Open Source Linux IRC Clients

See https://pidgin.im/about/ for more information. Pidgin is an instant messaging program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. It runs on Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, MXit, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and GTK+. Finch is a command line instant messaging program. It also lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat network simultaneously, and it is compatible with the same chat networks as Pidgin. It is written in C and makes heavy use of GLib and ncurses.

Halloy is an open-source IRC client written in Rust, utilizing the Iced GUI library. It aims to provide a simple and fast client for Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms

A graphical notification plugin for the instant message client gaim. Now hosted at http://plugins.guifications.org/trac

BitchX is an IRC client based on ircII/EPIC4. It includes many features that are usually relegated to scripts such as CDCC and flood protection -- you can just start it and go. Development was on hiatus for a while but is now resuming.

IRCD-Hybrid is a lightweight, high-performance Internet Relay Chat server.

Nested commands, easy configuration, and an incredibly flexible and easy-to-use plugin system distinguish Supybot from other IRC bots. There simply isn't a more flexible or easier to use IRC bot!

DAVIS is an easy and useful language for IRC bots. This project contains our own bots, some bots for demonstration, a parser that creates Java, C, Perl and IRC-Script code out of a DAVIS file, and an interpreter for DAVIS files.

Undernet Coder Committee -- ircu development

libircclient is a small but powerful library, which implements client-server IRC protocol. It has all features needed to create your own IRC client or bot, including multi-threading support, sync and async interfaces, CTCP/DCC support, colors, SSL connections and so on.

Anope Services are built off of the original Epona code written by Lara which is built off of IRC Services. These services have advanced the original Epona code and include new features such as Modules, Mysql, and Defcon Mode.

pisg is a smart Perl script which generates nice looking statistics out from IRC logfiles. It's a funny thing for the users of your channel :)

A multiplayer RPG that connects as a psuedo server to an IRCD. Built in the tradition of old BBS Door games such as LORD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Red_Dragon). Forest fights add experience and gold needed to best your master (gain level

ZNC is an IRC bouncer with many advanced features such as a built-in web interface, persistent connection (detaching), multiple users, per channel playback buffer, SSL, IPv6, transparent DCC bouncing, and c++ module support, to name a few.

UFONet - Is a set of hacktivist tools that allow launching coordinated DDoS and DoS attacks and combine both in a single offensive. It also works as an encrypted DarkNET to publish and receive content by creating a global client/server network based on a direct-connect P2P architecture. + FAQ: https://ufonet.03c8.net/FAQ.html -------------------------------------------- -> UFONet-v1.8 [DPh] "DarK-PhAnT0m!" (.zip) -> md5 = [ c8ab016f6370c8391e2e6f9a7cbe990a ] -> UFONet-v1.8 [DPh] "DarK-PhAnT0m!" (.tar.gz) -> md5 = [ 8a4cd86c21db2ad657eb75e6ac0e52d5 ] --------------------------------------------

Bot Sentry is a Pidgin (libpurple) plugin to prevent Instant Message (IM) spam. It allows you to ignore IMs unless the sender is in your Buddy List, the sender is in your Allow List, or the sender correctly answers a question you have predefined.

A resource-conscientious, flexible, modular, platform-independent, scalable and robust server based on ircd-ratbox.

X-Chat is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) program for Linux and Windows.

Kopete is a flexible and extendable multiple protocol instant messaging system designed as a plugin-based system.

srvx IRC Services is a ground-up implementation of services for IRC networks (supporting IRCu2.10, Bahamut, and other IRC server dialects). Features include POSIX threading, generalized proxy detection and all the standard services users expect.

PlanetaMessenger.org is a Instant Messenger with support to all well known instant messenger networks including ICQ,MSN,AIM,Yahoo! and Jabber through a powerfull plugin engine. PlanetaMessenger.org support multiples look and feels, plugins and profiles.

dxirc is simple IRC client

Martyr is a Java framework around the IRC protocol to allow application writers easy manipulation of the protocol and client state. Martyr can be used to write bots, end-user clients, or add IRC functionality to an existing Java application.

A complete rewrite of the mobile java irc-client WLIrc. (http://wirelessirc.sourceforge.net) Aims to be more responsive and use less memory maintaining the current gui and looks.

Features include: authentication, channel control, a full-featured Memo system, a Seen system, logging capabilities, a help system, the ability to act as a file sharing node and the ability to share data and perform functions together with other bots.

Project LSP aims to create various scripts, plugins and useful programs for the Linux-based operating systems. LSP stands for "Linux Scripts and Plugins".