Colloquy Alternatives

Colloquy is described as 'Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy has the look and feel of a quality Mac application' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Colloquy for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Colloquy alternative is HexChat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Colloquy are SeaMonkey, mIRC, WeeChat and XChat for Linux.

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Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client...

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Colloquy alternatives page was last updated Apr 15, 2022
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  1. Chatzilla icon

    Chatzilla

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    ChatZilla is a clean, easy to use and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client, built on the Mozilla platform, which provides all the usual features: multiple servers, a built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
    ChatZilla in the #chatzilla support channel.
    Discontinued

    Discontinued since 2017. From their website: “With the release of Firefox 57 (Firefox Quantum), it is no longer possible for ChatZilla to work as an extension in Firefox.”

    Chatzilla Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  IRC

    Chatzilla VS Colloquy

     
  2. IceChat icon

    IceChat

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    IceChat is a fully featured, simple to use IRC Client allowing you to chat online with your friends and for meeting new people as well. It can be used in Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista and also Windows...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    IceChat screenshot 1

    IceChat VS Colloquy

     
  4. Linkinus icon

    Linkinus

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    Linkinus 2 provides a rich, social IRC experience; featuring embedded media, short URL expansion, message starring, combined chats, emoticons, and much more!

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Default skin.

    Linkinus Features

    1.  IRC

    Linkinus VS Colloquy

     
  5. Shout icon

    Shout

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    The self-hosted web IRC client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    Shout's development has stopped early 2016 and replaced by its official community fork: The Lounge icon The Lounge .See https://github.com/erming/shout

    Shout Features

    1.  IRC

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  6. XChat for Windows icon

    XChat for Windows

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    XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux (Open Source) and Windows (Shareware, 30-day trial). It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows 7
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.8.9, released in May 2010, can be still bought from the official website.

    XChat for Windows Features

    1.  IRC

    XChat for Windows VS Colloquy

     
  7. LimeChat icon

    LimeChat

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    LimeChat is an IRC client for Windows, Mac OS X and iOS.

    Features

    Can connect to multiple servers in a window By key operation was rich, achieve a sense of comfortable operation Customization capabilities over the details Stable operation at light Search and comfortable log in.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    LimeChat screenshot 1

    LimeChat Features

    1.  IRC

    LimeChat VS Colloquy

     

    • LimeChat is the most popular iPad alternative to Colloquy.

    • LimeChat is Free and Open SourceColloquy is also Free and Open Source
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    Nettalk

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    Nettalk is a powerful but easy to use free (open source) IRC-client for Windows. The smart user interface is based on Windows standards, so it is easy to get used to it. The following languages for the interface are available: English, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Hungarian...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Nettalk screenshot 1

    Nettalk Features

    1.  IRC

    Nettalk VS Colloquy

     
  10. Convos icon

    Convos

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    Convos is an IRC client that runs in your browser and brings the IRC experience into the 21st century. It features a persistent bouncer on the server side that will keep you online even after you close your browser window. Want to use Convos on your phone? No problem!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Convos screenshot 1

    Convos Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Browser-based

    Convos VS Colloquy

     
  11. HydraIRC icon

    HydraIRC

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    HydraIRC is an open-source IRC client with an attractive and easy to use interface. It supports DCC Chat and File transfers, Connecting to multiple servers, Dockable Floating Tabbed Windows, Autohiding Windows, DLL Plugins, Channel Monitoring, Message Logs, Event Viewer, Themes...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HydraIRC screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Not maintained since 2008

    HydraIRC Features

    1.  IRC

    HydraIRC VS Colloquy

     
  12. ScrollZ IRC Client icon

    ScrollZ IRC Client

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    ScrollZ is an advanced IRC client based on ircII. It incorporates many useful features found in all sorts of scripts. The main difference between these scripts and ScrollZ is the code - whereas ircII scripts take a lot of disk and memory space and run slow, ScrollZ only takes a...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    ScrollZ IRC Client screenshot 1

    ScrollZ IRC Client Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  IRC

    ScrollZ IRC Client VS Colloquy

     
  13. wsIRC icon

    wsIRC

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    wsIrc - the global community communicator, goal is to offer a free web IRC client which should be at the end as good as old standalone application, but yet without requiring any installation, without any update, without any virus risk, and maybe we will offer yet a few...

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    wsIRC screenshot 1

    wsIRC Features

    1.  IRC

    wsIRC VS Colloquy

     
  14. BitchX icon

    BitchX

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    BitchX is a free software text-based IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for UNIX-like systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    BitchX screenshot 1

    BitchX VS Colloquy

     
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