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There are several ways to participate in IRC and here are a some common options.
====Web clients====* [https://mibbit.com/ Mibbit]: web-based chat client.
* [https://kiwiirc.com/ Kiwi IRC] Open Source web-based chat client that works on mobile too.
* [https://thelounge.chat/ The Lounge] is a self-hosted web IRC client.
* [https://www.irccloud.com/ IRCCloud] is a great IRC app that is compatible with Android phones, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Requires iOS 8 or later. It has both a free and a paid option.
====Desktop clients====
* [https://konversation.kde.org/ Konversation] is a client for Linux, you can probably get it as a package from your distribution. Its look and feel is similar to that of ChatZilla while being built on [http://www.kde.org/ KDE].
* [https://www.codeux.com/textual/ Textual] is an IRC client created specifically for macOS. Open source but paid on the App Store.
* [https://irssi.org/ Irssi] Your text mode chatting application since 1999.
* [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat] WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client, with a text-based user interface.
* [https://hexchat.github.io/ HexChat] is a great chat program for both Linux and Windows.
* [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird] is a communication client made by Mozilla. As of version 15, it has IRC support.
====Clients that haven't received updates in a while====
* [https://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a Mac client with a nice looking interface. It also has a mobile client for iPad/iPhone/iTouch.
* [http://limechat.net/mac/ Limechat] is a cross-platform IRC client by Satoshi Nakagawa. Warning: main site is in Japanese, this is not just for Mac, there are [http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA022249/files/lime218.exe Windows] and [http://limechat.net/iphone/ iOS] versions as well. A number of people have happily switched from Colloquy to Limechat.
* [http://www.instantbird.com Instantbird] is a cross-platform multi-protocol instant messaging client based on Mozilla technologies (and libpurple from Pidgin) with an emphasis on simplicity and extensibility.
* [https://www.yaaic.org/ Yaaic] is a free (as in freedom), multiserver, Android IRC client, now fully conformant with the UI style of the Iced Cream Sandwich (and later).
See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_clients Comparison of IRC clients] at Wikipedia.
