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Jul 01 - Jul 07, 2024

Clients

• KvIRC - Free, portable, based on Qt GUI toolkit. (source (⭐232)) Linux macOS Windows

• Goguma - An IRC client for mobile devices, from the creator of soju. Android Linux

Bouncers / Self-hosted

• sms-webhook (⭐0) - A simple webhook to receive SMS messages on IRC. Go

Services / Self-hosted

• anope - Designed for flexibility and ease of use. (source (⭐308))

Bots / Self-hosted

• Eggdrop - Oldest IRC bot still in active development. Feature rich, uses Tcl scripting. (source (⭐495)) C

• milla (⭐0) - New generation LLM-powered bot with lua scripting support. Go

Frameworks / Self-hosted

• irccd - Flexible IRC bot customizable with JavaScript. C++.

Frameworks / Bridges

• matterircd (⭐290) - Matterbridge ↔ IRC, Slack ↔ IRC, Mastodon ↔ IRC. Go

Miscellaneous / Platforms

• img2src (⭐20) - Convert images to halfblock ANSI or IRC, with a bunch of post-processing filters. Rust

May 22 - May 28, 2023

Bots / Self-hosted

• wayback (⭐1.7k) - An archiving tool with an IRC interface integrated with various archiving services.

Apr 10 - Apr 16, 2023

Frameworks / Bridges

• dibridge (⭐15) - Discord ↔ IRC (with puppets) Python

• Biboumi - IRC gateway for XMPP clients C

• Heisenbridge (⭐237) - Bouncer-style Matrix IRC bridge Python

• Appservice-IRC (⭐460) - Gateway and bridge Matrix ↔ IRC Javascript

Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2023

Clients

• Circe (⭐388) - For use in Emacs, sane defaults. Emacs

Bots / Self-hosted

• BitBot (⭐136) - Modular, event-driven bot featuring a REST API, individual user settings and much more. (bitbot.dev) Python

• pyHoneybot - Python Twisted IRC bot with a focus on ease of plugin development. (source (⭐74)) Python

Frameworks / Self-hosted

• IRC::Client (⭐14) - Perl6 based extendable IRC client framework.

Frameworks / Bridges

• toxirc (⭐22) - Tox ↔ IRC. C

Nov 01 - Nov 07, 2021

Daemons / Self-hosted

• Ergo (⭐2.2k) - Modern server that's portable and designed around specifications (bleeding-edge IRCv3 support).

• RobustIRC - IRC server without netsplits. (source (⭐177))

Jul 12 - Jul 18, 2021

Clients

• gamja - A simple IRC web client. (source) Web

Jun 14 - Jun 20, 2021

Networks / Platforms

• LibertaCasa - Privacy endorsing community serving as a safe and open space for the discussion of various topics.

May 24 - May 30, 2021

Clients

• relay.js (⭐159) - Focuses on making IRC less intimidating and easier to use. Web

Bouncers / Self-hosted

• Convos - Always online web IRC client. (source (⭐1k)) Perl JavaScript Web

Bots / Self-hosted

• Cardinal (⭐100) - Python Twisted IRC bot with a focus on ease of plugin development. Python

Channels / Platforms

• #ubuntu@Libera.Chat - Official Ubuntu support channel. (rules)

Networks / Platforms

• Libera.Chat - Network mostly focused on free and open source projects, run by former freenode staff.

Articles / Platforms

• IRC is dead, long live IRC - Pingdom.

Miscellaneous / Platforms

• superseriousstats (⭐93) - Fast and efficient program to create statistics out of various types of chat logs. PHP Web

Apr 05 - Apr 11, 2021

Clients

• Iridium - Friendly IRC client built in Vala and GTK, designed for elementary OS. (source (⭐52)) Linux

Dec 14 - Dec 20, 2020

Bots / Self-hosted

• IRC-BF - Brainfuck

• CloudBot (⭐72) - Simple, fast, expandable. Python

Frameworks / Bridges

• teleirc (⭐134) - Telegram ↔ IRC. JavaScript

Nov 09 - Nov 15, 2020

Protocol / Platforms

• DareNET Archives - IRC Archives for old hard to find IRC related software.

Jun 01 - Jun 07, 2020

Bots / Self-hosted

• EveIRC (⭐9) - Extendable chat/channel/server-managenent service-providing bot. Using the Cinch Framework (⭐1k). Ruby

May 11 - May 17, 2020

Bouncers / Self-hosted

• ZNC - Most popular. many different plugins. (source (⭐2k)) C++

• soju - A user-friendly IRC bouncer. Go

Jan 27 - Feb 02, 2020

Clients

• HexChat - Based on XChat, easy to use, spell check & multiple languages. (source (⭐3k)) Windows macOS Linux

Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2019

Clients

• Textual - Very customizable, ZNC integration, iCloud sync ($4.99). (source (⭐1.8k)) macOS

• LimeChat - One window for multiple servers, keyboard shortcuts, fast & stable. (source (⭐1.5k)) macOS iOS

• Kiwi IRC - Powerful modern IRC messenger for the web. (source (⭐843), demo) Web

• CIRC - Uses the chrome.sockets APIs to connect directly to IRC servers without needing a proxy. (source (⭐388)) Chrome

• Quassel - Distributed (clients can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online. (source (⭐719)) Linux macOS Windows

• Yaaic - Multi-server/channel support, SASL support, Smooth channel scrolling / swiping. (source (⭐331)) Android

