Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for Mac OS X, Mac OS X written with Cocoa API released under the GNU GPL, developed by the Adium team. Based on libpurple protocol library may, Adium can connect unlimited messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services (see further down the list) and chat with other people providing these services.
Adium is easy to install and configure, with a very active 'Xtras' website, there are literally hundreds of ways you can customize. There is no doubt: This program will help you keep in touch with friends and family in a way not just iChat. The biggest bummer? Adium does not support audio or voice chat so you have to use iChat or Skype for that stuff.
Adium Features
- Open Source, so everyone can see how Adium works and help improve it
- Support for a wide range of different Instant Messaging services (see the full list)
- A delightful UI
- o Tabbed chat windows
- Mac OS X integration
- o Address Book integration
- o WebKit Message View: Theme your chat windows
- Combined Contacts: Merge your contacts so that each one represents a person, not an account
- A sophisticated events system (including Growl notifications)
- OTR Encryption
- File Transfer
- Xtras and many, many other customization options
- A beautiful icon, the "Adiumy" duck
- Translations: Adium speaks 27 different languages
www.adium.im
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