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Polari vs Kiwi IRC: catalog facts
Polari	Kiwi IRC
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.
Linux	Web, Self-hosted
Integrates cleanly with the GNOME desktop Simple interface focused on conversations	Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites
Linux only Fewer power-user features than clients such as HexChat or WeeChat	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-or-later	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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