Graphical IRC client recommendations (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I spend a sizable portion of the day on IRC and was wondering what your setups are.

I'd love sth with UX and UI similar to Cinny, so far only irccloud has brushed close enough for me.

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[-] mim@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago

I haven't used IRC in ages, but when I did I enjoyed hexchat.

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Googling 'irc client' is always a "blast to the past" adventure

[-] fortified_banana@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I use hexchat, and it's still a great client.

[-] Dubois_arache 1 points 2 years ago

I think is the best IRC client, it has a lot of customization.

[-] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

What IRC chancels would you recommended?

[-] Shareni@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Circe, because why would I ever want to leave Emacs

[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 1 points 2 years ago

Doesn't Cinny work with IRC too through the Matrix bridges?

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

It does, but the matrix bridge can be a bit unstable, and I wanted a native experience anyway :P

[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 0 points 2 years ago

I used Irccloud for years, it was really nice. Does it still exist? There's an IRC chat too in sourcehut.

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using it atm, but it really feels like there should be sth more, well, FOSSy

[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 1 points 2 years ago

Weechat, irssi or BitchX with tmux or screen? Not GUI, but that's the classic IRC experience.

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I did give irssi a spin but it seems Cinny has spoiled me 😅

[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 2 points 2 years ago

I know what you mean. I used irssi since the 90's, but nowadays it's Cinny/Element/Beeper for everything...

[-] ISOmorph@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

I'm a KDE fan so I started using Konversation after migrating from Windows with Hexchat. And like it! Has all the bells and whistles I need.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago

The Lounge is a great IRC webclient with built-in bouncer functionality.

Goguma is pretty great on Android, but either needs to connect to a modern IRC network or use a IRCv3 capable bouncer like Soju.

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I was hesitant to use thelounge because of the self-hosting part, but it seems is fairly straightforward to spin up an instance even with just free fly.io resources

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

That's actually a good idea. Maybe share a quick guide on how to set this up when you got it working.

[-] tranzystorek_io@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I published a quick configuration here: https://codeberg.org/tranzystorek-io/spectrochat

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