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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

Seconding The Lounge. It's a great self-hosted option.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Convos is a decent the lounge alternative, is also reasonable as a web application plon mobile

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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

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