Colloquy AlternativesIRC Clients and other similar apps like Colloquy

Colloquy is described as 'Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy has the look and feel of a quality Mac application' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Colloquy for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Colloquy alternative is SeaMonkey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Colloquy are HexChat, mIRC, irssi and WeeChat.

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  1. SeaMonkey icon
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    Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing in one application. Itis built on the open source Mozilla Gecko engine, the same code which underlies Thunderbird and is the base for the Firefox browser.

    194 SeaMonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. mIRC icon
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    Enables real-time chat on Windows with group or private messaging, multi-server access, file transfers, encryption, proxy and IPv6 support, chat logging, notifications, dark mode, and a scripting language for custom automation or developing communication tools and games.

    73 mIRC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. irssi icon
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    Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.

    60 irssi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
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  4. WeeChat icon
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    WeeChat is a free chat client, fast and light, designed for many operating systems. It is highly customizable and extensible with scripts.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • Xfce
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  5. XChat for Linux icon
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    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Quassel IRC icon
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    Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt5 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online -- much like the popular combination of screen and a...

    55 Quassel IRC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. KVIrc icon
     45 likes

    Free open-source IRC client offering cross-platform support, Qt interface, rich scripting, customizable themes, Unicode, SSL encryption, logging, multi-server connectivity, DCC file transfers, plugin system, event automation, proxy and IPv6 compatibility, and localization.

    55 KVIrc alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  8. Konversation icon
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    Konversation is an IRC client which gives you speedy access to Freenode network's channels, where you will find support for most distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  9. Textual icon
     21 likes

    Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. IceChat icon
     3 likes

    IceChat is a fully featured, simple to use IRC Client allowing you to chat online with your friends and for meeting new people as well. It can be used in Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and also Windows...

    56 IceChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. IRCCloud icon
     16 likes

    IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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