Are there any good free IRCs?
reddit / irc

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TranquilSoldier · 2020-08-21 23:21

Just wondering if the free IRCs are any good, are the worth using?

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gilligvroom · 2020-08-21 23:26

Are you asking if any of the free IRC Clients are any good? I will
assume then that you are on Windows?

If so - AdiIRC I quite like! Great customization - good themes built
in - good set of features. I run a network and find it great for that.

On linux, I use irssi or WeeChat depending on my needs that day.

Does that help?

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Cronyx · 2020-08-22 17:28

I second AdiIRC. I think mIRC is still my favorite, but that's likely
nostalgia. Adi has a ton of great features.

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gilligvroom · 2020-08-22 17:58

I was tempted to mention mIRC as well but it's not strictly "free" if
you're  going by the letter of the license, haha.

I actually did buy a license a month ago with no intent to use it just
as a thank-you to Khaled for getting me interested in writing
administrative automation scripts :P

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jhthorsen · 2020-08-23 00:39

If you have a server, you can set up https://convos.chat to get a nice
looking web app/client and a persistent connection to your favorite
IRC server. There’s also a tutorial on how to set it up on
DigitalOcean.

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sloppy-svetlana · 2020-08-23 16:50

If you're looking for a really active tech community and can handle a
bunch of shitposting, check out `#gnulag` on
[`irc.snoonet.org`](https://irc.snoonet.org).

You need to be auth'd with NickServ and connected over SSL. Bear in
mind that they've got a no lurking policy.

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Toastee480 · 2020-08-25 20:52

I would recommend Quassel. Provided you have somewhere to run the core
24/7, the convenience of the core system is super nice, especially
since the mobile client is actually good. One caveat is it doesn't
support DCC (yet) but other than that it's a great client, especially
if you plan on using irc on multiple machines.

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cactuskitties · 2020-08-31 19:56

if youre talking about clients, i know nothing about the
technicalities of irc lmao but i use hexchat and its alright and free.
if you have a mac though i'd recommend textual. it says its a "free
trial", but i used textual for years and never had to pay anything

if youre talking about cool channels, you can play werewolf (mafia)
with us in ##werewolf :-)

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mcpcpc · 2020-09-26 19:08

A little late to the game, but i am a pretty big fan of the Suckless
client, [sic](https://tools.suckless.org/sic/).   It’s pretty minimal,
but gets the job done and forces you to learn the IRC protocol.

Otherwise, i have been working on my own IRC client implementation,
[kirc](https://github.com/mcpcpc/kirc)

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sorcerer420 · 2021-02-01 17:45

i paid for an mirc license before i jumped ship to linux too lol