Editing Colloquy (software)

{{short description|IRC client}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Colloquy
| logo                   = Colloquy-irc-icon.png
| screenshot             = Colloquy.png
| caption                = Colloquy 2.1 under Mac OS X 10.5.1, Mobile Colloquy 1.0.1 under iOS
| developer              = [http://colloquy.info/project/wiki/Timothy%20Hatcher Timothy] (xenon)<ref>[http://colloquy.info/project/wiki/Timothy%20Hatcher Timothy Hatcher] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919163807/http://colloquy.info/project/wiki/Timothy%20Hatcher |date=2010-09-19 }}. Colloquy Trac wiki.</ref>
| released               = 2004
| programming language   = [[Objective-C]]
| operating system       = [[macOS]], [[iOS]]
| language               = English
| genre                  = [[IRC#Clients|IRC client]]
| license                = Desktop: [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]<br/>Mobile: [[BSD license]]
| website                = {{URL|http://colloquy.app}}
}}
'''Colloquy''' is an [[Open-source software|open-source]] [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]], [[SILC (protocol)|SILC]], [[Internet Citizen's Band|ICB]] and [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]<ref>timothy. [http://colloquy.info/project/ticket/454 Ticket #454] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512170642/http://colloquy.info/project/ticket/454 |date=2011-05-12 }}. colloquy.info.</ref> client for [[Mac OS X]]. Colloquy uses its own core, known as Chat Core, although in the past it used [[Irssi]] as its IRC protocol engine. One of the primary goals behind Colloquy was to create an IRC, SILC and ICB client with Mac OS X visuals.  Colloquy contains a [[user interface]] that follows [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[Human interface guidelines]] in addition to containing support for traditional IRC command-line controls such as /nick and /join.

An official app for [[iOS (Apple)|iOS]] was released and features support for all IRC commands, a built-in browser, push notifications and other features.

==Features==
Colloquy supports a variety of different text modifications. One text manipulation supported by Colloquy is the use of colors as used by mIRC; with the primary colors being: White, Black, Navy, Forest, Red, Maroon, Purple, Orange, Yellow, Green, Teal, Cyan, Blue, Magenta, Grey, and Ash. Additionally, Colloquy supports formatting text with underlining, italics, bold, and outline.

Colloquy supports scripting in languages such as [[AppleScript]],<ref name="IMP2P">{{cite book|last1=Piccard |first1=Paul L.|last2=Sachs |first2= Marcus H.|year=2006 |title=Securing IM and P2P applications for the enterprise |page=430 |publisher=Syngress |isbn=1-59749-017-2 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZU95ZdQ908C&q=Colloquy+IRC+client+-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA430}}</ref> [[F-Script]], [[JavaScript]], [[Objective-C]] and [[Python (programming language)|Python]]. Colloquy shows changes such as mode changes, ban sets, etc. in a human-readable format, rather than showing raw modes.

==Plugins and customizability==
Colloquy is built on Apple's [[WebKit]] engine and supports customizable message views called "styles" using a combination of [[XSL Transformations|XSLT]], [[HTML]], [[CSS]] and [[JavaScript]]. These act like themes, altering the way the application displays chat sessions.  The software also supports a wide array of [[Plug-in (computing)|plugins]] that enable customization of the application and integration with other aspects of the Mac OS X environment.

The Colloquy ''Web Interface'' plugin allows monitoring of the Colloguy desktop IRC connection from an iPhone's Safari browser, or any web browser.<ref name="iPhoneHacks">{{cite book|first1= Damien |last1=Stolarz|first2= David |last2=Jurick|first3= Adam |last3=Stolarz |title=IPhone Hacks: Pushing the IPhone and IPod Touch Beyond Their Limits |page= 84 |publisher= O'Reilly Media, Inc. |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-596-51664-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-gABmh50v8C&q=Colloquy+IRC+client+-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA84}}</ref>

==Reception==
Both the desktop client and the mobile (iPhone) client have received positive reviews. The desktop client was selected as a Pick of the Week on MacOSXHints.com.<ref>{{cite web |last=Griffiths|first= Rob |date=March 23, 2004|url=http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040323001858317 |title=Colloquy - A polished, easy-to-use IRC client |work=Pick of the week |publisher=macosxhints.com}}</ref> 

The Colloquy iPhone app was favorably reviewed on [[Ars Technica]],<ref>Smykil, Jeff (January 20, 2009). [https://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/01/review-mobile-colloquy-for-iphone-does-irc-right.ars "Review: Mobile Colloquy for iPhone does IRC right"]. [[Ars Technica]]</ref> [[The Unofficial Apple Weblog]],<ref>Lavey, Megan (January 22nd 2009). [http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/22/first-look-mobile-colloquy/ "First Look: Mobile Colloquy"], [[The Unofficial Apple Weblog]]</ref> GigaOM,<ref>Hoover, Lisa (October 1, 2009). [http://theappleblog.com/2009/10/01/colloquy-brings-irc-to-the-iphone/ Colloquy Brings IRC to the iPhone], [[GigaOM|theAppleBlog]]</ref> and [[AppleInsider]].<ref>Gwilym, Sam (January 26, 2009) [http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/iphone/09/01/26/colloquy_irc_client_now_available_for_iphone.html "Colloquy IRC client now available for iPhone"]. [[AppleInsider]].</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
*[[Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients]]
*[[Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients]]
*[[Comparison of instant messaging protocols]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|1=http://colloquy.info}}

{{IRC clients}}

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