HexDroid IRC
A lightweight, modern IRC client for Android
| AppID: | com.boxlabs.hexdroid |
| Author: | boxlabs |
| License: | GPL-3.0-only |
| InRepoSince: | 2026-02-17 |
| LastRepoUpdate: | 2026-02-17 |
| LastAppUpdate: | 2026-02-17 |
| LastVersion: | 1.5.3 |
| Categories: | Messaging, Internet |
| APK source: | Github |
| Google Play: | Check if it's there |
HexDroid is a modern, lightweight IRC client for Android that lets you connect to your favourite IRC networks, join channels, chat with friends, and stay up to date with a clean, fast Material Design UI.
Features:
- Multiple network support - connect to several IRC networks simultaneously
- IRCv3 capabilities - message-tags, server-time, echo-message, SASL authentication, and more
- TLS/SSL support - secure connections with optional client certificates
- Auto-connect and auto-join - automatically connect to networks and join channels on startup
- SASL authentication - PLAIN, EXTERNAL (client cert), and SCRAM-SHA-256 mechanisms
- Post-connect commands - run custom commands after connecting
- Character encoding support - auto-detect or manually set encoding (UTF-8, windows-1251, etc.)
- Nick highlighting and notifications - get notified when someone mentions you
- Channel and private message logging
- Ignore list - filter out unwanted messages
- Lag indicator - monitor connection quality
- Clean Material Design 3 interface
HexDroid is free and open source software, licensed under GPLv3.
While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device. Some clients have this repo enabled by default, e.g. Neo Store, Droid-ify, or, of course, the IzzyOnDroid client by Sunil. With others (like the official client) you'll have to add this repo manually (see the hint on top of the package list for how to do that).
