LimeChat LimeChat is an open-source IRC client. It’s fast and lightweight, and it has a console-like interface. This might make it a little confusing to use, so I don’t recommend this for people who have never used IRC before.

It’s a small, lightweight program and has features like sending files, auto-join channels on startup, and SSL authorization. LimeChat is free on macOS, but the iOS app costs. Textual Textual is a native Mac IRC client, so it takes full advantage of macOS features like the Notification Center. It has a clean, simple interface, and that makes it great for both beginners and pros.

DCC support for chat and files (send, receive and resume) - mIRC-style colour support, as well as flexible colouring of messages. You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as Mango IRC - Chat client, SKOM's IRC Server status or SNET IRC, which might be similar to IRC. Textual 7 Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS. Try Textual for 30 days. Requires OS X Mavericks (10.9) or later. Purchase Textual. Or purchase in the Mac App Store.

Plus, it was built with privacy in mind, and has features like Off-the-Record messaging. Textual costs, and there is no iOS app. Colloquy Colloquy is a Mac IRC client that has been around forever. Like LimeChat, Colloquy is open-source. Although it’s a lightweight program, you can extend it with plug-ins, and it also works with AppleScript.

Not only IRC, it also supports SILC and ICB. Excel for mac 2008 conditional formatting guide. The Mac app hasn’t been updated since 2014, but I had no problems using it on macOS High Sierra.

There is also an iOS app, which was more recently updated as of three months ago, so it’s not abandonware. Colloquy is free on macOS, and on iOS. My Thoughts For some reason, I had trouble using LimeChat. I’ve never used IRC before, so that’s more of a ding on me, and not necessarily reflective of LimeChat. However, I had no problem using Textual and Colloquy. Textual is great to use, but it lacks an iOS app. If you need a Mac IRC client but don’t really need it on iOS, then I recommend Textual.

But if you need an app on macOS and iOS, then I recommend Colloquy. But that’s entirely a personal choice, and maybe you’ll like LimeChat better than I did. [Update] Honorable Mention: XChat Azure John F. Braun recommended another Mac IRC client called XChat Azure.

It’s a native Mac app and open-source. It’s compatible with plugins and has standard IRC features like file sharing, multiple server connection, and nick completion. You can find it on the Mac App Store for.