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Smuxi

Free, distributed IRC client with XMPP/Jabber support for Linux, Windows, and more.

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Smuxi is a free, distributed and user-friendly IRC client with XMPP/Jabber support for Linux, Windows and macOS. It can be detached: start a server and connect from any computer, with seamless resuming and synced changes. It supports multiple protocols including IRC, Jabber/XMPP, Google Talk, Campfire, and JabbR. It has a GNOME/GTK+ frontend and a text-based STFL frontend.

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