The Lounge

What it does

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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