


WeeChat ( Website) - A newer, but also popular command line/text based IRC client. Irssi - Popular command line/text based IRC client. KVIrc ( Website) - a powerful Qt GUI client though it is less KDE-integrated. However, it also has several features for more advanced IRC users. Aims for a simple, intuitive and more IM-like user interface and succeeds to this end. Konversation ( Website) - KDE GUI based IRC client. Though not marked as version 1.0, it is very rich in terms of features. Doesn't require the KDE libraries so it can be installed with a minimal download size on a non-Qt based system.

Quassel ( Website) - KDE/Qt5 based, IRC client. Kubuntu comes with Konversation, which is also pre-configured for the Kubuntu help channels, Lubuntu comes with Quassel, which is also pre-configured for the Lubuntu help channels. Loqui - Another GTK client, with a range of features intermediate between XChat's and LostIRC's. Particularly good in terms of bugfixes, but there are some new features too. HexChat ( Website) The fully open source successor to XChat. Pidgin - Popular instant messaging software that also supports IRC. Smuxi ( Website) - A cross-platform and user-friendly IRC client for GNOME. The following is just a list of programs that you can use to enter the Ubuntu channels listed below.Įmpathy - Default instant messaging software on Ubuntu since Karmic. When participating in Ubuntu IRC channels, please abide by the Code of Conduct and channel guidelines. Though a channel might have many people in it at any one time, they might not always be at their keyboard so if no-one responds, just wait around and someone will hopefully answer soon enough. On IRC you can talk to many other members using Ubuntu, on topics ranging from idle chit-chat to support with your Ubuntu. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat.
