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senpai vs Kiwi IRC: catalog facts
senpai	Kiwi IRC
Free Free, with source code on sourcehut.	Free Free to use online, with source code on GitHub.
Windows, Linux, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
History and search fetched from the bouncer File upload with drag and drop	Runs in any major browser with no download Embeddable chat widget for websites
Works best with a bouncer supporting modern IRCv3 extensions Terminal only	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 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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