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soju vs Quassel IRC: catalog facts
sojuQuassel IRC
Free

No pricing is listed; the source is published on Codeberg.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted
  • Keeps you connected to IRC networks while your client is offline
  • Chat history playback when you reconnect
  • Core stays online and keeps history while clients disconnect
  • Several clients can attach to the same core
  • Requires running your own server
  • Needs a separate IRC client to chat
  • Running a core requires a server or always-on machine
  • Stable releases are infrequent, with long gaps between them
Self-hosted Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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