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Specs
Pros
Pro Full-featured
Textual provides a wide range of features for any level of IRC user. It has basic options such as:
- Native Fullscreen support
- Native Notification Center support
- Wide range of keyboard shortcuts
And plenty of other basic features you would expect from a quality IRC client. It also has a plethora of advanced features for those looking to get under the hood:
- SOCK4 and SOCK5 support
- Full, native support for IPv6 users.
- Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) file transfer support
And many other customization options, such as theming.
Cons
Con Requires payment (unless compiled from source)
Textual is a paid product, but can be used for free if you compile it yourself.
Con Unreliable when having network issues
If you are using VPNs, your connectivity with the IRC servers may drop and you will find it almost useless. It is able to reconnect, but is not able to rejoin the channels when it reconnects.
Recommendations
Comments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Con Only available in certain countries
US, UK, and Canada have access to Textual, however it doesn't look like other countries have it yet.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Pro Installs for free on MacOS with one command
If you're on a Mac and have Brew installed (https://brew.sh) then you can just type brew cask install textual
in the terminal and you'll be up and running.
Edit: Found out this only installs the trial :/. Not sure why the person who made the Brew script decided to do that. I'd delete this pro but not sure how on this site.