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IRC Bouncers

  • Stay connected to IRC chat when your device is offline

  • Play back missed messages when you connect

  • Access unlimited IRC chat networks

  • Get a DDoS-protected IP

It's free of charge running free software with real time support from IRCNow staff.

To get started with a free bouncer, connect to #ircnow and /join #ircnow. See the channel topic, Then join one of team channel and then type !bnc

Here's how to add a network on ZNC.

||# Name ||# Windows ||# Mac ||# Linux ||# Android ||# iOS ||# Web ||# License ||

|| AdiIRC || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || Proprietary ||

|| Adium || || ✓ || || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| AndroIRC || || || || ✓ || || || Proprietary ||

|| Atomic || || || || ✓ || || || GPLv3 ||

|| Colloquy || || ✓ || || || ✓ || || GPL/BSD ||

|| Hexchat || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| IRC for Android || || || || ✓ || || || ? ||

|| IRCCloud Web Android iOS || || || || [ || [ || [ || Apache 2.0 / Proprietary ||

|| IceChat || ✓ || W || W || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| ircEX || || || || || ✓ || || ? ||

|| irssi || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| Igloo || || ✓ || || || ✓ || || Proprietary ||

|| KiwiIRC || || || || || || ✓ || Apache 2.0 ||

|| Konversation || ✓ || || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| KVIrc || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| Limechat || || ✓ || || || ✓ || || GPLv2 ||

|| Mibbit || || || || || || ✓ || Proprietary ||

|| mIRC || ✓ || W || W || || || || Proprietary ||

|| Pidgin || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| Quassel || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || GPLv2 ||

|| Revolution IRC || || || || ✓ || || || GPLv3 ||

|| SimpleIRC || || || || ✓ || || || GPLv3 ||

|| smuxi || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || GPLv2 ||

|| Textual || || ✓ || || || || || Proprietary ||

|| Thunderbird || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || || MPL 2.0 ||

|| turboIRC || || || || || ✓ || || ? ||

|| WeeChat || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || || || ✓ || GPLv3 ||

|| WinIRC || ✓ || || || || || || MIT ||

|| XChat || ✓ || [ || ✓ || || || || Proprietary/GPLv2 ||

|| Yaaic || || || || ✓ || || || GPLv3 ||

Key W = Wine emulation