Download Colloquy for Mac - Lightweight IRC chat client. MacUpdate.com

Colloquy 2.3

Your rating: Now say why...

(26) 4.3076923076923075

Lightweight IRC chat client. Free

Add to my Watch List
Email me when discounted

Download Now
8.3 MB
Visit Developer's Site
Timothy Hatcher

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

Features:

AppleScript: A powerful dictionary for easy scripting.
Fast & Solid IRC Core: Powered by the Irssi engine.
Fast & Solid SILC Core: Powered by the SILC Toolkit.
Plug-In Love: Unlimited extensability through Plug-Ins.
Tight Ship: IRC over SSL for the

What's New

Version 2.3 (4617):

Adds a Bouncer that can be used with Colloquy for iPhone to receive push notifications. (The bouncer feature is Leopard only.)
Support identification services on other networks like QuakeNet, Undernet and GameSurge.
Warning alert before sending large amounts of text to the chat.
Better hostmask generation for bans.
Over 60 more changes, fixes and additions.

Version 2.3 (4617):

Adds a Bouncer that can be used with Colloquy for iPhone to receive push notifications. (The bouncer feature is Leopard only.)
Support identification services on other networks like QuakeNet, Undernet and GameSurge.
Warning alert before sending large amounts of text to the chat.
Better hostmask generation for bans.
Over more...

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

Linkinus

+20
Shareware $29.95

Advanced IRC client.
Snak

+6
Shareware $29

IRC chat client.
LimeChat

+6
Free

RubyCocoa IRC client.
Colloquy Mail...

+3
Free

Get mail script for the IRC ...
Psi

+2
Free

Jabber chat client.
Textual

+2
Demo $4.99

Lightweight IRC client.

Colloquy User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 2.x:

(26)

Your rating: Now say why...

Overall:

(29)

sort: smiles | time

+35

Zimphire commented on 27 Sep 2011

I take it that this isn't being updated anymore?

[Version 2.3]

+94

Knowhowe commented on 12 Sep 2010

I've long been using the IRC prog in the SeaMonkey browser package to access my favourite trivia quiz - irc-//dalnet/#trivia

But no more since I discovered Colloquy. For the non-nerd user such as I this is just perfect, I love it.

Its ease of use has opened up the world of IRC for me. Thanks very much!

[Version 2.3]

+56

Bedouin reviewed on 23 Jul 2010

I was a die hard X Chat Aqua user after years of using BitchX in UNIX. I tried Colloquy when it first came out and -- first whatever reason, didn't like it. It seems to have matured since then and merged the classic IRC interface with a genuinely Mac feel. It's become my default IRC client now, and I suspect it uses less resources than X Chat Aqua did.

[Version 2.3]

+67

Tomis reviewed on 04 May 2010

This is, for me, the only usable free IRC client on the mac. It's like the Safari of IRC clients, completely native and at home on the OS, where-as others feel like poorly done translations.

It's had its share of bugs and stability problems in the past, but the current versions have been smooth sailing for me for a while now.

There's always room for improvement in most any software. I give it 4/5, definitely in the best of its class.

[Version 2.3]

+21

MrGando reviewed on 25 Jul 2009

This application is amazing, the price can't be beat, and it's packed with cool features. Low on memory usage too, the "automate" on connect has always proven very useful for me. Also the stability has always been rock solid for me.

Thank you for this, and keep up the good work.

_NG

[Version 2.2.1(4132)]

greyman commented on 09 Jan 2009

System is 10.5.6 and I only use colloquy for silc servers. Current version 1/9/2009 crashes on start-up. even tried with it generating a new preferences file. Please fix this going back to older version till this is fixed.

[Version 2.2(4129)]

1 Reply

+117

Robby.is.on replied on 09 Jan 2009

Try now, a silent update (2.2.1) was pushed soon after the initial 2.2 release fixing this crash. :)

gndzapp reviewed on 07 Dec 2008

Use it daily, still my favorite IRC client!

[Version 2.1(3761)]

foobaz reviewed on 17 Sep 2007

Version 2.1(3720) of Colloquy fixes a lot of bugs and is far more stable and less resource-intensive than earlier versions. I tried it and ended up switching back to Colloquy from X-Chat.

[Version 2.1(3720)]

1 Reply

PsychoWiLL replied on 20 Sep 2007

It doesn't work at all.

simen reviewed on 04 Mar 2007

It looks nice, and is easy enough. But it is so slow... When I write the application hang for like 5-6 seconds, maybe like one or two times each minute. Not good enough, totally useless for me.

