KinIRC, 20 years later, an andvanced IRC client for J2ME phones.
I built KinIRC, an IRC client for Java ME (J2ME) mobile phones.
I originally made it for my own use because all the IRC clients I could find had issues or simply weren't comfortable enough to use, especially when it came to readability. So I decided to build my own, and now I've released the source code so it can remain available to anyone interested in old Java phones.
Source code: https://github.com/somixit/KinIRC
Download the JAR: https://github.com/somixit/KinIRC/releases
KinIRC has been battle-tested, but I'd love to hear how it performs on other devices. If you try it on real hardware, please let me know which phone you used.
And if you share a picture of it running on your phone, you'll absolutely make my day!
Some of its features and highlights:
- Two languages: English/Spanish
- Lightweight: only about 130 KB!
- Multitasking: easily handles 10 channel windows on a Sony Ericsson W200i, a phone with very limited hardware, connected over 2G.
- Advanced battery-saving features.
- Memory management: a memory slicer designed to keep things running smoothly even on memory-constrained devices.
- Highly customizable: plenty of settings to make the client your own.
- Excellent readability: designed to make IRC comfortable to read on small screens.
- Custom actions and quick shortcuts for faster navigation.
It's been very stable in my own testing, but if you find any bugs, please let me know in the comments
I built this for myself, but hopefully someone else out there will find it useful, too.