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gamja vs Kiwi IRC: catalog facts
gamja	Kiwi IRC
Best for: Running a lightweight browser-based IRC client for yourself or a community	Best for: Joining IRC from a browser or adding IRC chat to a website
Free Free and open source under the AGPLv3.	Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Lightweight, simple interface Configurable by file or URL parameters All 3 strengths for gamja Lightweight, simple interface Configurable by file or URL parameters Works well alongside the soju bouncer	Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites All 4 strengths for Kiwi IRC Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites Plugins and user scripts WEBIRC and stats tools for network operators
Requires an IRC server or proxy with WebSocket support You must host the files yourself	News on the homepage has not been updated in years Depends on the IRC network you connect to
Web application, Self-hosted	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for gamja codeberg.org/emersion/gamja Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Kiwi IRC kiwiirc.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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