Articles tagged `#clients`

clients

• Best IRC clients for Android in 2026IRC on a phone fails without persistence — Android kills background connections. The clients that solve it in 2026, with install links and screenshots: goguma, IRCCloud, Quasseldroid, and the bouncer setups that make mobile IRC actually work.
• Best IRC clients for iOS in 2026The best IRC clients for iOS in 2026 that actually survive iPhone's aggressive background suspension: goguma, IRCCloud, Igloo, and bouncer- backed setups, with App Store links and screenshots for each.
• Best IRC clients for Linux in 2026The Linux desktop IRC field after HexChat: Halloy, Konversation, Polari and Srain compared with Flathub links and screenshots — plus where HexChat's removal from Debian testing and Flathub leaves its users.
• Best IRC clients for macOS in 2026Textual is sunset, LimeChat and Colloquy are long dead — the macOS IRC field in 2026 is smaller and better than it looks. What actually works on a Mac now: Halloy, the terminal clients, IRCCloud, and what to make of Mango 3.0.
• Best IRC clients for Windows in 2026The Windows IRC client field, checked against reality in 2026: mIRC, AdiIRC, Halloy and KVIrc are alive; HexChat is not. Verified download links, prices, screenshots, and a comparison table.
• Best IRC clients in 2026: desktop, terminal, mobile and webA current, opinionated guide to IRC clients — graphical, terminal, mobile, and cloud — with screenshots, install links, and honest maintenance status for every client. Updated July 2026.
• Best terminal IRC clients in 2026: WeeChat, Irssi and the minimalistsWeeChat vs Irssi, compared honestly, plus the modern minimalists — senpai, tiny, catgirl — and a straight answer on which terminal IRC client belongs in your tmux session in 2026.
• Best web IRC clients in 2026 (and what replaced Mibbit)Mibbit is gone, but IRC in a browser tab is better than ever. The Lounge, gamja, KiwiIRC and IRCCloud compared — which web client fits which user, with screenshots and honest notes on hosting and cost.
• goguma setup guide: the mobile IRC client done rightgoguma is the best IRC client on a phone, full stop — built around IRCv3 and the soju bouncer so history and notifications work like a modern messenger. Install links for Android and iOS, and the setup that makes it shine.
• Halloy setup guide: config, servers, and the keybindings that matterA complete Halloy setup: install, connect to a network with SASL, configure multiple servers, wire up a soju bouncer, and the config.toml options worth knowing about — themes, notifications, and keybindings.
• Halloy: a modern IRC client that feels like 2026Halloy is an open source IRC client written in Rust that finally looks and feels contemporary — fast, clean, IRCv3-capable, cross-platform. What it does well, what it skips, and how to set it up.
• HexChat is dead — what to use instead in 2026HexChat's final release was February 2024; since then it has been delisted from Flathub and dropped from Debian testing. What that means for users, and the honest migration paths — Halloy, KVIrc, AdiIRC, Konversation — per platform and per temperament.
• HexChat setup guide: from install to identified in ten minutesHexChat remains the friendliest graphical IRC client. Installation, the network list, SASL configuration, sensible settings, and the quirks worth knowing in 2026.
• HydraIRC in 2026: is it still alive, and should you use it?HydraIRC is a free, open source Windows IRC client with its own HydraScript scripting language. It went dormant for years, then came back — here's its current status, what it does well, and who should actually pick it.
• IRC clients for professionals: setups that never miss a messageIf IRC is where your team, your project or your infrastructure talks, "my laptop was asleep" is not an acceptable answer. The always-on setups that professionals actually run — hosted and self-hosted — with costs stated plainly.
• IRCCloud explained: hosted IRC in the cloudIRCCloud keeps your IRC connection alive in the cloud: synced history, push notifications, polished apps everywhere. How it works, what the free tier limits, and the trade-offs of putting a company in the middle.
• Irssi setup guide: the classic terminal client, configured properlyIrssi has been the terminal IRC client of record since 1999: lightweight, Perl-scriptable, indestructible. A modern configuration with TLS, SASL, autojoin, and the tmux pattern.
• mIRC in 2026: the Windows classic, thirty years onmIRC turned thirty in 2025 and is still updated. What the most famous IRC client of all time offers today, the scripting culture it created, and an honest take on whether to choose it now.
• Revolution IRC is unmaintained — what to use on Android in 2026Revolution IRC's last release was April 2023 and its Google Play listing is gone. The F-Droid build still works, but nothing is coming. What to install instead — goguma, IRCCloud, Quasseldroid — and how to move your networks across.
• WeeChat setup guide: the terminal IRC client done rightWeeChat is the most capable terminal IRC client: scriptable, IRCv3-aware, with a relay protocol that can replace a bouncer. A modern setup from install to SASL to the essential keybindings.