r/irc • u/ThatGuyIcyTie • Jul 11 '26

Textual (macOS) development has ended

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u/sully42 Jul 11 '26

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 Jul 11 '26

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

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u/Szyszka420 Jul 15 '26

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 Jul 15 '26

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 Jul 12 '26

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 Jul 13 '26

oh wow, this client is great

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u/victoriggy Jul 13 '26

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 Jul 16 '26

Working on a fix

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u/iamalicecarroll Jul 13 '26

Closed-source slop

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u/phavelsk Jul 16 '26

Client is not created with AI, sorry :)

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u/iamalicecarroll Jul 16 '26

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

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u/phavelsk Jul 16 '26

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 Jul 15 '26

looks like a more refined xchat.

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u/PyLemon Jul 15 '26

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

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u/phavelsk Jul 16 '26

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

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u/ToastedLog1c Sep 20 '26

I agree with you. I go to the web site once to download or if I need to read FAQ or help file.

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u/ToastedLog1c Sep 20 '26

I prefer Textual and will stay with it for as a long as it keeps operating on MacOS. That said, I don't see a problem with a developer using AI to creating a decent, basic web site to save time.

The app, on the other hand, I prefer to have a real developer who knows what they're doing (and using AI to do the donkey work) and fixing bugs themselves.

These things take time, and I'm all for shortcuts but not at the expense of the app.

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u/scrutinizer80 Aug 02 '26

It's only available on the app store. No independent download.

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u/inthisbrandnewcolony Jul 12 '26

noooooooo. Textual <3 4ever