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Show HN: TapChat is mobile IRC done right

36 points by EricButler 14y ago

EricButler 14y ago
Hey, thanks for checking this out! I wrote this because it's the app I've always wanted, and would love to hear your feedback.
akoumjian 14y ago
Any chance for iPhone support? I am kind of tired of my weird znc + colloquy setup.
- EricButler 14y ago
  There's a mobile-ready web interface that's not quite finished, but if you'd like to try it just visit https://your.tapchat:8067/chat https://your.tapchat:8067/chat in your phone's browser.
- nattofriends 14y ago
  What do you find lacking in your znc + colloquy? Mine works pretty well. Plus, no one else has push highlights...
  - akoumjian 14y ago
    I find znc rather finicky
- SnowLprd 14y ago
  One of the contributors to the znc project is working on an iPhone app, currently in private beta. Register your interest at: http://palaverapp.com/ http://palaverapp.com/
rainnw 14y ago
Finally, IRC is now usable on a mobile device. Great work Eric.
padraigm 14y ago
You beat me to it, this has literally been sitting at the top of my "one of these days" list for a few weeks now. Looks great, I'll be trying it out tonight.
aw3c2 14y ago
I came here to rant about "yet another service that logs all its users conversations" and then it turns out this one is self-hosted and open-source. Great job!
- Daviey 14y ago
  Seemingly open-core.. The webapp is open source.. but unless i am mistaken, seems to push notifications through https://tapchat.heroku.com/. https://tapchat.heroku.com/.. and the android app is payware, without the source.. It also doesn't support secured networks that i can see (which also means no znc integration).. Having said that.. it does seem pretty well polished...
secure 14y ago
This costs money and I can’t really test it before I spend a substantial amount of money (for an app, common!). Any chance to get a trial version or something like that?
rsanchez1 14y ago
We had a pretty good app on webOs for IRC, wIRC. I always felt it was mobile IRC done right. Here's the project page: http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:WIRC http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:WIRC It's open source too, code can be found here: https://github.com/webos-internals/wIRC https://github.com/webos-internals/wIRC It helped me learn webOS plugins, which are native components written in C++ that set up a special interface for javascript-plugin communication. It's a great app.

36 points by EricButler 14y ago

Hey, thanks for checking this out! I wrote this because it's the app I've always wanted, and would love to hear your feedback.

akoumjian 14y ago

Any chance for iPhone support? I am kind of tired of my weird znc + colloquy setup.

EricButler 14y ago
There's a mobile-ready web interface that's not quite finished, but if you'd like to try it just visit https://your.tapchat:8067/chat https://your.tapchat:8067/chat in your phone's browser.
nattofriends 14y ago
What do you find lacking in your znc + colloquy? Mine works pretty well. Plus, no one else has push highlights...
- akoumjian 14y ago
  I find znc rather finicky
SnowLprd 14y ago
One of the contributors to the znc project is working on an iPhone app, currently in private beta. Register your interest at: http://palaverapp.com/ http://palaverapp.com/

rainnw 14y ago

Finally, IRC is now usable on a mobile device. Great work Eric.

padraigm 14y ago

You beat me to it, this has literally been sitting at the top of my "one of these days" list for a few weeks now. Looks great, I'll be trying it out tonight.

aw3c2 14y ago

I came here to rant about "yet another service that logs all its users conversations" and then it turns out this one is self-hosted and open-source. Great job!

Daviey 14y ago
Seemingly open-core.. The webapp is open source.. but unless i am mistaken, seems to push notifications through https://tapchat.heroku.com/. https://tapchat.heroku.com/.. and the android app is payware, without the source.. It also doesn't support secured networks that i can see (which also means no znc integration).. Having said that.. it does seem pretty well polished...

secure 14y ago

This costs money and I can’t really test it before I spend a substantial amount of money (for an app, common!). Any chance to get a trial version or something like that?

rsanchez1 14y ago

We had a pretty good app on webOs for IRC, wIRC. I always felt it was mobile IRC done right. Here's the project page: http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:WIRC http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Application:WIRC It's open source too, code can be found here: https://github.com/webos-internals/wIRC https://github.com/webos-internals/wIRC It helped me learn webOS plugins, which are native components written in C++ that set up a special interface for javascript-plugin communication. It's a great app.