IRCCloud is an IRC client with a future. Stay connected, chat from anywhere, and never miss a message.
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IRCCloud is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Textual.
- IRCCloud is Freemium and Proprietary
Textual Alternatives
Textual is described as 'The world's most popular application for interacting with Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chatrooms on macOS' and is a IRC Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Textual for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Textual alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Textual are SeaMonkey, HexChat, mIRC and WeeChat.
Alternatives list
Konversation is an IRC client which gives you speedy access to Freenode network's channels, where you will find support for most distributions.
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- SeaMonkey
- Firefox
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.
Comments about Colloquy as an Alternative to Textual
- Colloquy is Free and Open Source
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Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.
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57 LimeChat alternativesLimeChat 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.
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Comments about LimeChat as an Alternative to Textual
meriwareNot compatible on Mac OS, only iPad.
LimeChat is the most popular iPad alternative to Textual.
- LimeChat is Free and Open Source
An IRC-like internet chatroom hosted on ZeroNet, a distributed network. 0rc is a fully distributed website, and messages are shared through peers using the ZeroNet stack. In addition, making a new chatroom website is a simple as downloading the files and cloning the site.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Python
- JavaScript
- ZeroNet
A freeware build of X-Chat for windows, as opposed to the official 30-day-trial shareware Windows build.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows
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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!
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Tiny Tiny IRC is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Textual.
- Tiny Tiny IRC is Free and Open Source
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Colloquy is not available as a Mac OS (desktop) app, only as an iPad app.