The Lounge
A modern, cross-platform, self-hosted web IRC client
The Lounge launched on March 29, 2022 with 65 votes, #792 of 3,153 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
What it does
Push notifications, link previews, message searching, and more bring IRC to the 21st century. Stay connected while you are offline, and resume right where you left off. The Lounge is open-source and designed to be self-hosted. https://demo.thelounge.chatYou can try a demo https://demo.thelounge.chat.
The Lounge is a free, open-source, self-hosted web IRC client. Always connected, responsive on any device, with push notifications, file uploads, and multi-user support.
A modern IRC client with push notifications, link previews, file uploads, and IRCv3 support. Remain connected to IRC servers while you are offline. Forget about bouncers. Resume where you left off on any device. The client works smoothly on every desktop, smartphone and tablet. The Lounge is a free, open-source IRC client licensed under the MIT license. It doesn't matter what OS you use. The Lounge just works wherever Node.js runs. Supports multiple user accounts. Share your server with yourfrom thelounge.chat
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