Snak
| Original author(s) | Kent Sorensen |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 3 March 1997 |
| Stable release | 5.3.4 (March 11, 2012[1]) [±] |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Mac OS, Mac OS X |
| Platform | x86 |
| Type | IRC client |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www.snak.com |
Snak (Danish for "chat") is a popular shareware Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client written by Kent Sorensen for the Macintosh platform.[2][3][4] Snak is distributed as shareware and can be freely used and evaluated for 30 days at no charge.[3] After the 30-day evaluation period has ended, the program will quit after 15 minutes of use, and a registration key must be purchased. Versions up to 4.12 runs on both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X while version 5 and newer only supports Mac OS X. The program is Intel Only as of version 5.3.4.
Features
Snak supports an unlimited number of connections and channels,[5] private chats, as well as full DCC support for file transfers and chat. It can be scripted with AppleScript and the ircII scripting language.[6] Snak features an Actions list which makes it easy to automate responses to many common events on IRC.[7]
Snak includes the ability for multiple panels to share the windows. A panel can contain a channel, a dialog with another user, a list, or information about a DCC file transfer. This results in an effective use of the screen space and improves the ability to follow multiple channels. A panel can be moved from one window to another by dragging the title bar or the panel tab.
Although limited support UTF-8 support has been included since version 5.1.5 (released 2006-09-23), as of December 30, 2014, full UTF-8 support is still lacking (promised for "the next major version").[8]
Critical reception
Jason Parker, Assistant editor for Download.com, wrote for CNET Reviews on May 26, 2005: <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
"If you want a great IRC chat client for Mac, Snak is hands-down the best in the category."[9]
It has also briefly been mentioned at MacWorld UK[10] and is listed at MacObserver.[11]
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