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Irssi vs Kiwi IRC: catalog facts
Irssi	Kiwi IRC
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Runs in any terminal, including over SSH Scriptable and highly configurable	Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites
Keyboard and command driven, with a learning curve IRC only, no other chat protocols	News on the homepage has not been updated in years Depends on the IRC network you connect to
Downloadable app	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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