IRC, refined.
The most elegant IRC client ever made. Modern chat for the protocol that started it all — persistent, polished, and quietly fast. On your Mac and in your browser.
Feels like Discord. Talks like IRC.
A modern client for a protocol that deserves one. Persistent, polished, and quietly fast — with all the IRCv3 niceties wired in by default.
Persistent connections
Close the tab. Quit the app. IRC stays connected on your server — history syncs back the moment you return.
History that catches you up
Server-side replay (IRCv3 chathistory) shows what was said while you were gone. No more walking into half a conversation.
One-time NickServ login
Save your password once. SASL handles auth on every reconnect. If your nick is held, Iris GHOSTs and reclaims it for you.
Live link & image previews
OpenGraph cards and inline images render in-line. Pasted links become rich, not blue.
Typing indicators
See who's composing in real time. A small touch — a huge difference in feel.
Quiet by default
Joins, parts, and quits hidden so the channel reads like chat — not a server log.
Full IRC formatting
Bold, italic, and mIRC-style colors all render correctly. Old habits welcome.
Auto-join channels
Set your rooms once. You're always in them — across reconnects, restarts, and devices.
Members & roles
Per-channel list with owners, ops, and voiced users — all visually distinct, instantly scannable.
Channel browser
Searchable directory of every room on the network. Find your people; lurk a while; join.
Mac & web, one app
Same client, two delivery shapes. Self-hostable on your own server — your data, your rules.
No spyware. No telemetry.
Single-purpose, MIT licensed, source on GitHub. Just a chat client — nothing you didn't ask for.