 2017 Free

References[edit]

Best Im Client For Linux

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