diff --git a/irc/lang/fr/messages.po b/irc/lang/fr/messages.po
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..330048bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/lang/fr/messages.po
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# ADDON irc
+# Copyright (C)
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the Friendica irc addon package.
+# 
+# 
+# Translators:
+# ButterflyOfFire, 2020
+# StefOfficiel <pichard.stephane@free.fr>, 2015
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: friendica\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2015-07-08 13:17+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2020-02-27 22:17+0000\n"
+"Last-Translator: ButterflyOfFire\n"
+"Language-Team: French (http://www.transifex.com/Friendica/friendica/language/fr/)\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Language: fr\n"
+"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"
+
+#: irc.php:37
+msgid "IRC Settings"
+msgstr "Paramètres de l'IRC"
+
+#: irc.php:38
+msgid ""
+"Here you can change the system wide settings for the channels to "
+"automatically join and access via the side bar. Note the changes you do "
+"here, only effect the channel selection if you are logged in."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:39 irc.php:136
+msgid "Save Settings"
+msgstr "Sauvegarder les paramètres"
+
+#: irc.php:40 irc.php:137
+msgid "Channel(s) to auto connect (comma separated)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:40 irc.php:137
+msgid ""
+"List of channels that shall automatically connected to when the app is "
+"launched."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:41 irc.php:138
+msgid "Popular Channels (comma separated)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:41 irc.php:138
+msgid ""
+"List of popular channels, will be displayed at the side and hotlinked for "
+"easy joining."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:57 irc.php:128
+msgid "IRC settings saved."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:62
+msgid "IRC Chatroom"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: irc.php:90
+msgid "Popular Channels"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/irc/lang/fr/strings.php b/irc/lang/fr/strings.php
index b1693194..a6244e25 100644
--- a/irc/lang/fr/strings.php
+++ b/irc/lang/fr/strings.php
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-<?php
-
-$a->strings["IRC Settings"] = "Réglages IRC";
-$a->strings["Channel(s) to auto connect (comma separated)"] = "Canaux à rejoindre automatiquement (séparés par des virgules)";
-$a->strings["Popular Channels (comma separated)"] = "Canaux populaires (séparés par des virgules)";
-$a->strings["Submit"] = "Envoyer";
-$a->strings["IRC settings saved."] = "Réglages IRC sauvés.";
-$a->strings["IRC Chatroom"] = "Salon IRC";
-$a->strings["Popular Channels"] = "Canaux populaires";
+<?php
+
+if(! function_exists("string_plural_select_fr")) {
+function string_plural_select_fr($n){
+	$n = intval($n);
+	return ($n > 1);;
+}}
+;
+$a->strings["IRC Settings"] = "Paramètres de l'IRC";
+$a->strings["Here you can change the system wide settings for the channels to automatically join and access via the side bar. Note the changes you do here, only effect the channel selection if you are logged in."] = "";
+$a->strings["Save Settings"] = "Sauvegarder les paramètres";
+$a->strings["Channel(s) to auto connect (comma separated)"] = "";
+$a->strings["List of channels that shall automatically connected to when the app is launched."] = "";
+$a->strings["Popular Channels (comma separated)"] = "";
+$a->strings["List of popular channels, will be displayed at the side and hotlinked for easy joining."] = "";
+$a->strings["IRC settings saved."] = "";
+$a->strings["IRC Chatroom"] = "";
+$a->strings["Popular Channels"] = "";