PIIRC

A native IRC client for the Mac.

PIIRC is a Mac app for everyday IRC. Connect to the networks you already use, then keep several conversations open in resizable panes and workspace tabs.

Download on the Mac App Store

See your workspace take shape.

Six views of PIIRC, from tiled conversations to your favorite theme. Select a screenshot to see it at full size.

PIIRC Black & Green appearance with three tiled conversations and the members list — Resizable panes and workspace tabs

PIIRC conversation search highlighting matching messages — Find the message that matters

PIIRC Activity inspector with fictional mentions and direct messages — Keep important activity in sight

PIIRC in Arctic appearance with several conversations side by side — Arctic

PIIRC Amber Console appearance with colored nicknames and highlights — Amber Console

PIIRC System appearance with a light workspace and the members list — A familiar Mac appearance

Watch PIIRC in action.

Short, silent previews of workspace navigation and appearance controls.

Workspace navigation, search and Activity

Four themes and reading controls

Several conversations in view

Workspace tabs hold multiple chat panes. Drag the dividers, zoom one conversation, or open another Mac window. Connections are shared. Each pane keeps its own draft and reading position.

Built around the keyboard

Command-K switches conversations. Command-J joins a channel or opens a direct message. Nickname completion, favorites, and Back and Forward stay with the pane you are reading.

Easier to read

Black & Green, Amber Console, Arctic, or the system appearance. Adjust text size, spacing, and wrapping. Activity collects mentions, direct messages, and watched channels.

Your networks

Add your own IRC server, or an existing bouncer account. TLS is on by default. Passwords stay in the macOS Keychain. Server history and multiline messages turn on only when that server offers them.

What stays on your Mac

Local history and unsent drafts are optional, and both start off. There is no advertising and nothing is uploaded for diagnostics unless you choose to copy a summary yourself.

IRC is not end-to-end encrypted. TLS protects the connection to the server you configure. Channel members still receive the messages you send.

This release

Free. Requires macOS 14 or later, and an IRC server or bouncer you can already reach. This Mac app does not include calling, and it does not add a hosted P.Industries chat service.

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