• Smuxi - User-friendly, based on GNOME / GTK+. (source (⭐172)) Linux Windows macOS

• Konversation - User-friendly client built on the KDE Platform. (source (⭐46)) Linux

• sic - Simple IRC client - a terminal client in less than 250 lines of C. Linux

• irssi - Terminal client, multi-protocol friendly for module authors, GPLv2. Linux macOS Cygwin BSD

• Revolution IRC (⭐538) - Feature-full, actively maintained Android IRC client. Android

• AdiIRC - Never has a client offered such granular settings for every aspect of the IRC experience. (features, screenshots) Windows WINE

• IRC for Android™ - Android/Chrome OS client for power users, with ZNC built-ins, notification logic, reliable DCC, keybinds for hardware keyboards, etc. Android ChromeOS

Bouncers / Self-hosted

• BIP IRC Proxy - Always online, lightweight and secure Open Source IRC proxying with backlogging. (source) C

• TheLounge - Responsive, self-hosted & support for multiple users. (source (⭐5.5k), demo) JavaScript Node.js Web

• WeeChat - A fast, light and extensible chat client. (source (⭐2.9k)) Linux macOS Windows

Aug 05 - Aug 11, 2019

Bouncers / Hosted

• IRCCloud - Group chat for teams, friends, and communities. stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message (+client) (£0-£3.50/month).
  • iOS App (⭐276) - Official. Objective-C
  • Android App (⭐286) - Official. Java
  • Nimbus (⭐150) - Standalone client. macOS Objective-C

Daemons / Self-hosted

• ircd.js (⭐526) - Server will allow clients to connect, join channels, change topics; basic stuff.

• InspIRCd - Modular, stable, written from scratch. (source (⭐1.1k))

• miniircd (⭐420) - Very simple and limited.

• ngIRCd - Portable and lightweight for small or private networks. (source (⭐434))

Services / Self-hosted

• Atheme - Designed for large networks with high scalability requirements. (source (⭐389))

Bots / Self-hosted

• Sopel - Tonnes of ready made features, tutorial, fully documented. (source (⭐951)) Python

• Limnoria (⭐618) - Robust, user friendly, developer friendly. Python

• Twitch Plays (⭐275) - Takes input from the chat and presses the corresponding key. Python

• Skybot (⭐247) - Main goals are simplicity and power. Python

• talkbackbot - Responds to configured trigger phrases with quotes from notable women. (source (⭐181)) Python

• lazybot (⭐153) - User-friendly and powerful. Clojure

• geordi (⭐183) - Compiles and runs C++ code snippets. C++

• yossarian-bot (⭐30) - Large default plugin set, Cinch-based. Ruby

• helga (⭐48) - Pluggable chat bot supporting multiple protocols. Python

Frameworks / Self-hosted

• goirc (⭐494) - Event-based, stateful, lacking documentation. Go

• Hubot IRC Adapter (⭐299) - The IRC adapter for hubot. JavaScript

• go-ircevent (⭐480) - Event-based. Go

• slate-irc (⭐203) - Plugin system, simple api, arbitrary input stream, debug support. JavaScript

• PircBotX (⭐217) - Event based IRC Library with a straightforward API (updated fork of PircBot). Java

Frameworks / Bridges

• discord-irc (⭐1.2k) - Discord ↔ IRC. JavaScript

• slack-irc (⭐588) - Slack ↔ IRC. JavaScript

• irc-slack (⭐186) - Slack ↔ IRC. Go

• BitlBee - XMPP, Jabber, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, ICQ, Twitter API, HipChat ↔ IRC. C

• skyweb2irc (⭐7) - Skype (webclient API) ↔ IRC. Javascript

Channels / Discovery

• netsplit.de Search - Searches 563 different networks.

• mibbit Search - Searches networks listed here.

• KiwiIRC Search - Searches 318 different networks.

Networks / Platforms

• Snoonet - Community of redditors and subreddits. (rules)

• OFTC - Community for free and open source software communities.

Articles / Platforms

• Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects - Drew DeVault's Blog.

• IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments - QuakeNet.

• IRC Has Lost 60% Of Its Users Since 2003, But Life As A Robot Is Just Beginning - Alex Williams (TechCrunch).

Guides / Platforms

• #irchelp - A vast amount of reasonably up-to-date information.

Protocol / Platforms

• IRCv3 Working Group - A group of IRC software authors working to enhance, improve, maintain and standardize the IRC protocol. (source (⭐86))

• Modern IRC Documents - An attempt to write an update to the original IRC protocol. documentation (source (⭐189))

• IRC Definition Files - Lists of numerics, modes, ISUPPORT tokens and other protocol details. (source (⭐61))

• grawity's IRC docs (⭐55) - Collection of misc IRC protocol documentation.

• Protocol Statistics - Statistics around the server software in use on networks today. (source (⭐7))

• IRC Parser Tests (⭐38) - A CC0 set of test suites, to ensure IRC message parsers are consistent.

Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019

Frameworks / Bridges

• matterbridge (⭐6.4k) - IRC ↔ Mattermost ↔ Discord ↔ XMPP ↔ Gitter ↔ Slack ↔ Discord ↔ Telegram ↔ etc. Go

Mar 19 - Mar 25, 2018

Frameworks / Self-hosted

• node-irc (⭐43) JavaScript

Mar 20 - Mar 26, 2017

Use / Platforms

• Platform - Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, Chrome etc.

Apr 04 - Apr 10, 2016

Use / Platforms

• Language - Python, Java, C++, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, C etc.