HexDroid IRC

boxlabs

About this app

HexDroid is a clean, fast IRC client built for modern Android. Connect to your favourite networks, chat with friends and communities, and stay on top of every mention - all from a Material Design interface built for mobile.

Connect anywhere
• Connect to multiple IRC networks simultaneously, each with independent settings
• Auto-connect and auto-join on startup
• Bouncer support: ZNC and soju (including BOUNCER BIND for soju multi-network)
• Always Connected mode keeps your session alive in the background using a foreground service

Security and authentication
• TLS/SSL on every connection by default
• SASL authentication - PLAIN (TLS-only), EXTERNAL (client certificates), and SCRAM-SHA-256
• Trust-On-First-Use certificate pinning for self-signed certificates
• Passwords stored encrypted using Android Keystore AES-GCM

Modern IRC (IRCv3)
• Message replies with inline quote previews — swipe any message to reply
• Typing indicators in channels and private messages
• Chat history replay on supporting servers
• Message reactions, read markers, account tags, and more
• Works with Libera.Chat, Ergo, soju, ZNC, and other modern networks and bouncers

Notifications
• Instant alerts when your nick is mentioned
• Reply directly from the notification drawer without opening the app
• DCC file request notifications

DCC file transfers
• Send and receive files with full DCC support
• Passive/reverse DCC and Secure DCC (SSEND/SCHAT) for TLS-encrypted transfers
• Dedicated Transfers screen with progress tracking
• DCC Chat support
• Off by default - enable in settings when you need it

Full chat experience
• /Command and Nick @mention autocomplete
• Colour-coded nicks with 45 distinct hues, consistent across messages and the sidebar
• Inline image and video link previews
• ASCII art rendering with auto-sized MOTD display
• mIRC and ANSI colour codes
• Character formatting toolbar (bold, italic, colour)
• In-buffer search with /find and /gfind
• Jump-to-unread marker
• Channel op tools and IRCop tools (when you have +o)
• Ignore list with nick and hostmask support

Settings and customisation
• Per-network character encoding: auto-detect, UTF-8, windows-1251, and others
• Custom nick colour with colour picker
• Post-connect commands per network
• Network settings backup and restore to JSON
• Drag-and-drop network ordering

Logging
• Optional chat logging stored only on your device
• Choose between internal storage or any folder via the system file picker

Privacy
• No ads
• No analytics SDKs
• No tracking of any kind
• Your messages and credentials are sent only to the IRC servers you choose to connect to

Permissions explained
• Internet / Network state - connect to IRC servers
• Notifications - alert you to highlights and mentions
• Foreground service - optional, only used when Always Connected is enabled
• Wake lock - optional, prevents sleep to keep your connection active with Always Connected

Notes
• IRCv3 features depend on server support and vary by network
• Background connectivity may vary depending on device and battery optimisation settings

Free and open source, licensed under GPLv3.

Support: irc.afternet.org #HexDroid
Privacy policy: hexdroid.boxlabs.uk/privacy

Ratings and reviews

exactly what I need. only issue I've ran into is I have to reconnect sometimes after a certain period of time. other than that, it's good. would like to see some new features later.

Dcc just downloads 0 byte files. Edit: Dev is responsive to bugs, this one's fixed. 2>5 stars.

Much more modern than alternatives and the dev will listen to suggestions. Great first impression!

What’s new

New features: Discover and clone for ZNC bouncer profiles
Chathistory marker. Suppress away/back notifications.
Coloured channel events. UI improvements