Irc reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 168 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 23 posts to rank the best Irc brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/irc, r/trackers, r/selfhosted, r/FuelRats, r/macapps. Top-rated brands include HexChat (3.9/5), TheLounge (4.1/5), Irssi (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews168
Subreddits11
Posts23
Brands45
Products17
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#1
HexChat
3.9
(18)
"HexChat for Windows, Mac, and Linux."
"HexChat for Linux"
"Hexchat + znc has done me well for the few months I've been using it."
"Hexchat is better, Weechat too is also good."
"For text: use irssi GUI: Hexchat"
"A LOT of staff use HexChat with a ZNC bouncer, it's quite old school but very very reliable."
"HexChat is pretty good"
"HexChat. What else is there?"
"Hexchat is tight"
"+1 for hexchat"
#2
TheLounge
4.1
(15)
"TheLounge is a game changer with it’s mobile notifications and stylesheets."
"You can set it up to notify your phone if someone uses your username or sends you a PM."
"TheLounge"
"The Lounge, run it in docker along with other apps like jdownloader, soulseek, qbittorrent, nzbhydra, sabnzb, etc"
"The lounge has very clean interface and themes"
"TheLounge is what I use"
"I'll try those ones out natively on my laptop. And the lounge using docker on my server."
"The Lounge"
"By far the best. More Authentic and windows line view you'll get with Thelounge."
"I would also vote for Thelounge for Docker, otherwise Hexchat is also good."
#3
Irssi
4.3
(14)
"I default to irssi. Always."
"Irssi in a screen or tmux session, to me, feels like the gold standard of IRC."
"Irssi has been my go-to since the mid 2000s - it also supports blowfish & twofish encryption."
"Irssi"
"I’m a huge fan of irssi, which is available via brew. Lots of scripts available, and really gets to the core of what IRC should be."
"For text: use irssi GUI: Hexchat"
"For terminal, irssi and weechat are popular."
"I like to use irssi in the terminal."
"Weechat, The Lounge or IRSSI. Play around with some clients, stick to the one you like most."
"Irssi."
#4
Textual
4.2
(13)
"Textual is by far the best GUI macOS client a good free GUI client is limechat"
"Textual is by far the best macos client."
"If you are on Mac, Textual is great."
"Textual is the best GUI client for macOS."
"Textual as client"
"Nowadays Textual seems to be the best option."
"Textual"
"Textual is, imo, the most polished, and still getting updates."
"Textual would be my recommendation."
"If on Mac Textual"
#5
AdiIRC
4.2
(12)
"AdiIRC I think it's the way to go. Lots of customizability and options to get under the hood."
"Adiirc. Really really good."
"AdiiRC for Windows"
"I used AdiIRC. I liked it over Hex"
"I use adilrc. Used mirc before but even that u need to pay now for or hack...."
"There aren't many IRC clients that are still being developed, I've been trying AdiIRC for a while now."
"Awesome thanks yall gonna give adiIRC a spin :)"
"I settled on AdiIRC which I personally like a lot."
"Personally I found hex chat a little user unfriendly and decided to use AdiIRC on windows."
"Currently using AdiIRC - seems less complicated than MIRC and is free."
#6
WeeChat
3.9
(12)
"I go with Weechat, it's neat, configurable and has many plugins and themes to build in."
"Weechat too is also good."
"Much love for weechat ;)"
"On linux, weechat"
"No love fot WeeChat? Okay... I like it, it looks nice and with some scripts it's pretty great to use"
"Weechat, The Lounge or IRSSI. Play around with some clients, stick to the one you like most."
"I used `wechat` for many many years, until freenode went totally screwy. I often used it with `znc`"
"Weechat."
"Weechat. Konversation. Adiirc"
"WeeChat :)"
#7
IRCCloud
4.2
(9)
"I use IRCCloud on my iPad. Works excellent"
"I use Irccloud. It's a web client, but it's better than any desktop client I've used."
"IRC Cloud is really good. It's problem is that logs are not encrypted and they are available for access at any time by the company."
"I would say IRCcloud aswell, get a linux (or any other type of unix basen system to SSH to and use WEECHAT like myself)"
"Irccloud is the best for xplatform usage."
"Igloo and IRCCloud are good mobile options too."
"Just use irccloud"
"IRCCloud"
"IRCCloud for Android and iOS."
#8
Weechat
4.4
(8)
"It has the best plugin ecosystem. it's handled everything an IRC client needs. it's extensible and is lightweight(ish)."
"Weechat is the best , hands down"
"Weechat is great, the channel is very supportive, but they do expect you to read their very brief but thorough getting started and other manual page first."
"I use weechat, maybe not "so easy" but it's very very moddable."
"Lightweight, extensible, stable, customisable, supports latest spec, etc"
"Weechat"
"Weechat looks solid"
"Weechat > irssi > bitchx IMHO."
#9
mIRC
4.1
(7)
"Based mIRC user. Works with crossover and wine in Linux/Mac too lol. I will always rock mIRC and IRSSI for console / screen saving sessions."
"Time to switch to the actual best - mIRC!"
"MIRC is always solid"
"I've been a lifelong mIRC user."
"MIRC runs great in wine"
"I do this along with TheLounge and mIRC"
"MIRC for Windows."
