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Kiwi IRC vs senpai: catalog facts
Kiwi IRC	senpai
Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.	Free Free, with source code on sourcehut.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Linux, Command line
Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites	History and search fetched from the bouncer File upload with drag and drop
News on the homepage has not been updated in years Depends on the IRC network you connect to	Works best with a bouncer supporting modern IRCv3 extensions Terminal only
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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