Comparison of mobile Internet Relay Chat clients

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The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of IRC client programs for mobile devices. Please see the individual products articles for further information.

General

Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, license/price etc. Clients listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

Client	Primary developers	Cost	Software license	User interface	Programming language	Computing platform	Website
AndroidChat^[1]		Free software	GNU GPL	TUI, GUI	Java	Android
AndChat^[1]		Freeware	Proprietary software	TUI, GUI	Java	Android
Mobile Colloquy	Kiji Roshi	US$1.99	BSD License	GUI	Objective-C	iOS
CoolIRC^{[Note 1]}		Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Java ME^{[Note 2]}	(archive)
Dump Chat	Mark Marszal	US$2.99	Proprietary software	GUI	Objective-C	iOS
EbIRC	Shin Ise, Nobuhiro Ito	Freeware iPhone: US$3	Proprietary software	GUI	?	iOS, Windows Mobile
fIRC	Laurence Muller	Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Android
Foo IRC		US$1.49	Proprietary software	GUI	C#	Windows Phone
JedIrc^{[Note 1]}		Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Java ME^{[Note 3]}
IRC7		US$1.49	Proprietary software	GUI	C#	Windows Phone
IRC999	Babylon999	Free software	?	GUI	?	iOS
IRCCloud	IRCCloud Ltd.	Freeware	?	GUI	?	iOS, Android
jmIrc	Juho Vähä-Herttua	Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Java ME
k-IRC^{[Note 4]}	Armond Avanes	Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Java ME
Mango IRC	Mediaware, Pavel Kanzelsberger	iPhone: US$0.99 iPad: US$1.99 Universal: US$2.99^{[Note 5]} Lite version for iPhone: Freeware	Proprietary software	GUI	?	iOS
microirc		Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	C ?	Windows Mobile 5 (and above)
mirggi	Symbiatch	Free software	Freeware	GUI	C++	Symbian
MtvIRC^{[Note 1]}		Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Java ME
Mutter	Matthew Clough	Free software	Proprietary software	GUI	Swift	iOS
Palaver	Kyle Fuller	US$2.99	Proprietary software	GUI	Objective-C	iOS
PSPIRC	Ludovic Jacomme	Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	C	PlayStation Portable
Relay IRC	Gyresoft Limited	US$2.99	Proprietary software	GUI	Objective-C	iOS
upIRC^{[Note 6]}		Shareware US$10	Proprietary software	GUI	?	Palm OS^{[Note 7]}
Virca		Free software	GNU GPL	TUI	Java	Java ME
wIRC		Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	C & JavaScript	WebOS
WirelessIRC		Demoware US$20	Proprietary software	GUI	?	Symbian
WLIrc	Sverre Kristian Valskrå	Free software	GNU LGPL	GUI	Java	Java ME
Yaaic^{[Note 8]}	Sebastian Kaspari	Free software	GNU GPL	GUI	Java	Android
zsIRC	Gargaj	Free software	3-clause BSD	GUI	C++	Windows Mobile
Client	Primary developers	Cost	Software license	User interface	Programming language	Computing platform	Website

1 2 3 Based on jmIrc
↑ MIDP 1.0 and 2.0
↑ MIDP 2.0 only
↑ Uses the Relay-IRC framework
↑ Mango IRC Universal runs on iPhone and iPad
↑ Formerly apIRC
↑ Palm OS 3.0 or later, Palm OS 5 compatible
↑ Uses the PircBot framework

Release history

A brief overview of the release history.

Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Latest stable release
AndroidChat	2008				2008-12-29 (December 29, 2008 (2008-12-29)) [±]
AndChat	June 14, 2009	0.05			1.3.4.1 (January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)^[2]) [±]
Colloquy (software)	January 28, 2009	1.0			2.4.3 (6011) (March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22)) [±]
CoolIRC					3.1 (June 16, 2007 (2007-06-16)) [±]
Dump Chat	May 18, 2013	1.0	May 18, 2013	1.0	Template:Latest stable software release/Dump Chat
EbIRC	September 24, 2006	0.01			0.19 (February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)) [±]
Foo IRC	May, 2014	2.5			Template:Latest stable software release/Foo IRC
fIRC	December 22, 2008	0.1.0			0.2.11 (March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)) [±]
IRC7	September 5, 2011				1.7 (February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)) [±]
JedIrc	2007				3.2.4 (June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17)) [±]
jmIrc	May 14, 2004	0.60			0.96 (November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)) [±]
k-IRC	August 20, 2002	1.0			1.1 (October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)) [±]
MtvIRC					2.3 (June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12)) [±]
Mutter	December 7, 2015	1.0	December 7, 2015	1.0	1.4.2 (June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29)) [±]
Palaver	August 24, 2012	1.0	August 24, 2012	1.0	1.1 (February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)) [±]
PSPIRC	July 20, 2007	1.0.1			1.6 (September 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)) [±]
Relay IRC	March 19, 2014	1.0	March 19, 2014	1.0	1.0 (March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)) [±]
upIRC	September 18, 2001	1.0.0			3.8.3 (September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)) [±]
Virca	2003	0.0.1			1.1.20 (November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)) [±]
wIRC					0.3.2 (September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)^[3]) [±]
WirelessIRC					1.22 (June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)) [±]
WLIrc	September 15, 2003	0.90			2.0.1 (August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16)) [±]
Yaaic	March 14, 2010	0.1			0.9 (July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17)) [±]
zsIRC	June 13, 2006				2009.12.26 (December 26, 2009 (2009-12-26)^[4]) [±]
Client	Date	Version	Date	Version	Latest stable release
Client	First public release		First stable release		Latest stable release

Protocol support

What IRC related protocols and standards are supported by each client.

