There are many different operating systems, and many different clients which can actually get you on IRC. This page, is an archive of IRC Clients, and other software you might find useful.

Windows Clients

There is a large variety of Windows IRC Clients. Some are more popular than others. The 32Bit Clients should be used with the Win 98 and 95 machines, while the 16Bit clients should be used with Windows 3.x, and Windows for Workgroups.

mIRC
mIRC is one of the most popular Windows clients. mIRC is a shareware IRC client for Windows. It is developed and copyrighted by Khaled Mardam-Bey. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client with all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh and even on windows offer, combined with a *nice* and clean user interface. mIRC offers full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, place sensitive popup menu's, a great Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, and... a lot more. mIRC is shareware but not crippled in any way...

Client Website: http://www.mirc.com/
Direct download page: http://www.mirc.com/get.html

pIRCh
pIRCh is another popular Windows client. It too is shareware and Copyright © 1995,1996,1997,1998 Northwest Computer Services. It’s graphical interface. If you don’t like mIRC, you should really check this one out.

Client Website: http://www.pirchat.com/
Direct download page: http://www.pirchat.com/download.html

Visual IRC
Visual IRC, or ViRC for short, is a scriptable next-generation IRC (Internet communications) client, currently available in 16-bit and 32-bit flavours. ViRC combines top-notch functionality and features found in few other IRC clients with unparalleled ease of use. In fact, many agree that the 32-bit ViRC '97 is the best Internet communications tool ever written.

Client Website: http://www.megalith.co.uk/virc/
Direct download page: http://www.megalith.co.uk/virc/index_download.html

XiRCoN
This client is for the more advanced Windows user. It uses the TCL scripting language. This client is endlessly configurable to meet most peoples needs.

Client Website: http://www.xircon.com/
Direct download page: http://www.xircon.com/download.htm

Mac Clients

IRCLE
IRCLE is the most popular MacOS client. There is a lot of support built within the client, and on the WebSite.

Client Website: http://ircle.netmug.org/
Direct download page: http://ircle.netmug.org/download.html

ChatNet
ChatNet provides the simplest Macintosh interface to chat and send files on the Internet or a Local Area Network. ChatNet offers two modes for chat. The AppleTalk Mode allows multiple Macintosh computers running ChatNet to chat or send files on a Local Area Network, with or without a Server. The IRC Mode allows chat and file transfer through an Internet Relay Chat Server. ChatNet acts as a client program providing a button oriented graphical interface for all IRC functions. There is no need to know any IRC commands.

MacIRC
This client is probably the second most popular Mac IRC Client, although still in betaMacIRC 0.9.6 requires Open Transport. If your computer doesn't support Open Transport, version 0.9.4 is still available for download. MacIRC is a shareware (US or AUS$20) IRC client.

Client Website: http://www.macirc.com/
Direct download page: http://www.macirc.com/download.html

*nix Clients

ircII, BitchX

ftp://ftp.warped.com/pub/ircII/

ftp://ftp.bitchx.org/

Miscellaneous

BNC
BNC is a great IRC (Internet Relay Chat) proxying server under the GPL (General Public License). It allows users to connect to chat servers by bouncing off the computer which is running BNC. Basically, it forwards the information from the user to the server and vise versa.

BNC Website: http://bnc.dragondata.com/

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