What is IRC (Internet Relay Chat)?

What is IRC?

IRC is a chatting platform that runs on an IRC daemon or in short, IRCd. An IRC client is used to connect to the IRCd. The client can be web-based or it can be run on your computer. One of the most famous web-based IRC client is Mibbit. The other one is KiwiIRC.

However, there are several applications that you can use to access IRC on your PC. The most famous ones are

• mIRC
• HexChat
• WeeChat
• Irssi

For Android users, AndroIRC is the best client.

What is the importance of IRC today?

IRC is almost as old as email. Then why do people seem crazy about it nowadays? 

The answer is because by upgrading your chat room or chat service to IRC can be beneficial. You gain a full control over your users and earn their trust. IRC help you secure your chat room by running back ground bots e.g. eggdrop.

Moreover, your nick can remain connected to IRC 24/7 by using IRC bouncers e.g. psyBNC, ZNC.

There are also many other reasons why IRC is the best choice for your chatroom. 

IRC can be modified the way you want it to be. Mibbit has made IRC even more famous by providing a dynamic web based platform to IRC.