PIRC — Python IRC Client

PIRC (Python IRC Client) is a lightweight, modern IRC client built with Python and PySide6. It’s designed for simplicity, usability, and modularity, making it easy to connect to multiple IRC servers with a clean, polished GUI.

Features

• Clean GUI with sidebar
  • Displays users with icons
  • Admins at the top of user list
• Favorites system
  • Save favorite servers and channels for quick access
• System messages with timestamps
  • Join/part messages, topics, and important server messages
  • Handshake messages filtered out for clean chat
• Multiple accounts & servers
  • Add unlimited servers and accounts directly from the app
• Easy packaging
  • Ready for AUR packaging or local installation

Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• PySide6 (pip install PySide6)

Run Locally

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://git.optimihost.com/optimidev/pirc.git
cd PIRC

2. Install dependencies:

pip install PySide6

3. Run the client:

python pirc.py

Optional: AUR Installation (Arch Linux)

If you’re using Arch Linux, you can build and install PIRC from the AUR:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pirc.git
cd pirc
makepkg -si

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Usage

1. On first launch, set your username in the setup wizard.
2. Add favorite servers and channels or skip this step.
3. Click Add Server (+) to connect to new IRC servers.
4. Select channels and chat with other users.
5. Admins are displayed at the top of the user list.
6. Normal users appear below with a regular icon.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues or pull requests on git.optimihost.com

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