Software · Internet & communication
Halloy
Halloy is a messaging program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Completely free
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- Open source
- No account
Overview
Halloy is a messaging program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Services and protocols mentioned: IRC.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Halloy is an open-source IRC client written in Rust, with the iced GUI library.” — official website, 10 November 2026
At a glance
Halloy is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.
Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No account needed
- Commercial use allowed
About
Halloy is an open-source IRC client written in Rust, with the Iced GUI library. It aims to provide a simple and fast client for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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- Last technical check: 7 November 2026
- Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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