HexDroid IRC

A lightweight, modern IRC client for Android

AppID:	com.boxlabs.hexdroid
Author:	boxlabs
License:	GPL-3.0-only
Donation:
InRepoSince:	2026-02-17
LastRepoUpdate:	2026-02-22
LastAppUpdate:	2026-02-22
LastVersion:	1.5.4
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.

WhatsNew:

App improvements:
Fixed compilation warnings/deprecations
Themed adaptive icon: the app icon now includes a monochrome layer for Android 13+
Battery life improvements: Compose now uses collectAsStateWithLifecycle to improve battery usage in background

UI improvements:
Drag and drop networks to change their position as displayed in the Networks page/sidebar
Added a new "Matrix" style theme
MOTD on connect now resizes to fit server buffer
Improved messaging input box

Utilities:
Improved channel

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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).

Packages

Version 1.5.4 (2026-02-22)

Android Versions:

Target: 16.0
MinVer: 8.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

16 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.

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Version 1.5.3 (2026-02-17)

Android Versions:

Target: 16.0
MinVer: 8.0
ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

16 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Jetpack Compose (Development Framework)
a framework to define UIs programmatically with composable functions that describe its shape and data dependencies.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
DataStore (Development Aid)
stores data asynchronously, consistently, and transactionally, overcoming some of the drawbacks of SharedPreferences.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Androidx Graphics (Utility)
leverages graphics facilities across multiple Android platform releases.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.

Payment Modules:

None found
library to help with material design guidelines.

Ads & Analytics:

None found
library to help with material design guidelines.

Download (5.3 M)