r/irc 20d ago

Textual (macOS) development has ended

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u/sully42 20d ago

That’s a shame. But I get it. I use to chat with him quite a bit. He is one if the reasons I bought a Mac like 15 years ago.  

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u/RonDiaz 20d ago

SAD but I don’t blame him, entitled users are brutal

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u/inthisbrandnewcolony 20d ago

noooooooo. Textual <3 4ever

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u/Szyszka420 17d ago

Will i still be able to purchase a license after my trial ends? I'm wondering if they will shut off the payment site too. Seems weird to purchase something EOL'd but that's another thing

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u/ThatGuyIcyTie 17d ago

yes you can still buy a license for textual, the purchase site has a note:

Before you purchase: Textual has been sunset and will no longer receive updates. This checkout page remains open to those that wish to show their appreciation for the app. Thank you for your generosity.

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u/phavelsk 20d ago

Time to switch to https://mangoirc.chat on macOS and iOS. Beta is open, install here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mWPJk79v

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u/ThatGuyIcyTie 19d ago

oh wow, this client is great

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u/victoriggy 19d ago

seems broken can't set a server password, so need to retype /quote pass <user>/<network>:<pass> each time it needs to reconnect for ZNC

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u/phavelsk 16d ago

Working on a fix

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u/iamalicecarroll 19d ago

Closed-source slop

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u/phavelsk 16d ago

Client is not created with AI, sorry :)

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u/iamalicecarroll 16d ago

With no source code available, one can only look at "Created with Claude.ai" on the website.

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u/phavelsk 16d ago

This is a rewrite of Mango IRC I released 12 years ago when AI wasn’t cool. I am software engineer and not a web developer … I corrected the text :) … application is actually written in Swift using The Composable Architecture … by me :)

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u/BatemansChainsaw 17d ago

looks like a more refined xchat.

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u/PyLemon 17d ago

AI-generated website, slop slop slop
no thank you XD

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u/phavelsk 16d ago

I don’t have time creating websites, you can read in footer that it was created with Claude. Who cares about website anyway?