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IRC Today is a commercial IRC bouncer based on the open source software soju. It features an intuitive web configuration interface and enables file upload directly from the IRC client. [7] chat.sr.ht is another commercial IRC bouncer based on soju. It is part of a minimalistic software suite targeted at developers.
The Direct Client-to-Client Protocol (DCC) has been the primary method of establishing connections directly between IRC clients for a long time now. Once established, DCC connections bypass the IRC network and servers, allowing for all sorts of data to be transferred between clients including files and direct chat sessions.
A number of web browsers have built-in IRC clients, such as: Opera used to have a client, but no longer supports IRC; ChatZilla add-on for Mozilla Firefox (for Firefox 56 and earlier; included as a built-in component of SeaMonkey). Web-based clients, such as Mibbit and open source KiwiIRC, can run in most browsers.
Web-based IRC is a good choice for first-time IRC users, for portable use, and for those who cannot, or prefer not to, install separate software. The usual way to access IRC is by downloading an IRC client. These are more full-featured and make it easy to watch multiple chats at a time.
Plouf's Java IRC (PJIRC) [1] is a web-based open-source IRC client that is written in Java. [2] Any web browser that supports the Java Runtime Environment, or an alternative Java interpreter, can use the applet. [3] Many IRC networks have a public installation of the applet for their network. [2]
Web clients IRCCloud ; KiwiIRC ; Most desktop operating systems (including Windows, macOS, and Linux/*nix) ChatZilla (website; requires SeaMonkey) HexChat (website, unmaintained) irssi (website; text-based user interface, runs in your terminal) Pidgin ; WeeChat (website; text-based interface) Windows only AdiIRC (website; freeware)
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an application layer protocol that facilitates communication in the form of text. The chat process works on a client/server networking model. IRC clients are computer programs that users can install on their system or web based applications running either locally in the browser or on a third party server.
Alternatively, to access the Libera IRC servers, you can choose an IRC client. Some popular IRC clients are listed below, or see Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients . Web clients