Hydrairc Alternatives

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15 best hydrairc alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Hydrairc alternative list source: hydrairc.com

15 alternativesFree, Open Source, Commercial, Freemium Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, iPhone +3

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What is Hydrairc?

15 best hydrairc alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Hydrairc alternative list source: hydrairc.com

Who should use these alternatives?

These alternatives are useful when you want to compare similar tools by platform support, licensing signals, practical features, and archived community feedback before visiting official product websites.

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Originally added: September 17, 2018

Compare Hydrairc alternatives

Compare top-ranked Hydrairc alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

Alternative	Score	License	Platforms
HexChat	99% Archived community votes: 361	Free, Open Source	Windows, Linux
XChat for Linux	99% Archived community votes: 207	Free, Open Source	Windows, Linux
MIRC	98% Archived community votes: 171	Commercial	Windows
Irssi	95% Archived community votes: 147	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
Quassel IRC	93% Archived community votes: 85	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, Linux
Colloquy	94% Archived community votes: 69	Free, Open Source	Mac
AdiIRC	84% Archived community votes: 51	Free	Windows
X-Chat 2 for Windows	89% Archived community votes: 45	Free	Windows
Kiwi IRC	90% Archived community votes: 41	Free, Open Source	Chrome, Web
Chatzilla	82% Archived community votes: 39	Free, Open Source	Firefox, Windows, Mac, Linux
IRCCloud	77% Archived community votes: 31	Freemium	Web, Android, iPhone
LimeChat	90% Archived community votes: 29	Free, Open Source	Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad

Archived community votes are historical community signals and are not verified reviews.

361

HexChat

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsLinux

Is HexChat is based on xchat for Linux IRC client , but unlike the chat -, Windows -, and Unix-like systems is completely free of charge. HexChat was Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows,Linux,BSD,Xfce

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207

XChat for Linux

Score: 99%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsLinux

XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and windows. At the same time (chat rooms), you can in the IRC channels, talk in public, private Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows,Linux

171

MIRC

Score: 98%

CommercialWindows

Music is to communicate a popular IRC Internet Relay Chat client millions of people and thousands of organizations, to, share, play and work Features:Commercial,Windows

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147

Irssi

Score: 95%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

Irssi terminal based IRC client for Unix systems. Also SILC and ICB protocols supported via plugins. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,BSD,Cygwin

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Quassel IRC

Score: 93%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux

Quassel IRC is a modern, cross, distributed IRC client based on the Qt4 framework. (S) one(or more), and add a separate client distributed Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Self-Hosted

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Colloquy

Score: 94%

FreeOpen SourceMac

Traditionally, something that is appealing to the Instant-Messaging client on the Mac, but was. The Colloquium aims to fill this gap, an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client. The Mac-OS-X-user interface, while adhering to the rules, colloquy has the look and feel of a quality App for the Mac. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac

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AdiIRC

Score: 84%

FreeWindows

C#/IRC Client. Adiirc adiirc stores all folder settings in text files, so you can connect it to a USB or an external hard drive and take. Al Features:Free,Windows,Wine

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X-Chat 2 for Windows

Score: 89%

FreeWindows

Official 30daytrial / XChat for Windows, build free, Windows. Features:Free,Windows

Kiwi IRC

Score: 90%

FreeOpen SourceChromeWeb

Enjoy hand-made an IRC client. Designed to be lightweight and free. Webirc is a faster and easier option, customers, General public Features:Free,Open,Source,Web,Self-Hosted,Chrome

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Chatzilla

Score: 82%

FreeOpen SourceFirefoxWindowsMacLinux

* Usual features, the offers to use a clean, simple and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client built on the Mozilla platform: more Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,SeaMonkey,Firefox

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IRCCloud

Score: 77%

FreemiumWebAndroidiPhone

The future of iCloud, which is a IRC client. Connected, chat from anywhere, and you miss never a message. Features:Freemium,Web,Android,iPhone

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LimeChat

Score: 90%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMaciPhoneiPad

Lime chat for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS for an IRC client. Key features-rich operation can be connected, in order to win more than one server in a window Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,iPhone,iPad

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Shout

Score: 76%

FreeOpen SourceWeb

What happened? Scream host web IRC client on your own server. What features it has? Even if it holds in the vicinity of the support for multiple users Features:Free,Open,Source,Web,Self-Hosted

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ZeroChat

Score: 71%

FreeOpen SourceWebWindowsMacLinux

Richie will be hosted on an internet chat room is a distributed network of thrones. 0rc is a website with a fully distributed and message together with their colleagues from the Throne Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Web,Self-Hosted

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Qwebirc

Score: 67%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsLinux

Qwebirc IRC client, AJAX web-based. Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows,Linux,BSD,Self-Hosted

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Hydrairc alternatives FAQ

What is the best Hydrairc alternative?

HexChat is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Hydrairc alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include HexChat, XChat for Linux, irssi, Quassel IRC, Colloquy.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web, iPhone +3, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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