#zoitechat, which is #hexchat but better, is an option:

https://zoitechat.zoite.net/

I switched a few weeks ago
There has been no woe
So, zoitechat is the way to go
It's hexchat, but for gtk three
Accordingly, switch and say whee
You can use The Lounge too
Use both and let fun ensue

Source: An Old Coder and not LLM.
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