Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to KVIrc

Product categories

Communication Group Chat & Notifications Instant Messaging Messaging

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to KVIrc are HexChat, irssi, and Kiwi IRC. 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
irssi Landing Page
2

irssi

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 6 social mentions
Kiwi IRC Landing Page
3

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
4

WeeChat

WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 17 social mentions
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
Quassel IRC Landing Page
6

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
Textual Landing Page
7

Textual

Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC)...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication
Convos Landing Page
8

Convos

Convos is the simplest way to use IRC.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 10 social mentions
Smuxi Landing Page
9

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
ngIRCd Landing Page
10

ngIRCd

ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Group Chat & Notifications #Messaging #Communication 2 social mentions
Discord Landing Page
11

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
InspIRCd Landing Page
12

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