name: The Lounge
website_url: https://thelounge.chat/
description: Self-hosted web IRC client.
licenses:
  - MIT
platforms:
  - Nodejs
  - Docker
tags:
  - Communication - IRC
source_code_url: https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge
demo_url: https://demo.thelounge.chat/
stargazers_count: 6182
updated_at: '2026-01-03'
archived: false
current_release:
  tag: v4.4.3
  published_at: '2024-04-06'
commit_history:
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