Mac version of... mirc?

[Daily]

Okay, I'll be getting my first Mac within 9 days(payday), It'll be a mac mini(not to sure which one though(suggestions?)).

I've been switching between linux and windows for a while now. Liked everthing about *nix but loathed its UI.

I'm just wondering if anyone has any good suggestions for an IRC client I can use. The only version I ever liked was mIRC and if anyone can suggest a close alternative that would be great!

 

[iMeowbot]

Conversation has a decent interface, it's pretty fast, and its logging style is very convenient. It's a little weak in the plugin department, and it's a little clumsy to use when dealing with facilities like nickserv.

Colloquy is much more feature complete, but it can be seriously sluggish in channels with a lot of traffic. Its logging is pure evil.

 

[XNine]

I was, for years a user of IRCLE, and have recently switched to XCHAT AQUA because IRCLE is being a b*** with the DCC's. Unacceptable!

Check out XCHAT. It's easy to set up and use. COuld use a few minor teaks in UI, but it's good overall.

 

[Mord]

i use colloque but i loath the stupid popups that come up when you log in, they are plain stupid, if any of you know how to disable them please say how.

 

[ChrisBrightwell]

Another vote here for X-Chat Aqua. I'd love to see a port of mIRC to OS X, but X-Chat Aqua is as good as it gets right now.

 

[Josh]

x-chat is a good one.

Sometimes I like the simplicity of command-line irc, and my vote would go to bitchX for that.

 

[iMeowbot]

Check out XCHAT. It's easy to set up and use. COuld use a few minor teaks in UI, but it's good overall.

Are there any stable (non-X11) builds of this program (as in, no hangs or crashes) these days?

 

[Bear]

Are there any stable (non-X11) builds of this program (as in, no hangs or crashes) these days?

Yes. X-Chat Aqua

 

[iMeowbot]

Yes. X-Chat Aqua

Ah, that's the same fork. Bummer.

 

[Bear]

Ah, that's the same fork. Bummer.

I haven't had crashes and it runs without X11. That is what you asked for, isn't it? Maybe you should try it before saying "bummer"?

 

[iMeowbot]

I haven't had crashes and it runs without X11. That is what you asked for, isn't it? Maybe you should try it before saying "bummer"?

I did giove it a try before saying "bummer." That's the same fork that hung and crashed when I gave it a try, and I see that it hasn't been updated since then.

 

[mduser63]

I don't use IRC a whole lot, but when I do X-Chat Aqua works fine for me. Kind of a clunky un-Mac-like interface, but it gets the job done.