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What's the best IRC client for Mac if you’ve never used IRC, don’t know much about it, and are sort of dense? I’m running 10.4.6, if that matters.
posted by MarshallPoe to Computers & Internet (15 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite

I'm paying a few £, an amount I could lose down the back of the sofa and not notice, for a piece of software that works and looks the way I want it to, that someone has put hundreds of hours of time into developing it, a piece of software that I use every day for hours at a time, all for the price of a coffee or two. IRC or Internet Relay Chat is a protocol that enables real-time text communications between people. To start, a client connects to a server (or more commonly a network of servers) where clients have either one on one conversations or group conversations in channels. Before choosing a client it's important to understand how IRC functions and what it's capable of.

HexChat (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows) HexChat is a completely free IRC Client for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux systems. Its ease of use, customizable interface, cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) makes it one of the most sorts after and highly popular IRC Client. Clients: Meet Colloquy. The first step on the road to IRC mastery is connecting to a server and finding a channel to chat on. This is achieved through client software, and there are a tremendous number of options available for nearly every computing operating system in history. Easy and full featured IRC Client for the Mac Try Snak for free today and open up the world of IRC. Unfortunately Snak is no longer supported and it is not possible to create new versions. Hi, I was wondering what irc clients people use here, and what you guys think is the best client. I'm new to this as well, so if anyone can point me in the right direction on how to use irc clients, that would be awesome.

Colloquy, definitely.
posted by Mr. Six at 3:26 PM on June 22, 2006

I use colloquy as well. Since I am an idiot, had never used IRC before, and was able to figure out colloquy with no difficulty whatsoever, that pretty much makes it the definition of 'idiot proof.'
posted by dersins at 3:28 PM on June 22, 2006

Just one note of warning. The last time I used Colloquy, which was about a year ago or so, it would automatically turn image links into inline images within the channel window. I'm sure you can imagine how that might not be the best thing. It is turned off easily enough in the preferences.
Aside from that, definitely my favorite IRC client for OS X.
posted by chrisroberts at 3:37 PM on June 22, 2006

I've tried ircle, but i didn't like it. Each channel/PM is in its own window - easy to type something into the wrong conversation - very embarrassing.
I'm using snak now, and I like it. Looks similar to mirc.
posted by clh at 3:56 PM on June 22, 2006

If you use Firefox, the Chatzilla extension is pretty brainless to use.
posted by mullacc at 4:00 PM on June 22, 2006

Colloqyuy for aqua, Irssi for terminal based. Both have their deficciencies, but that's what I use
posted by singingfish at 4:04 PM on June 22, 2006

I use irssi but would not recommend it for a greenhorn.
posted by jedrek at 4:09 PM on June 22, 2006

Colloquy is kinda geeky, IMHO.
Try Conversation, which is designed for newbies.
posted by Mwongozi at 4:14 PM on June 22, 2006

Opera has an IRC client built in. It's super easy to use.
posted by bigmusic at 4:49 PM on June 22, 2006

I use irssi, and even if you're not a geek, once you're used to it you may love it! You just have to learn the proper commands for IRC, like you should know anyway.
Just stay the hell away from x-shat.
posted by cellphone at 5:01 PM on June 22, 2006

I've never had a problem with X-Chat Aqua, myself.
posted by Hackworth at 5:21 PM on June 22, 2006

I'll second Mwongozi's suggestion of Conversation. It's what I've always used on the Mac, and it's done the job perfectly.
posted by Inkoate at 5:51 PM on June 22, 2006

I like Mice IRC, and I've been annoyed to death with nearly every other app listed above. So if you try a couple of the above clients and wind up thinking 'this terrible software wasn't meant for humans to use,' try Mice.
posted by ikkyu2 at 6:33 PM on June 22, 2006

www.pure-mac.com - check out the IRC section. The Mac OS actually has a BUNCH of IRC clients available for it.
Try a few of 'em out!
posted by drstein at 6:37 PM on June 22, 2006

I used Conversation in the past, but when someone recommended Colloquy, I dropped Conversation like a bad habit.
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