Adium
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Template:Infobox Software Adium is a popular instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. It is written using OS X's Cocoa API, and it is released under the open source GNU General Public License. Adium was originally created by a college student named Adam Iser, and the first version, 1.0, was released in September 2001.
The next version—originally slated to be called Adium 2.0, but then renamed to Adium X—is a complete rewrite of the code of the 1.x series. Its largest improvement was switching to libgaim to add support for IM protocols other than AIM; supported protocols now include ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Jabber. Most of the work on libgaim itself is done by the Gaim team; the Adium team mostly works on the Adium X graphical user interface (GUI).
Adium makes use of a plugin architecture; many of the program's essential features are actually provided by plugins. In addition, there is a built-in plugin that provides support for the rendering of LaTeX math expressions during conversations. Other features in the newest version include support for file transfer, support for the Growl notifications system, and support for encrypted messaging with the OTR library. Adium 0.88 was the first version compiled as a universal binary, making it compatible with Intel-based Macs.
The next major release is Adium X 1.0. The development can be followed at Adium's trac page.
Protocols
Adium X supports the following account types:
- AOL Instant Messenger
- Bonjour (formerly Rendezvous)
- Gadu-Gadu
- Google Talk
- ICQ
- Jabber
- Lotus Sametime
- .Mac
- MSN Messenger
- Novell GroupWise
- Yahoo! Japan
- Yahoo! Messenger
- Zephyr
See also
External links
- Adium X — official website
- Adium Xtras — "Xtras" are interface customizations such as dock icons and contact list styles.
- Adium Forums — Official Adium Forumsde:Adium