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kirc vs ii: catalog facts
kirc	ii
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free software distributed under the MIT license.
macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
Keyboard-centric editing and navigation Small C codebase with minimal runtime requirements	IRC messages and commands are accessible as files Can be controlled from shell commands and scripts
Requires building from source	Uses a filesystem interface rather than a graphical chat client
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	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 Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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