Best IRC client for mac users????
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duckyou0864 · 2015-03-31 00:15

I've read good things about Colloquy but i was hoping to get some info
from someone with some first hand knowledge.  Thanks!

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MillenniumFalc0n · 2015-03-31 00:30

[Textual](http://textualapp.com)

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duckyou0864 · 2015-03-31 00:43

Thanks.

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cmsj · 2015-03-31 11:14

I say ignore the whole local client thing, and go with irccloud :D

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ExBritNStuff · 2015-03-31 12:34

irssi works perfectly for me on whatever system I'm running.  On OSX
you can install it from [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/)

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Clintcar · 2015-03-31 15:33

Paying for an app to access IRC is insane. Just grab LimeChat. It's
great.  http://limechat.net/mac/

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professed · 2015-03-31 17:04

I use [Colloquoy](http://colloquy.info/) when I'm on the Mac and am
very happy with it.

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DRW_ · 2015-03-31 17:41

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.

I don't see what's so insane about that.

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alfiepates · 2015-04-02 02:44

Seconded.

I was a Colloquy user for years... then I bought textual.

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anyb0dy · 2015-04-04 22:24

weechat or irssi ftw.

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the_biggest_lie · 2015-04-05 04:13

I have just started using LimeChat and it's pretty good. It's free and
it has some advanced features that I probably don't need but one day I
may like. It's raw and retro looking. It may be a bit crap for someone
who is really new to IRC. I hadn't used IRC in 15 years so I am sort
of struggling.

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sigjuice · 2015-04-07 05:13

After running irssi in screen on a VPS for years, I moved to Textual
and ZNC a couple of days ago. I am still getting used to the new
arrangement, but I am really happy and excited about it.

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GreenGully · 2015-04-07 05:38

take a look at crossover. It lets you run windows programs without
needing windows. I use it to run mIRC

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makepkgnotwar · 2015-04-07 23:19

textual costs $5 but is well worth it.