This includes Windows, Linux, UNIX and possibly others. Xnet is proud to have one of the largest collections of information on IRC clients, and with your help we can keep this current and relevant. In the following table, the ratings are based the same as the above Windows table. Very clean, easy to use and very easy to customize. No scripting language at this writing.
EPIC is an update of the old ircII program.
This is most oftenly used on UNIX and UNIX-clones. Jamie Hoglund also maintains a nice scripts page. Download Freeware BitchX BitchX is a fairly new and updated often client. If you are looking for a flashy client but similar to ircII EPIC, give this a spin. This is the famous Ircle client.