Name: Colloquy
Rating: 3.6917 (57 reviews)

Free

Absolutely Free

Colloquy overview

Colloquy is an advanced IRC & SILC client which aims to fill a void left by unglamorous clients. By adhering to 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.

What’s new in version 2.5

Updated on Jan 18 2021

Version 2.5:

Update KissXML to 5.3.1 + patches

Information

License

Free

Size

11.3 MB

Developer’s website

https://github.com/colloquy/colloquy

Downloads

60458

App requirements

Intel 64
OS X 10.10 or later

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taliesin2

Jan 17 2021

2.4.3

Version: 2.4.3

Maybe I am missing something. Maybe literally. Downloaded version 2.4.3 and the folder contained various files. But I cannot find the application itself. No .exe file to click on. Help please.

Tachy0n

Aug 10 2018

macOS 10.13.6… It’s the beginning of the end. The IRC parts seem to work, but I can’t customize the channel styles anymore. If you click on a color, the color picker never appears. If you try to change the background image, the dialog box never appears. I suppose I could try finding a .plist somewhere and editing the values manually, but that’s a chore.

Edgarpalmer

Jun 9 2015

2.0

Linkinus seems to have gone away and Colloquy would be a good replacement but it downloads epub and mobi formats as garbage. Unless I am missing something.

dachkater

Mar 22 2014

"iTunes got an error: Can't get class of file track id XXXXX of user playlist id XXXXX of source id XXXXX." Their bug tracker is dead, Trac considered very 00's, time to upgrade. Get that shit up at Github or something, seriously.

Ajd

Dec 25 2013

2.4.2

1.5

Version: 2.4.2

I've been a big fan of Colloquy for some time, it's always been a far more polished product than its competitors. Sadly, since switching to Mavericks it's been highly unstable and the developers behind Colloquy aren't known for their updates. Time to find an alternative :-(

Timta2

Nov 16 2013

4.0

I really love this application but you would think that after all of these years of non-functioning search and find features that they would either fix them or remove them from the interface. I thought there was something wrong with my computer until I saw all of the complaints and tickets on the developer's site. Kind of disappointing as search/find are kind of important for an IRC client that can store thousands of lines of text. Everything else is great, it's easy on the eyes, works well, and is stable.

Donmontalvo

Sep 27 2013

5.0

Good stuff, recommended, happy camper. Why not distribute through Apple App Store? :)

Jazzyguy

Mar 14 2013

2.4.1

Version: 2.4.1

I have SNAK but this is a very nice and reliable Irc application. It seems smooth and is supported by SMUG.It is a rather simple IRC client and is easy for beginners to use.

Alex1986

Feb 24 2013

2.4

Version: 2.4

The developer has just released 2.4.1 version. This is the changelog: - New - Notification Center support Mask-based ignore rules Support for ZNC partyline - Changed - Display unhandled mode changes Searching the web uses the default browser instead of assuming Safari Various performance enhancements with displaying large amounts of chat - Fixed - Permanent ignores are permanent again Issues that could cause the bouncer plugin to not work Issues that would cause toolbar icons to not show up on Retina screens Remove a sleep that slows down initial launches (Thanks to Danial Jalkut for the patch!) Remove unused buttons (Thanks to Danial Jalkut for the patch!) CTCP TIME shows up in user-local time instead of GMT Potential issues with styles that append elements together visually

Pixeltrance

Apr 3 2012

Please note that the 2.4 update is Lion only. You can still download 2.3 on the developers homepage if you still have refused to downgrade from Snow Leopard to Lion.

Livings124

Mar 15 2012

2.3

0.5

Version: 2.3

Long-standing bugs remain unfixed, leaving Growl broken since 2009 and closing windows extremely buggy and unreliable. Developers are rude to users contacting them. Project is essentially abandoned. I would look for an alternative.

Knowhowe

Sep 12 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!

Bedouin

Jul 23 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.

New-User

May 5 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.

Mrgando

Jul 25 2009

2.2.1(4132)

Version: 2.2.1(4132)

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

Greyman

Jan 12 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.

Terrio

Jan 10 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

Jan 9 2009

2.2(4129)

Version: 2.2(4129)

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.

Gndzapp

Dec 7 2008

2.1(3761)

Version: 2.1(3761)

Use it daily, still my favorite IRC client!