Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to irssi

Product categories

Communication Group Chat & Notifications Group Messaging Instant Messaging Internet Calls Messaging

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to irssi are HexChat, Kiwi IRC, and WeeChat. 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.

HexChat Landing Page
1

HexChat

HexChat is a fork of XChat with bug fixes and new features.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 7 social mentions
Kiwi IRC Landing Page
2

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
WeeChat Landing Page
3

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
KVIrc Landing Page
4

KVIrc

KVIrc is a free portable IRC client based on the excellent Qt GUI toolkit.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
The Lounge Landing Page
5

The Lounge

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
Textual Landing Page
6

Textual

Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC)...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Quassel IRC Landing Page
7

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
Colloquy Landing Page
8

Colloquy

Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Telegram Landing Page
9

Telegram

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security. It’s superfast, simple and free.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Communication #Messaging #Instant Messaging 129 social mentions
Smuxi Landing Page
10

Smuxi

Smuxi is a free and user-friendly IRC / Twitter / Facebook Chat / gTalk / XMPP client for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
InspIRCd Landing Page
11

InspIRCd

InspIRCd Internet Relay Chat Daemon is a modular, high performance IRC daemon combining stability and a rich and extensive C++ API with optional features such as SSL and permanent channels.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
UnrealIRCd Landing Page
12

UnrealIRCd

UnrealIRCd is an Open Source IRC Server, serving thousands of networks since 1999.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication