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))

KKNOPP  BTW a tip or hint to the people who run the #Colloquy IRC channel.

Be a bit nicer to new people that show up. Acting pretentious or "above" those that come in and don't automatically fit into your "clique" doesn't do your application or the time spent on it justice.

Remember, if it wasn't for us, you'd not have a userbase. I was on there earlier and saw two people that weren't cussing, saying anything BAD about the application, or trolling at all. But they were being treated poorly by those that ran the channel.

Having a great application like Colloquy wont matter if those that are involved act badly toward those interested.

Not going to name names. You know who you are.   
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

KKNOPP  Forgot to write a review! (Sorry, been playing with my new IRC toy :D)  
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

KKNOPP  Wow I really thought this program was dead in the water. Glad I was mistaken. I am back to using it now instead of Snak.

Colloquy is probably the most MODERN and mac like of all IRC clients. It seems the others are stuck in 1995 and haven't really tried to improve on the idea at all. Other than scripting abilities and aliases and such. I've been wanting REAL emoticons in IRC for ages. And Colloquy lets you turn them off if you are annoyed by them as well. (Choice is good)

The only real bugs I had was the preferences would "stick" sometime and I couldn't get them open. Especially the Appearance panel.   
(Version 2.2.1(4132))

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))

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))

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))

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))

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

JOHN NOWAK  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))

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))

JOHN NOWAK  I take it back -- This doesn't even deserve three starts. Just had to trash my prefs because Colloquy keeps crashing on launch. SILC support is barely functional. Buddy lists don't work right. Iconography in the Connections window is insane... I still have no idea how to tell if something is connecting or not. What on earth is the lightning bolt arrow supposed to mean? Garbage garbage garbage! I'm going back to irssi.  
(Version 2.1(3590))

JOHN NOWAK  Colloquy is a mixed bag.

On the plus side, it looks nice, works nice (mostly) once you have it set up, and most importantly for me, it has SILC support.

Unfortunately, it has a number of issues. Appearance preferences usually do not update unless you restart the app. There's a bug in tab handling if you use the tabbed window mode (dragging a new tab to the left side jumps it to the right). It crashes on me once a day or so. It doesn't give much indication of how a connection attempt is going, especially on startup. It keeps creating a transcripts folder even though I have logging disabled. Etc etc...

If you need SILC, this is definitely your best bet as nothing else exists beyond irssi-silc or gaim. If you don't need it, well... it is still probably your best bet. Just get used to the annoyances. It's a shame there isn't a more solid IRC client for the Mac. I'd happy pay $15-25 for one if there was.  
(Version 2.1(3590))

SIMEN  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))

8BIT-WINTERMUTE  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)

LEONCAHUN  The app is nice, though it should be easier to switch views (tab-based view, drawer-based view, etc).

However, what is a problem is the amount of cpu-cycles this puppy draws. In Activity Monitor it jumps up and down, crossing the 65% level (on a 2GHz Core Duo)! Come on, that's an IRC app (and I am talking about being connected to _one_ server, and _four_ channels at a time; not like 20 servers, and 80 channels).

Bottom line: this app warms up my Macbook Pro more than Safari under heavy use; comparable to Aperture preparing some slideshow-previews, or stuff. I dont think that's acceptable.  
(Version 2.1)

PO60T  The best looking, most mac-like IRC client available for OSX.

I love the customisability of Colloquoy. There are some nice themes from Adium that would look good in IRC.

Some features I would like to see in the next version.

-fserve support, !triggers and stuff.

-handle the user list in a draw like Conversation with the Sidebar Window interface.

-set colour of your name. (maybe you can do this already?)

-Fix file transfer. If you clear a finished transfer, the feedback of the remaining downloads stops updating even though the file is still DL. If you want to refresh you have to keep clicking the clear button.

Otherwise it is a pleasure to use.  
(Version 2.1)

CHIEFTED  Have tried a couple of irc chat clients and this one is the best hands down.

Good graphical interface.

Easy set up compared to other IRC clients (compared to Newspeak, X-Chat Aqua, Conversation).

I had it installed and running in about 3 mins.

Haven't had a problem with it yet but I haven't tried DCC yet either but when I set it up it looked like it was working properly.  
(Version 2.1)

ATGMAC  I love this app!

Keep up the good work.  
(Version 2.1)

REVERB  Pretty good, still a bit rough around the edges. For example, it slowed to a crawl and eventually crashed when I was in a room of 200+ users. But definitely one of the best free IRC clients for OS X.  
(Version 2.0 (2D16))

ANONYMOUS  the dcc section is since the tiger-version totally corrupted! continued files dont work after finish!!!  
(Version 2.0 (2D16))

ANONYMOUS  best irc client ever!

but i miss an option to auto continiue!   
(Version 2.0 (2D16))

ANONYMOUS  Seems tolerably fast now. This is certainly nicer looking than MacIrssi, but I'll likely be switching back once/if that's fixed for Tiger  
(Version 2.0 (2D14))

HUCK  If you're using 10.4, you'll probably run into crappy problems that are only fixed by repeatedly deleting preferences. The nightlies work correctly on 10.4. Get it here: http://www.colloquy.info/downloads/nightly.zip

It does have a lingering bug with certain applescripts, but seems otherwise okay.  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

HAPPYUSER87567  Great. Finally a easy to use, clear, clean and simple irc client. Yesss!!  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  Very, very well done. That says it all...  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  fast,sleek,efficient, best irc client i've ever tried.  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  Best IRC and SILC client for the platform. And the only one that looks like it belongs on the platform. Developer: good job.  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  so where is the Jaguar version 1 ??  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

TENTHUMBS  In time, this will be the application all other IRC-Clients are measured against - on any platform.

