Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to dirc

Product categories

Chat Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Messaging Team Collaboration Text Messaging Web And Video Conferencing Work Collaboration

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to dirc are Tinode, Element.io, 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.

Tinode Landing Page
1

Tinode

Tinode Instant Messaging
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Group Chat & Notifications
Element.io Landing Page
2

Element.io

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
HexChat Landing Page
3

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
4

Discord

Step up your game with a modern voice & text chat app. Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 122 social mentions
Matrix.org Landing Page
5

Matrix.org

Matrix is an open standard for decentralized persistent communication over IP.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Instant Messaging 582 social mentions
WeeChat Landing Page
6

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
Wire Landing Page
7

Wire

Private & Secure Messenger
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging 14 social mentions
Quassel IRC Landing Page
8

Quassel IRC

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
KVIrc Landing Page
9

KVIrc

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Mattermost Landing Page
10

Mattermost

Mattermost is an open source alternative to Slack.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Team Collaboration #Work Collaboration #Web And Video Conferencing 59 social mentions
Kiwi IRC Landing Page
11

Kiwi IRC

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
Zulip Landing Page
12

Zulip

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 50 social mentions