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EPIC vs ii: catalog facts
EPIC	ii
Best for: IRC users who want a scriptable client in the terminal	Best for: People who want to use IRC from the command line
Free Free software under a three-clause BSD license.	Free Free software distributed under the MIT license.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Includes a built-in scripting language Can be customized with script packs All 3 strengths for EPIC Includes a built-in scripting language Can be customized with script packs EPIC5 has a production release	IRC messages and commands are accessible as files Can be controlled from shell commands and scripts All 3 strengths for ii IRC messages and commands are accessible as files Can be controlled from shell commands and scripts Small implementation of at most 1,000 lines
The default experience is austere; script packs can provide a more featureful interface.	Uses a filesystem interface rather than a graphical chat client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for EPIC epicsol.org Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for ii tools.suckless.org/ii Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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