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 Dec 19, 2024
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  1. Qwebirc icon

    Qwebirc

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    qwebirc is a web based AJAX IRC client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Qwebirc screenshot 1

    Qwebirc Features

    1.  IRC

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  2. sushi IRC suite icon

    sushi IRC suite

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    The sushi IRC suite consists of a central daemon and several clients, which communicate via DBus.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2016.

    sushi IRC suite Features

    1.  IRC

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  4. jsIRC

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    jsIRC is written using Socket.IO, node.js, jQuery Title Alert and Sencha ExtJS, relying on string.js, Lo-Dash and PhantomJS.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Socket.io
    • Node.JS
    • jQuery
    jsIRC screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer accessible and the GitHub repo hasn't been updated since May 17th, 2015.

    jsIRC Features

    1.  IRC

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  5. CGI:IRC icon

    CGI:IRC

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    CGI:IRC is a Perl/CGI program that lets you access IRC from a web browser, it is designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRC network, a chat-room for a website or to access IRC when stuck behind a restrictive firewall.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Perl
    CGI:IRC screenshot 1

    CGI:IRC Features

    1.  IRC

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  6. Hextor

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    Hextor is an privacy focused IRC client that is based on HexChat and uses the Tor network for anonymity.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Tor

    Hextor Features

    1.  Anonymous Chat

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  7. Gnotty

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    Gnotty ties the knot between the web and IRC. It is designed to assist open source projects that host an IRC channel for collaboration on their project. Gnotty is BSD licensed.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    Gnotty Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Bots

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  9. Tiny Tiny IRC icon

    Tiny Tiny IRC

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    Tiny Tiny IRC is an open source AJAX-powered IRC client. The idea behind this being that you don't need either client software or even a stable network connection to stay connected to IRC, just keep the site opened to see new messages.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Tiny Tiny IRC screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.30, released in December 2015, can be still downloaded from Google Play Store.

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  10. relay.js

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    A web-based IRC client that makes IRC less intimidating and easier to use.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
    • npm
    relay.js screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2017.

    relay.js Features

    1.  IRC

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  11. Ergo icon

    Ergo

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    Ergo (formerly known as Oragono) is a modern IRC server written in Go. Its core design principles are:

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD
    • Docker
    • OpenBSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  LDAP support
    3.  IRC

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  12. HoloIRC icon

    HoloIRC

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    HoloIRC is an open source IRC client for Android 4.0 and up. It is designed to be as simple to use as possible while being extremely small in size and fairly light in resources. It works with IRC bouncers as well as regular servers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    HoloIRC screenshot 1
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    Discontinued

    Github repository has been archived by the owner on Nov 19, 2023.

    HoloIRC Features

    1.  IRC

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    MIRGGI

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    mIRGGI is the first IRC client for S60 3rd Edition devices. It is also available for 2nd edition devices. It is currently in early stages because I just began writing it on 10th of March. Ive been meaning to do this for a long time but havent gotten to it.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
    MIRGGI screenshot 1

    MIRGGI Features

    1.  IRC

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  14. bIRC icon

    bIRC

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    bIRC is a simple, lightweight and flexible IRC-Client written in Bash. bIRC doesn't require an installation and can be launched by executing a single script file. bIRC has plugin support and can be easily modified.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    bIRC screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    There has been no development progress since 2012.

    bIRC Features

    1.  IRC

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