Pidgin
Open Source
Pidgin is a free and open-source chat client which supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP protocols.
HexChat
Open Source
HexChat is an open-source, cross-platform IRC client.
irssi
Open Source
Irssi is an IRC client program for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.
KVIrc
Open Source
KVIrc is a graphical IRC client for Linux, Unix, Mac OS and Windows.
WeeChat
Open Source
WeeChat is a free and open-source Internet Relay Chat client, which is designed to be light and fast.
ZNC
Open Source
ZNC is an advanced IRC bouncer that is left connected so an IRC client can disconnect/reconnect without losing the chat session.
Chatzilla
Open Source
ChatZilla is an IRC client for Mozilla-based browsers such as Firefox.
Empathy
Open Source
Empathy is an instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP) client which supports text, voice, video, file transfers, and inter-application communication ov…
XChat for Linux
Open Source
XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one…
Quassel IRC
Open Source
Quassel IRC, or Quassel, is a graphical, distributed, cross-platform IRC client.
Smuxi
Open Source
Smuxi is a cross-platform IRC client for the GNOME desktop inspired by Irssi.
AdiIRC
Free
AdiIRC is a free Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.
Konversation
Open Source
Konversation is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client built on the KDE Platform.
Compare mIRC with alternatives
Compare XChat for Linux and mIRC and decide which is most suitable for you.