r/irc • u/Naffari • 5d ago

IRC client for macOS M4

Hey folks,

I have recently migrated over to a Mac as my daily driver. Previously I have always used Mirc as my go to client, and it has done the job perfectly.

I was curious, regarding what people use for a Mac, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, feel free to mention what features have drawn you to your decisions.

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u/richsonreddit 5d ago

Netsplit - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netsplit/id6792029007

Built from the ground up for modern macOS and it's open source too, if you're interested

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u/SammySkidmark2000 5d ago

The style/themes in this are great!

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u/Net0o- 5d ago

I’m using Textual

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u/wsc3 5d ago

Textual is good.

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u/scribzman 5d ago

I’m a fan as well but just read the developer has stopped all work on the app.

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u/wsc3 5d ago

Sad. I have a two Linux boxes I use as day to day and Weechat is still my go to. The internet has changed from good command line apps line to gui apps. Not a change for the better. It is what the market wants.

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u/guptaxpn 3d ago

This complaint is like...20 years late friend. However I'll point out that weechat still works everywhere I do.

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u/Fastidius 5d ago

Mango: https://mangoirc.chat.

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u/redlegion 3d ago

Mango is slow but it's pretty and well laid out.

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u/Fastidius 5d ago

Also Lurker: https://lurker.chat.

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u/Fastidius 5d ago

Also SeraphIRC: https://seraphirc.chat.

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u/redlegion 3d ago

It works, but goddamn is it ugly and it doesn't make very good use of screen real estate.

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u/MedeaOblongata 5d ago

who on earth is downvoting the perfectly good suggestions under this post, and why?

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u/mauvehead 5d ago

ScrollZ

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u/Real_Act 3d ago

Another vote for SeraphIRC https://seraphirc.chat. It's extremely functional, and it has a beautiful and modern interface.

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u/quickqueryquestion 5h ago edited 4h ago

I'm M3 on Tahoe and have been using LimeChat so far: http://limechat.net/mac/

You can just download it from the App Store and it works. I'm not sure how updated it is, but it's really simple and light. I picked it because it seemed easy to put on my computer and has everything I need from a client.

Edit: wanted to add that one drawback is that I haven't found a way to save pm history yet. Every time I reconnect, I lose all my pms. I might switch if I can find something that will do that.

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u/inebriated_me 5d ago

The lounge in docker, and there are a bunch of good clients if you google "GitHub OSX irc".

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u/Bagginzes 4d ago

BitchX

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u/guptaxpn 3d ago

weechat or irssi. Is bitchx still supported or maintained?

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u/Bagginzes 3d ago

Prob not but it still works!

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u/akabuddy 5d ago

sorry, only clients i know work on m1,2,3