Beacon

mIRC came back. For Mac.

Built in Rust. Skinned in glass. Scripted in Lua.

Download for macOS Web Client
Beacon
Beacon IRC client showing a chat session with user list and glass UI

Built for IRC power users

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Multi-Network

Connect to unlimited IRC networks with TLS. Auto-reconnect with channel rejoin.

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SASL Authentication

SASL PLAIN + NickServ fallback. Auto-identify on every connect.

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WHOIS Panel

Slide-out user info panel with address book notes integration.

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DCC File Transfer

Send and receive files with inline progress bar. Direct TCP.

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Lua Scripting

Full scripting engine — the mSL replacement. Coming soon.

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Channel Owner Support

Full +q/+a/+o mode support with multi-prefix and operator tools.

"Beacon is mIRC reborn for macOS. Built in Rust, skinned in glass, scripted in Lua. Multi-network, multi-user, with a web client for when you're not at your desk."

Everything you'd expect. And more.

✓ Nick completion (Tab)
✓ Message history (Shift+Arrow)
✓ Desktop notifications
✓ Away status (/away, /back)
✓ Daily message logging
✓ Notify list (online/offline alerts)
✓ Ignore list
✓ Favorites (sidebar bookmarks)
✓ Address book + WHOIS integration
✓ Flood protection
✓ Channel properties (modes, bans)
✓ DCC file send + receive
✓ irc:// deep link handling
✓ CTCP auto-responses
✓ Reconnect with channel rejoin
✓ Multi-prefix (+q, +a, +o, +h, +v)
✓ IRC formatting (bold, italic)
✓ Channel list browser + search
✓ Inline join channel input
✓ Keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+1-9)
Coming Soon

Use Beacon from anywhere

A PWA web client is on the roadmap — bringing Beacon to any browser, on any device. Works on mobile and tablet without installing anything.

Same networks. Same themes. Your IRC life, untethered from your Mac.