[Version 2.1(3590)]

-1

8bit-Wintermute reviewed on 20 Jan 2007

I switched to this from X-Chat Aqua. It's mac-like enough.

The only things that bug me are the growl-style popups that are a bit annoying, and I wish the nick column could automatically be as wide as it needed to be instead of me having to go back into the options to keep changing it. Other than that, this is the best mac client I've used for IRC.

It sits at 2% cpu use on my dual core iMac BTW not 65%

[Version 2.1]

2 Replies

+17

leoncahun replied on 06 Mar 2007

2% cpu is only true when you use it _very_ carefully, like just letting drop in chat-messages, etc.

But: whenif you scroll in populated windows, when you change themes, etc. cpu-drawing jumps up very high (like 100% on a Core Duo), leaving the app temporarily unresponsive, therefore unusable, at least warming up your Intel-Mac.

It's a pity since otherwise this app could be _the_ OS X IRC-app.
But please fix ressource-management first. Thx.

-4

replied on 01 Jun 2007

Unfortunately, it'll never be fixed. There's massive incompetence on the part of the author.

greyman had trouble on 12 Jan 2009

Stability in the current version is gone. if system looses network connectivity the application crashes. Also private messages are no longer opening a new tab. Having to resort back to older build.

[Version 2.2.1(4132)]

-1

greyman had trouble on 12 Jan 2009

Stability in the current version is gone. if system looses network connectivity the application crashes. Also private messages are no longer opening a new tab. Having to resort back to older build.

[Version 2.2.1(4132)]

-3

terrio had trouble on 09 Jan 2009

Won't start up on 10.3.9 -- crash log reads:

dyld: /Users/xxxx/Downloads/Colloquy.app/Contents/MacOS/Colloquy Undefined symbols:
ChatCore undefined reference to _NSBaseURLDocumentOption expected to be defined in AppKit
ChatCore undefined reference to _NSCharacterEncodingDocumentOption expected to be defined in AppKit
ChatCore undefined reference to _kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings expected to be defined in CoreServices
ChatCore undefined reference to _kCFStreamSSLAllowsAnyRoot expected to be defined in CoreServices
ChatCore undefined reference to _kCFStreamSSLValidatesCertificateChain expected to be defined in CoreServices
Acid undefined reference to _kCFStreamPropertySSLSettings expected to be defined in CoreServices
Acid undefined reference to _kCFStreamSSLAllowsAnyRoot expected to be defined in CoreServices

[Version 2.2.1(4132)]

2 Replies

+117

Robby.is.on replied on 09 Jan 2009

2.2 requires 10.4.

terrio replied on 11 Jan 2009

Interesting; at the time I posted this, it still claimed to run on 10.3.9. Oh well.

There are currently no ratings. Write a comment or review now.

Downloads:44,455

Version Downloads:8,350

Type:Internet : Chat

License:Free

Date:21 Aug 2009

Platform:PPC / Intel

Price:Free

Overall (Version 2.x):

Features:

Ease of Use:

Value:

Stability:

Displaying 1-10 of 40

1 2 3 4

Displaying 1-3 of 3

Please login or create a new
MacUpdate Member account
to use this feature

Watch Lists are available to
MacUpdate Desktop Members
Upgrade Now

Download and auto-install
using MacUpdate Desktop. Save
time moving folders and cleaning-up.

AppleScript: A powerful dictionary for easy scripting.
Fast & Solid IRC Core: Powered by the Irssi engine.
Fast & Solid SILC Core: Powered by the SILC Toolkit.
Plug-In Love: Unlimited extensability through Plug-Ins.
Tight Ship: IRC over SSL for the paranoia.
Styled For You: Pick the look for your conversations, powered by WebKit.
Colors of the World: Fully compatible with mIRC colors.
Unintrusive Interface: Sleek multi- or single-window modes with tabs or a drawer.
File Transfer Medly: Full DCC transfer support with resume and passive DCC.
They're Your Buddies: A buddy list for your IRC friends.
Multiplicity: The freedom to chat on multiple servers.
Open Minded: Open source, like it should be.
Much, Much More! Just a better experience all-around.

Add/Update Listing About MacUpdate Desktop Career Opportunities RSS Twitter Facebook Advertise Sitemap