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DESCRIPTION

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 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.
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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.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:Timothy Hatcher
Downloads:40,199
  - Version d/l:4,099
Internet:Chat
License:Free
Date:21 Aug 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
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Jul 23 2010
*****

BEDOUIN  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)

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May 4 2010
****.

TOMIS  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)

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Jul 25 2009
*****

MRGANDO  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))

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Jan 12 2009

GREYMAN  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))

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Jan 12 2009

GREYMAN  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))

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Jan 9 2009

TERRIO  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))

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Jan 9 2009

ROBBY.IS.ON  2.2 requires 10.4.  
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

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Jan 11 2009

TERRIO  Interesting; at the time I posted this, it still claimed to run on 10.3.9. Oh well.  
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

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Jan 9 2009

GREYMAN  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))

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Jan 9 2009

ROBBY.IS.ON  Try now, a silent update (2.2.1) was pushed soon after the initial 2.2 release fixing this crash. :)  
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

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Dec 7 2008
*****

GNDZAPP  Use it daily, still my favorite IRC client!  
(Version 2.1(3761))

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Dec 23 2007

  Can't even get it to add an SILC server in the latest version (2.1). The join room button seems broken as well... manually joining in the console seems okay. Had to delete preferences twice so far as it crashes on start. Same experience on two different computers on Leopard.

Someone, please write a STABLE SILC client! I'll pay for it!  
(Version 2.1(3761))

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Dec 23 2007

  I seem to have much better luck with the latest nightly build...  
(Version 2.1(3761))

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Sep 17 2007
****.

FOOBAZ  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))

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Sep 20 2007

PSYCHOWILL  It doesn't work at all.  
(Version 2.1(3720))

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