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Lostarch: /* Currently under development */

2026-03-04T22:37:42Z

Currently under development

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	[https://github.com/dubsdotla/decline/ Decline] - Obj-C for modern macOS with / commands to handle a lot. This is early stages but looking promising!		[https://github.com/dubsdotla/decline/ Decline] - Obj-C for modern macOS with / commands to handle a lot. This is early stages but looking promising!

			[https://github.com/fuzzywalrus/hotline Hotline Navigator] - Works with OSX, Windows, and Linux. Pretty nice based on the Swift version of Hotline for OSX.

	==All other Clients==		==All other Clients==

Lostarch: /* Currently under development */

2025-10-16T18:51:04Z

Currently under development

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	[https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/releases Mobius], open source, written in Go! this offers a command line client that works in all OS (Guides for Mac OS using Homebrew or Linux are present in [https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/blob/335f5eb5851db549f7654852296a48b2137f248f/README.md <small>Readme</small>])		[https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/releases Mobius], open source, written in Go! this offers a command line client that works in all OS (Guides for Mac OS using Homebrew or Linux are present in [https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/blob/335f5eb5851db549f7654852296a48b2137f248f/README.md <small>Readme</small>])

			[https://github.com/dubsdotla/decline/ Decline] - Obj-C for modern macOS with / commands to handle a lot. This is early stages but looking promising!

	==All other Clients==		==All other Clients==

Lostarch: Testing WikiWatcher

2024-10-16T14:22:00Z

Testing WikiWatcher

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	Hotline clients allow for a connection between the user and the server. They essentially provide the user with an experience, allowing them to view files and folders on the server, read the news BBS, chat and communicate with the community.		Hotline clients allow for a connection between the user and the server. They essentially provide the user with an experience, allowing them to view files and folders on the server, read the news BBS, chat and communicate with the community.

	Because Hotline was originally intended as a chatting P2P client, most people focused on one or the other. Hotline is a good place to find files, however it also houses a fairly large chat community, and allows you to communicate with other users. Since Hotline came prior to Facebook, BitTorrent, and Gnutella, it truely was remarkable for its time. It still exists, and you can feel free to download one of the clients below and see for yourself.		Because Hotline was originally intended as a chatting P2P client, most people focused on one or the other. Hotline is a good place to find files, however it also houses a fairly large chat community, and allows you to communicate with other users. Since Hotline came prior to Facebook, BitTorrent, and Gnutella, it truely was remarkable for its time. It still exists, and you can feel free to download one of the clients below and see for yourself. :)

	== Downloads ==		== Downloads ==

Lostarch: Added Readme links for active development ones since the readmes can change.

2024-10-15T01:55:00Z

Added Readme links for active development ones since the readmes can change.

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	These are the clients that are being actively developed by the Hotline community:		These are the clients that are being actively developed by the Hotline community:

	[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.		[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up. [https://github.com/mierau/hotline/blob/main/README.md <small>Readme</small>] can be found on Github.

	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard". (active development from System7Today community Leader Knezzen)		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard". (active development from System7Today community Leader Knezzen)

	[https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/releases Obsession], open source and written in Qt, for Windows, Linux and macOS users. ~~Latest update~~: ~~'''October 2024~~.~~'''~~		[https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/releases Obsession], open source and written in Qt, for Windows, Linux and macOS users. Find the [https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/blob/qt4/README.md <small>Readme</small>] for support of macOS and Linux.

	[https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/releases Mobius], open source, written in Go! this offers a command line client that works in all OS (Guides for Mac OS using Homebrew or Linux are present in Readme)		[https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/releases Mobius], open source, written in Go! this offers a command line client that works in all OS (Guides for Mac OS using Homebrew or Linux are present in [https://github.com/jhalter/mobius/blob/335f5eb5851db549f7654852296a48b2137f248f/README.md <small>Readme</small>])

	==All other Clients==		==All other Clients==

Lostarch: Moving actively developed to the top, moved PitbullPro as no recent development according to its website. Moved Obsession and Mobius to Active Development. Both had updates in last few days.