#10
The Lounge
4.3
(6)
"The Lounge ❤ I was an avid hardcore mIRC fanboi before. Now I can't use it"
"Lately I have been playing with The lounge. It is self-hosted and opensource."
"If you want a modern client but dont need any advanced features like scripting or XDCC, then The Lounge is a good choice."
"Nowdays i selfhost thelounge because all my other chat/social stuff is web based, it does the job well enough."
"I've been pretty happy with self-hosting TheLounge"
"The lounge has all the features I loved about irccloud and is selfhosted"
#11
cIRCus
4.0
(4)
"Try this! cIRCus IRC Client for Android. Multi channels, multi server, SSL encription, support images, audio...multi languages..Italian and english from settings."
"CIRCus IRC Client for Android. Simple app, zero cost."
"CIRCus IRC Client for Android"
"CIRCus"
#12
ZNC
3.8
(4)
"Hexchat + znc has done me well for the few months I've been using it."
"ZNC is easy to start, very configurable and has nice wiki. I personally used it on hexchat and pidgin for desktop and RevolutionIRC for android, works like a charm"
"Run a znc server so you can run a client from anywhere."
"It does not handle multiple clients very well, and instructions for fixing that involve installing unofficial add-on modules."
#13
Quassel
4.3
(3)
"I use Quassel because it keeps me logged in to all the IRC servers and I can access the same connections from my phone and computer."
"Quassel: https://quassel-irc.org/"
"I use Quassel personally."
#14
LimeChat
4.0
(3)
"I use LimeChat, which is pretty cool."
"I really like limechat."
"LimeChat has worked great for me over the years"
#15
CoreIRC
4.0
(3)
"CoreIRC works pretty well and it is actively maintained. It has DCC transfers and a free version to test."
"CoreIRC if you're on Android."
"CoreIRC for Android includes quite a number of features including IRCv3 SASL authentication, inline URL previews, DCC file download support."
#16
Circe
4.5
(2)
"I use circe with znc without issues and it does everything you’re describing you want."
"Circe as powerful as Erc but monolithic and simpler"
#17
Hexchat
4.0
(2)
"Nothing wrong with still using Hexchat."
"I use hexchat"
#18
Konversation
4.0
(2)
"Konversations, weechat and WinIRC (if you are on windows)"
"Konversations / kvirc if you're looking for another GUI client"
#19
InspIRCd
4.0
(2)
"I like InspIRCd but have also used and recommend ircd-ratbox."
"I have tried UnrealIRCd before, but I just didn't like it, so I stuck with inspircd."
#20
KVIrc
4.0
(2)
"I have been using kvirc because of the ssl xdcc compatibility and I don't know of any other clients that have it that aren't mIRC."
"KVIrc for Windows, Mac, and Linux."
#21
3.5
(2)
"WeChat or irssi"
"Darkscience - for a client, WeChat"
#22
Pidgin
3.0
(2)
"I like pidgin. I miss using it with Eve Online."
"Pidgin for Debian (GNU/Linux)."
#23
AndroIRC
4.0
(1)
"There's AndroIRC and IRCCloud for mobile."
#24
YAAIC
4.0
(1)
"YAAIC for Android."
#25
Erc
4.0
(1)
"Erc complex, easy to customize"
#26
IRSSI
4.0
(1)
"Depending on what exactly your need for "web based" is, a text client like IRSSI can be an option."
#27
Jircii
4.0
(1)
"Esse aqui é em Java, funciona em qualquer sistema e eu o acho ótimo."
#28
Srain
4.0
(1)
"This one has modern UI."
#29
Ircle
4.0
(1)
"Best, I suppose, in terms of a nice clean UI, stability, and if you're familiar with it: the feature set of Ircle or Colloquy."
#30
ngIRCd
4.0
(1)
"Ngircd you can also give matrix and rocketchat a look"
#31
IceChat
4.0
(1)
"Found IceChat to be the most user friendly experience for me."
#32
catgirl
4.0
(1)
"I always use catgirl"
#33
halloy
4.0
(1)
"Halloy is pretty good aswell and still actively developed."
#34
ircd-ratbox
4.0
(1)
"I like InspIRCd but have also used and recommend ircd-ratbox."
#35
Igloo
4.0
(1)
"Igloo and IRCCloud are good mobile options too."
#36
AndChat
4.0
(1)
"AndChat for Android."
#37
HoloIRC
4.0
(1)
"I use HoloIRC for Android."
#38
Colloquy
4.0
(1)
"Colloquy for iOS."
#39
Lingo
4.0
(1)
"Lingo and colloquy are good on OSX"
#40
BitchX
3.0
(1)
"BitchX"
#41
tiny
3.0
(1)
"Ever since I gave it a try, I've been using tiny, but obviously it has its use case."
#42
XChat
3.0
(1)
"God, I wish xchat was still maintained! I miss it dearly."
#43
Atheme
3.0
(1)
"Anything but adope! I'd stick to atheme"
#44
UnrealIRCd
3.0
(1)
"I used to prefer UnrealIRCd, but switched to InspIRCd. Either, coupled with Anope is decent"
#45
mutter
2.0
(1)
"Mutter doesn't work anymore (doesn't save connection details) and isn't available on the app store anymore"
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