simple irc is a straightforward chat client designed for Apple's OS X operating system, allowing users to connect to internet relay chat channels quickly and easily.
I recently tried out Simple IRC, an IRC client designed for Mac OS X that was written from scratch using REALbasic 5.2.4. While I didn't have any issues testing it on my version of Mac OS X, Simple IRC's website does caution that no testing was done on any versions prior to 10.4.2, so keep that in mind if you're using an earlier version.
One of the key features of Simple IRC is the ability to customize the appearance of the application with different themes. There's even a theme tutorial included to help you get started. Additionally, the client allows for custom away, part, and quit messages, and has a useful favorite server menu.
Another great aspect of Simple IRC is the multiple channel support, which makes it easy to keep up with all the conversations you're involved with. And if it's a client you use frequently, you can set it up to autoconnect to your preferred server on start-up and auto-identify on connection.
One particularly useful feature for those using iTunes is the built-in currently-playing feature, which shows you what music you're currently listening to.
Simple IRC has had some recent updates, including changes to how themes work to eliminate bugs and allow for the use of double quotes for nickname delimiters. The parser has also been improved, and issues with displaying JOIN, PART and QUIT messages have been fixed.
Other new features include the ability to set part, quit, and away messages in the preferences, a /clear command to clear the screen, and the elimination of the 'PING PONG' display when the server pings the client.
Overall, I found Simple IRC to be a useful and customizable client for Mac OS X. Its various features make it a great option if you frequently use IRC.
One of the key features of Simple IRC is the ability to customize the appearance of the application with different themes. There's even a theme tutorial included to help you get started. Additionally, the client allows for custom away, part, and quit messages, and has a useful favorite server menu.
Another great aspect of Simple IRC is the multiple channel support, which makes it easy to keep up with all the conversations you're involved with. And if it's a client you use frequently, you can set it up to autoconnect to your preferred server on start-up and auto-identify on connection.
One particularly useful feature for those using iTunes is the built-in currently-playing feature, which shows you what music you're currently listening to.
Simple IRC has had some recent updates, including changes to how themes work to eliminate bugs and allow for the use of double quotes for nickname delimiters. The parser has also been improved, and issues with displaying JOIN, PART and QUIT messages have been fixed.
Other new features include the ability to set part, quit, and away messages in the preferences, a /clear command to clear the screen, and the elimination of the 'PING PONG' display when the server pings the client.
Overall, I found Simple IRC to be a useful and customizable client for Mac OS X. Its various features make it a great option if you frequently use IRC.
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