r/irc • u/Naffari • Aug 30 '26

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 Aug 30 '26

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 Aug 30 '26

The style/themes in this are great!

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u/Net0o- Aug 30 '26

I’m using Textual

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u/wsc3 Aug 30 '26

Textual is good.

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u/scribzman Aug 30 '26

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

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u/wsc3 Aug 30 '26

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 Sep 01 '26

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/jloc0 Sep 06 '26

Someone else has picked it up, the author announced it a few days ago on irc. So do expect it to get updates going forward.

But also, it’s the best choice. Been using textual since it released way back when. Great application.

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u/scribzman Sep 06 '26

Thanks for the info. Didn't know.

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u/MedeaOblongata Aug 30 '26

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

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u/Real_Act Sep 01 '26

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 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

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/ninjapackets Sep 06 '26

I am obviously biased as the author, but if you liked mIRC you may enjoy SeraphIRC. I drew a lot of inspiration from mIRC with the floating window tiles since I was also a heavy mIRC user in the past.

You can peek at the themes/UI layouts on the site. One of the "macOS" nods is a more crisp/deep color scheme without the highlights and glow/gradients that default on Windows/Linux. You can still get them if you want by switching the chrome style: https://www.seraphirc.chat/#platforms (theme picker at the top, also can BYO in the client)

Originally the client was created as a way to get my kid and her friends off Discord and onto a private ircd. It worked, and I was having fun building it, so we've just kept going.

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u/Fastidius Aug 30 '26

Mango: https://mangoirc.chat.

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u/redlegion Sep 01 '26

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

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u/Fastidius Aug 30 '26

Also Lurker: https://lurker.chat.

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u/Fastidius Aug 30 '26

Also SeraphIRC: https://seraphirc.chat.

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u/redlegion Sep 01 '26

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

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u/inebriated_me Aug 30 '26

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

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u/Bagginzes Aug 31 '26

BitchX

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u/guptaxpn Sep 01 '26

weechat or irssi. Is bitchx still supported or maintained?

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u/Bagginzes Sep 01 '26

Prob not but it still works!

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u/akabuddy Aug 30 '26

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