Quassel[]
qptain Nemo:[]
pros:
- very comfortable to use, many little details that make usage very nice
- crossplatform
- quite customizable
cons:
- somewhat resource-heavy (over 100 mb memory footprint and increases over time)
- no DCC SEND
- can't assign arbitrary colors to nicks
Smuxi[]
qptain Nemo:[]
pros:
- minimalistic, light, simple
- crossplatform
- supports a lot of other stuff than IRC (facebook, twitter, xmpp/jabber...)
cons:
- lack of customization
- unreliable, randomly crashes quite a lot
Irssi[]
bic:[]
pros:
- minimalistic, terminal friendly
- comes with a certain degree of customizability (color coding, automated actions, noise ignore, etc.)
cons:
- documentation isn't top notch, some work + trial and error to customize
- terminal based apps are not Japanese/Korean/Chinese friendly
HydraIRC[]
Ibispi:[]
pros:
- free irc client
cons:
- free cansur