Adium
A classic instant messaging client for macOS built on libpurple, with tabbed chats, themes and OTR encryption.GetGPL-2.0
LimeChat
A lightweight IRC client for Mac that keeps multiple servers in one window with extensive keyboard shortcuts.
GPL-2.0 · Downloads from apps.apple.com
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- psychs
- Verified
- 2026
About LimeChat
LimeChat is a straightforward IRC client that gathers several servers and their channels into a single window and leans on keyboard shortcuts for navigation. It is also the project Textual originally forked from.
It is distributed free on the Mac App Store. Its last App Store update was in June 2020 and the repository has been quiet since 2021, so expect a dated client without newer IRCv3 features.
Information
- Source code
- psychs/limechat
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- apps.apple.com
- Category
- Internet
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/psychs/limechat
- github.com/psychs/limechat/blob/master/GPL.txt
- apps.apple.com/app/limechat/id414030210
- icon.png: Satoshi Nakagawa (icon by Yohei Endo). LimeChat app icon; trademarks retained, distributed in the GPL-2.0 repository.
License and artwork notices
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