Basic Features of Our IRC Client



Our IRC client offers a wide range of features designed to enhance your chat experience. Here’s a detailed look at what you can expect:



Multiple Secure IRC Connections


Connect to several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks over SSL for encryption and added security.



IRCv3 SASL and NickServ Authentication


Authenticate to configured servers using:



  • SASL PLAIN

  • SASL EXTERNAL

  • SASL SCRAM-SHA-256

  • or simply use NickServ.



Receive Files (DCC)


Files can be received over the DCC protocol with support for resuming interrupted transfers.



Robust Notification System


Customize your notifications for each network based on:



  • Channel

  • Sender

  • Message type


Create multiple notification rule sets to ensure you never miss anything important.

Fun Extras



  • Inline URL Previews: Preview URLs posted in chat before opening them in your browser. You can disable images when displaying previews.

  • Now Playing Script: Share what you’re currently listening to with Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Poweramp, and more in the channels you join.

  • System Information Script: Display information about your device in an easy-to-read format. Supported commands include:


    • /sysinfo

    • /deviceinfo

    • /osinfo

    • /cpuinfo

    • /meminfo

    • /storage

    • /gfxinfo

    • /uptime


Client-to-Client Protocol


Support for common CTCP messages, including:



  • ACTION

  • CLIENTINFO

  • DCC

  • FINGER

  • PING

  • TIME

  • VERSION

Modern Design for Android


Our client is designed following the latest Material Design principles to provide the best user experience possible.

Other Features



  • Background connectivity using Android services

  • Command autocomplete

  • Channel list

  • Chat message storage

  • Ignore lists

  • IRC v3 CAP 302, cap-notify, message-tags, setname

  • IRC v3.1 account-notify, away-notify, extended-join, multi-prefix

  • IRC v3.2 account-tag, batch, chghost, echo-message, invite-notify, labeled-response, Monitor, msgid, server-time, userhost-in-names

  • IRC / mIRC colour support

  • Network editor with multiple servers

  • Nick autocomplete

  • Proxy connection

  • Raw commands using /quote

  • Timestamps

  • and more!

Feedback and Feature Requests


Do you have feedback or feature requests that you’d like to share? Chat with us on #coreirc at irc.coreirc.com, or visit chat.coreirc.com in your web browser.



You can also post your issues or bug reports and feature requests to Bitbucket Issues.