2024-10-15T01:35:35Z

Moving actively developed to the top, moved PitbullPro as no recent development according to its website. Moved Obsession and Mobius to Active Development. Both had updates in last few days.

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 <sub>^^ - Indicates current website no longer allows download, Need new files for download (Email them to bnetcc@gmail.com and I can host for free)</sub>
 === Official Clients ===
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 === Third Party (Hotline) ===
 [https://aniclient.sourceforge.net/ AniClient (Windows)]
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 Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch
 [https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/panorama-0 Panorama (Mac OS X PPC)]
 [https://pharerouge.sourceforge.net/en/index.html PhareRouge (Java)]
 [https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/ripcord Ripcord (Mac OS 8 - 10.5.8)]
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 [https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/wired Wired (Mac OS X PPC)]

185.198.50.159: Obsession latest update month.

2024-07-23T21:00:08Z

Obsession latest update month.

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	Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch		Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch

	[https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/releases Obsession], open source and written in Qt, for Windows, Linux and macOS users. Latest update: ~~November 2022~~.		[https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/releases Obsession], open source and written in Qt, for Windows, Linux and macOS users. Latest update: July 2024.

	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/panorama-0 Panorama (Mac OS X PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/panorama-0 Panorama (Mac OS X PPC)]

Lostarch: /* Third Party (Hotline) */

2024-05-07T19:55:02Z

Third Party (Hotline)

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	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/heidrun Heidrun (Mac OS X PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/heidrun Heidrun (Mac OS X PPC)]

	~~[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard".~~

	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]
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	[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.		[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.

			[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard". (active development from System7Today community Leader Knezzen)

	[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.		[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.

Schala: phxd isn't a client, whoops

2024-04-24T04:00:14Z

phxd isn't a client, whoops

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	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]

	[https://github.com/Schala/mhxd ~~mhxd~~ (Unix)] archival source mirror		[https://github.com/Schala/mhxd mhx (Unix)] archival source mirror

	Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch		Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch
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	[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.		[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.

	~~[https://github.com/kangsterizer/phxd phxd (Python)] - Python reimplementation of hxd, with IRC integration added. Last update April 2023~~

	[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.		[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.

Schala: No evidence that HotStuff is under active development

2024-04-24T03:23:17Z

No evidence that HotStuff is under active development

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	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/heidrun Heidrun (Mac OS X PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/heidrun Heidrun (Mac OS X PPC)]

			[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard".

	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]
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	[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.		[https://github.com/mierau/hotline/releases/ Hotline (SwiftUI)] - Modern Hotline client built in SwiftUI, for macOS 14.2.1 and up.

	~~[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotstuff HotStuff] - Hotline client for System Software 7.1, up to Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard".~~

	[https://github.com/kangsterizer/phxd phxd (Python)] - Python reimplementation of hxd, with IRC integration added. Last update April 2023		[https://github.com/kangsterizer/phxd phxd (Python)] - Python reimplementation of hxd, with IRC integration added. Last update April 2023

	[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.		[http://ubersoft.org/pitbullpro/ Pitbull Pro 3], Remake of the Original Mac version, coded by UberFoX. It can handle files over 4 GB when connected to server that handles it such as Pitbull Server (also made by UberFoX and available from the Servers pager on wiki) also Pitbull features 256bit-AES with 4096-BIT RSA encryption.

Schala at 03:07, 24 April 2024

2024-04-24T03:07:42Z

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	[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]		[https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/htlx HTLx (Mac OS 68k / PPC)]

	[https://github.com/Schala/mhxd mhxd (Unix)]		[https://github.com/Schala/mhxd mhxd (Unix)] archival source mirror

	Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch		Nostalgia (Mac OS X) -- Epo told me to take my old link down, but you can grab this client on MANY Hotline servers including hltracker.com. Since Epo has passed... I want to make sure people can still enjoy his work. While he constantly talked down about his client, it is still the best client native for Mac OS X. Rest in peace Epo... ~LostArch