Core IRC26.09w
Publisher Description
Pure modern IRC experience for Android
Basic featuresMultiple secure IRC connections
Connect to several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks over SSL for encryption and added security.
IRCv3 SASL and NickServ authentication
Authenticate to configured servers with SASL PLAIN, SASL EXTERNAL or SASL SCRAM-SHA-256, or just using plain old NickServ.
Receive files (DCC)
Files can be received over the DCC protocol with resume support.
Robust notification system
Configure the notifications you want to receive for each network by channel, sender or message. Create as many notification rule sets as required so you don't miss anything important.
Fun Extras
•
Inline URL previews
Preview URLs posted in chat before opening them in your browser. Images can be turned off when displaying previews.
•
Now Playing script
Post what you're currently listening to with Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Poweramp and more in joined channels.
•
System Information script
Display information about your device in a simple easy-to-read format. Supported commands are
/sysinfo
,
/deviceinfo
,
/osinfo
,
/cpuinfo
,
/meminfo
,
/storage
,
/gfxinfo
and
/uptime
Client-to-client protocol
Support for common CTCP messages: ACTION, CLIENTINFO, DCC, FINGER, PING, TIME, and VERSION.
Modern design for Android
Designed following the latest Material design principles for the best user experience possible.
Other features
• Background connectivity using Android services
• Command autocomplete
• Channel list
• Character sets
• Chat logging with on-demand log file creation
• Chat message storage
• Ignore lists
• IRC v3 CAP 302,
cap-notify
,
message-tags
,
setname
• IRC v3.1
account-notify
,
away-notify
,
extended-join
,
multi-prefix
• IRC v3.2
account-tag
,
batch
,
chghost
,
echo-message
,
invite-notify
,
labeled-response
,
Monitor
,
msgid
,
server-time
,
userhost-in-names
• IRC / mIRC colour support
• Network editor with multiple servers
• Nick autocomplete
• Proxy connection
• Raw commands using
/quote
• Timestamps
• UI themes
• and more
Do you have feedback or feature requests that you'd like to share? Chat with us on #coreirc at irc.coreirc.chat, or visit https://chat.coreirc.chat in your web browser.
You can also post your issue or bug reports and feature requests to https://bitbucket.org/aureolinco/coreirc/issues
About Core IRC
The company that develops Core IRC is Aureolin. The latest version released by its developer is 26.09w.
To install Core IRC on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2026-09-02 and was downloaded 24 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Core IRC as malware as malware if the download link to co.aureolin.coreirc is broken.
How to install Core IRC on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Core IRC is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Core IRC will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Core IRC will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
Program Details
System requirements
Download information
Pricing
Version History
version 26.09wk36
posted on 2026-09-02
Added
• Improved compatibility for Android 16.
• DCC SEND support over WiFi connections.
• Experimental passive DCC SEND support.
Fixed
• DCC file transfer failures due to lost file permissions access.
• Folder selection for DCC transfers on Android 13+.
• PEM file selection for SASL External authentication.
• Edge-to-edge app display fixing status bar and navigation bar overlaps on Android 15+.
• Improved stability on Android 14+.
• Several crash bugs.
version 25.10wk40
posted on 2025-10-04
Added
• Improved compatibility for Android 15+.
Fixed
• Fix several bugs and crashes with receiving DCC transfers.
• Crash bug when trying to launch the device battery optimisation settings.
Known Issues
• Some bugs and instability on Android 14+. Email help@coreirc.com for any issues encountered.
version 24.06wk26
posted on 2024-06-28
Added
• Battery optimisation option to access the device's battery optimisation settings.
• POST_NOTIFICATION permission request for Android 13+.
Fixed
• Fix permissions for receiving files on Android 13+.
• Fix dark mode text colour on Android 13+.
• Fix crash bug when saving or loading ignore lists.
• Improved compatibility and support for Android 13 and 14.
Known Issues
• Some bugs and instability on Android 13+. Email help@coreirc.com for any issues encountered.
version 24.06_2wk24
posted on 2024-06-11
Added
• Battery optimisation option to access the device's battery optimisation settings in order to prevent random disconnects.
• POST_NOTIFICATION permission request for Android 13+.
Fixed
• Improved compatibility and support for Android 13.
• Improved compatibility and support for Android 14.
• Fix crash bug when saving or loading ignore lists.
version 23.08wk32
posted on 2023-08-07
Added
• Coloured nicknames in chat: Turn coloured nicknames on or off from the settings screen.
• Enable timestamps setting: turn timestamps on or off.
• Hide AWAY messages setting: hide all away or back from away messages from chat.
• Privacy policy link on About screen
Fixed
• Type @ anywhere in the chat input and any following character to show nickname autocomplete options
• Scrollbars in chat display
• Streamlined chat message storage management list
version 22.01wk4
posted on 2022-01-30
Added
. Coloured nicknames in chat: Turn coloured nicknames on or off from the settings screen.
. Enable timestamps setting: turn timestamps on or off.
. Hide AWAY messages setting: hide all away or back from away messages from chat.
Fixed
. Type @ anywhere in the chat input and any following character to show nickname autocomplete options
. Scrollbars in chat display
. Streamlined chat message storage management list
. Crash bug when updating the number of active connections on Android 12
version 21.10wk42
posted on 2021-10-23
Added
. Message storage settings. Enable the storage option for displaying message history and generating chat logs.
. Delete stored messages to free up space.
Fixed
. Navigating back from Settings now displays the main screen instead of suspending the app
version 21.08wk34
posted on 2021-08-26
Added
. UI localisation: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish and Russian
. 16 character set options: UTF-8, GB18030, IBM-949, ISO-2022-JP, ISO-8859-15, ISO-8859-2, ISO-8859-7, ISO-8859-8, ISO-8859-9, KOI8-R, Shift JIS, TIS-620, Windows-1251, Windows-1252, Windows-1256 and Windows-1257
Fixed
. Channel list crash bug on Ergo ircd
. Now playing script not working properly (Extra step required for Spotify: enable the Device Broadcast Status option in Spotify settings)
version 21.08wk34
posted on 2021-08-24
Added
. UI localisation: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian
. 16 character set options: UTF-8, GB18030, IBM-949, ISO-2022-JP, ISO-8859-15, ISO-8859-2, ISO-8859-7, ISO-8859-8, ISO-8859-9, KOI8-R, Shift JIS, TIS-620, Windows-1251, Windows-1252, Windows-1256 and Windows-1257
Fixed
. Channel list crash bug on Ergo ircd
. Now playing script not working properly (Extra step required for Spotify: enable the Device Broadcast Status option in Spotify settings)
version 21.08wk30
posted on 2021-08-01
Added
. UI localisation: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian
. 8 different colour schemes
. 16 character set options: UTF-8, GB18030, IBM-949, ISO-2022-JP, ISO-8859-15, ISO-8859-2, ISO-8859-7, ISO-8859-8, ISO-8859-9, KOI8-R, Shift JIS, TIS-620, Windows-1251, Windows-1252, Windows-1256 and Windows-1257
Fixed
. Back gesture handling
. Channel list crash bug on Ergo ircd
. Channel member lists not updated correctly in landscape mode when users leave
