reteRete
The macOS IRC client with native Apple UI.
See GitHub for available builds.
GitHub releases ↗Join the TestFlight beta ↗ IRC FOR macOS, iOS, LINUX & THE TERMINAL
IRC on your desktop and phone.
And in your terminal.
Rete for macOS, Rete for iPhone and iPad, ReteCross for Linux, and reTerm for the terminal.
All four are written in Swift, and Rete uses native Apple UI. On iPhone and iPad, Rete connects through ReteCloud or a GoBNC bouncer, with push notifications.
RETE / SWIFT · macOS · iPhone · iPad · LINUX · TERMINALSCREENSHOTS
macOS · iPhone & iPad · Linux with ReteCross · Terminal with reTermAll screenshots ↗
DOWNLOADS
Choose your client.
Stable releases, plus newer prereleases when available.
Every client is written in Swift.
ReteCross
The graphical IRC client for Linux.
See GitHub for available builds.
GitHub releases ↗reTerm
The terminal IRC client for Linux and macOS.
See GitHub for available builds.
GitHub releases ↗Rete for iOS
The companion app for iPhone and iPad. Connects through ReteCloud or a GoBNC bouncer, with push notifications.
Public beta on TestFlight, the same beta as Rete for macOS.
Prereleases are development builds. Changelog ↗ · Release notes, checksums, and debug symbols are available on GitHub.
CUSTOMIZATION
Themes and scripting.
Rete supports JSON themes and Tcl scripts. Change the appearance, register commands, and respond to IRC events. The documentation covers the scripting API, theme format, and MCP control API.
JSON themes
Define light and dark palettes, fonts, and message colors in JSON.
Theme reference ↗02 / SCRIPTINGTcl scripting
Handle IRC events, add slash commands, and schedule tasks with timers.
Explore the scripting API ↗# Register a custom slash command
proc greet {params bufferId bufferName} {
::rete::msg $bufferName "Hello, $params!"
}
::rete::addcommand greet greet03 / UNDER THE HOOD
Built-in script editor.
Write and edit Tcl scripts in Rete. See the scripting reference for events, commands, timers, and script-driven interfaces.
Open the documentation ↗