02-20-2004, 12:38 PM

hey guys whats up? i was just wondering what a solid, easy to use irc client is for mac. Pros and cons of each would really help out, thanks a lot!!!!

02-20-2004, 12:59 PM

I like Xchat Aqua. (Takes a lot of customization, but it's a great client)

Other ones that people like:
Snak (Pretty similar to Xchat. Not free, though.)
Ircle (I don't like the interface, but if you do, it's a good client)
iRC (Never used it.)
Conversation (has the nice Panther look, but annoys me in that it doesn't allow you to use / commands)

02-20-2004, 05:55 PM

I'll second the Xchat Aqua, but I like it after very little customization. (Just a couple of quick changes in preferences such as turning off indented nicks, and adding seconds to the time stamps.)

02-20-2004, 11:00 PM

I use Snak. It's great and user friendly.

02-22-2004, 12:20 AM

X-Chat Aqua rawks! It's Open Source as well.

03-03-2004, 05:51 PM

Is this X-Chat Aqua offical webpage?

http://xchataqua.sourceforge.net/

03-04-2004, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bluewolf

Is this X-Chat Aqua offical webpage?

http://xchataqua.sourceforge.net/

Looks like it is. Sourceforge hosted projects usually have their web pages at projectname.sourceforge.net. Here is the original X-Chat web page.

03-04-2004, 02:30 AM

I've recently found a program called Minerva that is a bit better than X-chat; unfortunately, it's not free so I'll probably be switching back to X-chat when my trial runs out. Search on Macupdate for Minerva.

03-08-2004, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by CaptainStandish

hey guys whats up? i was just wondering what a solid, easy to use irc client is for mac. Pros and cons of each would really help out, thanks a lot!!!!

I was also using Snak and was 100% satisfied with it... but tried x-chat aqua and I am loving it... and it is free as a bonus... ;-)

cheers - pistooli

03-09-2004, 12:28 AM

X-chat Aqua does take some configuration to get it "where you want it", but it is the best client out there for OS X IMO.

03-09-2004, 01:07 PM

I just went back to try Conversation again.... and it sucks a lot less than it used to. About the only thing missing from it right now is multiple server support.... but at least it finally supports /commands. And the interface is spot-on.

http://www.conversation.pwp.blueyond.../Download.html

03-09-2004, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by StarManta

I just went back to try Conversation again.... and it sucks a lot less than it used to. About the only thing missing from it right now is multiple server support.... but at least it finally supports /commands. And the interface is spot-on.

http://www.conversation.pwp.blueyond.../Download.html

it is nice... I have not found the option to automatically connect a server and join a channel after starting the program... is it possible?

cheers - pistooli

03-09-2004, 09:58 PM

What servers are there to IRC on? I used to go to one but no one is ever there any more

03-12-2004, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by witeshark

What servers are there to IRC on? I used to go to one but no one is ever there any more

I irc on these networks:
IRCnet - List of servers
Quakenet - irc.quakenet.org
Freenode - irc.freenode.net

03-14-2004, 06:56 PM

i like using irssi cocoa. i was wondering if xchat supports the transparent functionality in the aqua version.