Kiwi IRC VS IRCCloud

> At that point you've just reimplemented a less-standard version of matrix with extra steps though. There are IRCv3 specifications that allow this richer experience, and they are at least as standard as Matrix. Check out https://ergo.chat/ with modern clients like https://sr.ht/~emersion/goguma/ (Android), https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/gamja/ https://kiwiirc.com/ (web), or https://git.sr.ht/~taiite/senpai (TUI) >... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

First try the web-based ones - https://kiwiirc.com/ - https://mibbit.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Their IRC link is on their homepage. If you don't have an IRC client you can use https://kiwiirc.com/ in browser. Source: about 2 years ago

It depends. There's a lot of people on/around IRC who really like it (see libera and all the other networks), and yeah there definitely are people spinning up new smaller networks. Especially with things like https://sr.ht/~emersion/gamja/ and self-hosted https://kiwiirc.com/ , as well as really polished client experiences like irccloud, it's easier to convince people to join in. Right now I'm working with a dev... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

Since it's a local install, I would use ergo as the server. For the client I would set up a web based client, either KiwiIRC or The Lounge. Source: almost 3 years ago

If you are on a desktop just go to irccloud.com and sign up for an account as well. Source: over 1 year ago

There are even more modern ways to use IRC, such as IRCCloud. Source: over 1 year ago