MacIrssi Alternatives

MacIrssi is described as 'Originally created by Nils Hjelte, the Cocoa port of Irssi has recently fallen out of development and become website-less. Having aquired a copy of the source from Nils, this branch contains my gradual "improvements" to the original 0.8.2 release of MacIrssi' and is an app in the social & communications category. There are eight alternatives to MacIrssi for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best MacIrssi alternative is mIRC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Quassel IRC or Chatzilla. Other great apps like MacIrssi are LimeChat, Colloquy, Textual and Nettalk.

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Originally created by Nils Hjelte, the Cocoa port of Irssi has recently fallen out of development and become website-less....

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MacIrssi alternatives page was last updated Sep 13, 2021
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  1. mIRC icon
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    mIRC is a popular Internet Relay Chat client used by individuals and organizations to communicate, share, play and work with each other on IRC networks around the world.

    61 mIRC alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    mIRC Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Colored Text

    mIRC VS MacIrssi

     
    • mIRC is the most popular Windows alternative to MacIrssi.

    • mIRC is the most popular commercial alternative to MacIrssi.

    • mIRC is Paid and ProprietaryMacIrssi is Free and Open Source
  2. Quassel IRC icon
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    Quassel IRC is a modern, cross-platform, distributed IRC client based on the Qt5 framework. Distributed means that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core that stays permanently online -- much like the popular combination of screen and a...

    55 Quassel IRC alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Quassel IRC Features

    1.  QT Based
    2.  Standalone
    3.  IRC

    Quassel IRC VS MacIrssi

     
    • Quassel IRC is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to MacIrssi.

    • Quassel IRC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MacIrssi.

    • Quassel IRC is Free and Open SourceMacIrssi is also Free and Open Source
  3. Chatzilla icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • SeaMonkey
    • Firefox
    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 MacIrssi

     
  4. LimeChat icon
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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.

    59 LimeChat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    LimeChat Features

    1.  IRC

    LimeChat VS MacIrssi

     
    • LimeChat is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to MacIrssi.

    • LimeChat is Free and Open SourceMacIrssi is also Free and Open Source
  5. Colloquy icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Colloquy Features

    1.  IRC

    Colloquy VS MacIrssi

     
  6. Textual icon
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    Textual is the world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  User friendly

    Features

    1.  IRC
    2.  Themes

    Textual VS MacIrssi

     
  7. Nettalk icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Nettalk Features

    1.  IRC

    Nettalk VS MacIrssi

     
  8. wsIRC icon
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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 PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    wsIRC Features

    1.  IRC

    wsIRC VS MacIrssi

     
    • wsIRC is the most popular Web-based alternative to MacIrssi.

    • wsIRC is Free Personal and ProprietaryMacIrssi is Free and Open Source
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