Programs: messenger clients

Messaging Types

irc

slack

reddit

Reddit

giara

mobile reddit client

IRC

Clients

irssi	IRC client
weechat	IRC client
hexchat	gui IRC client
polari	gnome gui irc client (built on telepathy)
empathy	gnome gui irc client (built on telepathy)

IRC Bouncers

znc

login to znc, it stays logged into your session, ALWAYS

Protocol Gateways

bitlbee		XMPP etc to IRC
biboumi		IRC to XMPP

Slack

slack

XMPP

CLI

vimchat	XMPP client
ssh-chat	secure commandline chat

GUI

pidgin

skype