Client	CTCP	DCC	IPv6	SSL	TLS	OCSP	CRL
AndroidChat	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
AndChat	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?	?
Mobile Colloquy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
CoolIRC	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dump Chat	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
EbIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
fIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Foo IRC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
IRC7	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
JedIrc	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
jmIrc	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
k-IRC	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
MtvIRC	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mutter	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Palaver	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
PSPIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Relay IRC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
upIRC	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Virca	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
wIRC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?
WirelessIRC	Yes	No	?	Yes	?	?	?
WLIrc	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	?
Yaaic	No^[5]	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
zsIRC	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Client	CTCP	DCC	IPv6	SSL	TLS	OCSP	CRL

Direct client-to-client (DCC) support

Client	CHAT	Whiteboard	SEND	GET	RESUME	TSEND	SEND T	XMIT	Passive DCC	Server	RDCC	REVERSE	RSEND	Reverse / Firewall DCC	File servers (FSERVs)	XDCC
AndroidChat	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
AndChat	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mobile Colloquy	Yes	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
CoolIRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Dump Chat	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
EbIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Foo IRC	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
fIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IRC7	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
JedIrc	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
jmIrc	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
k-IRC	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
MtvIRC	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mutter	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
PSPIRC	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Relay IRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
upIRC	Yes	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Virca	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
wIRC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WirelessIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
WLIrc	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Yaaic	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
zsIRC	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Client	CHAT	Whiteboard	SEND	GET	RESUME	TSEND	SEND T	XMIT	Passive DCC	Server	RDCC	REVERSE	RSEND	Reverse / Firewall DCC	File servers (FSERVs)	XDCC

Features

Information on what features each of the clients support.

Client	Multi-server	UTF-8	Proxy server	irc:// URI scheme	Automatic updates	Scripting language	Push notifications
AndroidChat	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
AndChat	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?
Mobile Colloquy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
CoolIRC	No	Yes	Yes^{[Note 1]}	No	No	Yes	?
Dump Chat	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
EbIRC	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Foo IRC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
fIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
IRC7	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?
JedIrc	No	Yes	Yes^{[Note 1]}	No	No	Yes	?
jmIrc	No	Yes	Yes^{[Note 1]}	No	No	Yes	?
k-IRC	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
MtvIRC	No	Yes	Yes^{[Note 1]}	No	No	No	?
Mutter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[Note 2]}	Yes
Palaver	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^{[Note 2]}	Yes
PSPIRC	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	?
Relay IRC	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
upIRC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes^{[Note 2]}	?
Virca	?	Yes	?	?	No	?	?
wIRC	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
WirelessIRC	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
WLIrc	?	No	?	?	No	?	?
Yaaic	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	?
zsIRC	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	?
Client	Multi-server	UTF-8	Proxy server	irc:// URI scheme	Automatic updates	Scripting language	Push notifications

1 2 3 4 HTTP proxy server support
1 2 3 Supports "shortcut" command aliases^[6]

References

1 2 Clare, Andrew (2010). The Rough Guide to Android Phones. Penguin. p. 59.
↑ "AndChat changelog". Retrieved 2011-01-17.
↑ "wIRC: webOS IRC Client". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
↑ "zsIRC: Downloads". Retrieved 2010-12-20.
↑ Does not reply to any CTCP message as of version 1.1.
↑ "upIRC: Shortcuts". Retrieved 2009-07-18.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

General topics

Common terms	BNC Bot Channel DoS attack Channel Operator Client Flood Hostmask IRC Netsplit Network Operator Script Server Services Takeover vhost

Lists and comparisons	List of IRC commands Comparison of IRC bots Comparison of IRC clients Comparison of mobile IRC clients Comparison of IRC daemons

Related protocols	IRC IRCX MSN Chat P10 CTCP DCC XDCC Ident

See also	IRC subculture Jarkko Oikarinen

Clients (comparison)

Mac OS X	Colloquy Fire Homer(Mac OS) Ircle Linkinus MacIrssi Snak

Microsoft Windows	Bersirc mIRC Microsoft Comic Chat PIRCH Shareaza Visual IRC

Unix-like	ircII

Cross-platform	BitchX Irssi jIRC Konversation KVIrc LeafChat naim Smuxi WeeChat XChat PJIRC Quassel IRC IceChat

Multi-IM	Centericq Empathy Kopete Miranda IM Pidgin Trillian

Web-based	CGI:IRC PJIRC Mibbit

Web browser components	ChatZilla Mozilla Application Suite

Library and plug-ins	ERC rcirc

Bots (comparison)

Eggdrop Infobot

Bouncers, Gateways and Proxies

BitlBee ZNC

Daemons (comparison)

IRCd ircu UnrealIRCd

Networks

DALnet EFnet freenode GameSurge IRC@2ch IRCnet OFTC QuakeNet Rizon RusNet SlashNET Undernet

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