I have been grabbing the nightly builds of this app for a while now, and are pleased to see it is being actively developed.

The way it takes advantage of core osx technologies should be an inspiration for all developers out there - from the usage of Growl notification-bezels to the styling by xslt/css. The applescript-library of this app is huuge.

While some IRC poweruser might still find it a bit lacking in a few areas, i think this one deserves the 5 stars in all areas.

Last but not least, it is open source, so you can checkout the code by SVN your self if you think you can contribute.  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  in lager rooms colloguy is extreamly slow... uselessly in lage rooms  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

DANIEL  I don't know what happens to this application, but now is extremely low, after using it a few minutes.

Hope the authors fix this problem.

All other things are fine.  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  Best one out there.

thanks for not forgetting about 10.2 users  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

ANONYMOUS  I don't think developers should release software with cryptic build numbers. It really is better to stick to the widely understood x.x.x convention. If Colloquy isn't ready for a 2.0.1 designation, for example, then it probably isn't ready for public consumption and should be seeded longer among beta testers until it *is* ready. Or if it is ready for public consumption (which it appears to be), just release it as 2.0.1, 2.0.2, etc. But hey, that's just my opinion. ;)  
(Version 2.0 (2C11))

NAMAN  Looks to be shaping up nicely, and I recommend it to any OS X user new to IRC, but it's still lacking in a few important respects, enough to still seem a bit too 'basic' to those who've been using IRC for years. Make scripting a wee bit easier, have better online documentation (especially where scripting is concerned), and better integrate server-consoles (currently, they don't follow the themes one uses, and they also seem to lack certain things I consider vital, like ping-times and notification on reception of ping.) For now, I'm sticking with X-Chat Aqua, but I can see myself switching to Colloquy when the time comes.  
(Version 2.0 (2C10))

ANONYMOUS  I think this is the best IRC client out there by far. Its user interface is simply sexy and all the commands are intuitive. Keep up the good work!  
(Version 2.0 (2C10))

ANONYMOUS  Damn nifty IRC client... Good to see the speed improvements, since that is/was the main thing keeping me using MacIrssi.  
(Version 2.0 (2C10))

MICHAEL DIPPERY  Very nice client! Easy to use, lots of options, and very nice interface! I used X-Chat Aqua before, and I recommend this software over X-Chat Aqua. The price is also very nice. ;)  
(Version 2.0 (v2B101.1))

DAVID GORMAN  I've been using IRC for years and years, and more years. Before I "switched" to Mac a year and a half ago, I had always used Xircon for IRC. I always liked the feel of it more than mIRC and others. Once I started using OS X, I found that X-Chat was very similar to Xircon, so I stuck with that. I had seen Colloquy around the 'net a few times, but I always ignored it, figuring I'd feel the same way about it that I felt about mIRC during my Windows days.

I finally decided to try out the nightly build of it out of pure curiosity. Well, I'm a changed man. Thanks to its extreme level of customization, I was able to get it working and looking exactly the way I wanted. Once I felt comfortable using it, I started discovering how unique of an IRC client it truly is.

From the buddy list to the alerts to the CSS/XSLT based customization, Colloquy is amazing. It's not just the best IRC application I've used, but it's one of the best applications I've seen on OS X period. That's saying a lot. To top it all off, it's free and open-source.

I can't thank the developers enough for working so hard to create Colloquy. It's amazing as is, and I can't wait to see how it continues to evolve. They'll definitely see a donation from me soon!

Make sure to grab the newest nightly build ( http://colloquy.info/downloads/nightly.zip ) and some third-party styles for it ( http://colloquy.info/community/index.php?ColloquyStyles )!  
(Version 2.0 (v2B101.1))

ANONYMOUS  Colloquy is great, but after a while, whenever I press "Connect", the icon just grays out, and then does nothing...  
(Version 2.0 (v2B101.1))

ANONYMOUS  IP's and server messages can be shown by opening the console window, and you can highlight the topic by "Get Info"-ing on a channel. :)  
(Version 2.0 (v2B101.1))

ANONYMOUS  Colloquy is a great program; however 2B101 is a somewhat old build and missing a lot of features.

Get the latest build at http:/​​/​​colloquy.info/​​downloads/​​nightly.zip instead.  
(Version 2.0 (v2B101.1))

PHOBIA  Good stuff, xenon :-)  
(Version 1.0.1)

SLAVYA  Can not disable the join «who is»...

Mega flooding  
(Version 1.0.1)

BENIGHTEDBASTARD  My favourite client in terms of ease of use. Has nice features, but also sorely lacks others. Is more aimed at a newer IRC user.

My bad points:

Lacks support for many irc commands, does not allow topic text to be selected, doesn't show IPs or other server messages. Multiple chat windows can get cluttersome.  
(Version 1.0.1)

JOE  other than lack of dcc chat, this works just fine. But the DCC chat thing is kind of frustrating.  
(Version 1.0.1)

ERRANT  Great Design, a little lacking in features.  
(Version 1.0.1)