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Glowing Bear vs Kiwi IRC: catalog facts
Glowing Bear	Kiwi IRC
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Access your WeeChat session from any device with a browser Embeds images, videos and other linked content	Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites
Requires a running WeeChat instance with a relay configured Relay must be set up with encryption for safe use over the internet	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: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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