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Convos

Convos is the simplest way to use IRC.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Convos

Convos
The Lounge Kiwi IRC HexChat irssi KVIrc Quassel IRC WeeChat Textual Revolt.chat Zulip

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Convos are The Lounge, Kiwi IRC, and HexChat. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. The Lounge is a web IRC client that you host on your own server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 38 social mentions

  2. A hand-crafted IRC client that you can enjoy. Designed to be used easily and freely.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 6 social mentions

  3. HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions

  4. 4
    Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 6 social mentions

  5. 5
    KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication

  6. Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 4 social mentions

  7. WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions

  8. Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC)...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication

  9. Don't bother with chat apps that don't respect your privacy. Revolt is a brand new chat platform designed around you.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Communication #Live Chat #Group Chat & Notifications 88 social mentions

  10. 10
    Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model. With Zulip, you can catch up on important conversations while ignoring irrelevant ones.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 54 social mentions

  11. Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 583 social mentions

  12. Secure messaging app with strong end-to-end encryption, advanced group chat privacy settings, secure video calls for teams, encrypted communication using Matrix open network. Riot.im is now Element.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Group Chat & Notifications #Communication #Chat 1 social mentions

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