Communications > Chat & Instant Messaging

Description: Adium is a fast and free instant messaging client which supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, Yahoo! Japan, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell Groupwise, and Lotus Sametime. Adium supports beautiful WebKit message display, tabbed messaging, encrypted chat, file transfer, and more. Give it a try; you won't look back.Adium is currently translated into Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese.What's new in this version:Fixed sending of invalid XML when asked for our version information in XMPP, which effectively broke XMPP connectivity. (Bug introduced in 1.2.6) (#10324)Improved handling of invalid XML over XMPP (#10347, #10353)Hopefully fixed a bug which caused an XMPP contact to infinitely flip between two groups shortly after authorization (#8834)

Keywords: information contact client free file fast into 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 21299 kb; Updated: 2008-07-05

Description: Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions that make using Apple's iChat more enjoyable. Features include:Unified contact list shows all contacts from all accounts in one windowGrowl notifications for new messages and users changing statusAutomatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible usersBuilt-in log viewerActivity log that displays your contacts' status changesAuto-accept file transfers, AV chats, and screen sharing requestsToggle text status visibility of usersAlways on top option for contact list, message windows and AV chatsSet font of names, status messages, and group separatorsOption to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message notification windowShow status changes directly in the message windowAdditional unread message notifications in the dockAutomatically go away when the screensaver activatesProperly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messagesWhat's new in this version:(New) Quick Look support for inline image transfers (available by righ...

Keywords: screensaver contacts windows contact screen image text file 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 1331 kb; Updated: 2008-05-14

Description: iChartwork is a preference pane, and will sync your avatar on iChat and/or Adium and the artwork of the song playing in iTunes. iChartwork is free.What's new in this version:Solved an important bug in 3.1.

Keywords: free 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 90 kb; Updated: 2008-03-16

Description: This package installs additional smileys for iChat, various smileys or original creation smileys.What's new in this version:Solve an error with danish localisation

Keywords: error 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 5939 kb; Updated: 2008-02-16

Description: MSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with features such as:Display picturesCustom emoticonsMulti-language support (around 40 languages currently supported)Webcam supportSign in to more than one account at onceFull-speed File transfersGroup supportNormal, and animated emoticons with soundsChat logsTimestampingEvent alarmsConferencing supportTabbed chat windowsWhat's new in this version:0.97 is our best and most stable release to date. It includes numerous feature enhancements, such as a new contact list, offline messaging, voice clips, and a brand new default skin. We're sorry to announce that MSN Spaces support is not included with this release, due to a late protocol change by M$, that means our (reverse) implementation is now broken.

Keywords: animated contact source free file skin best 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 11878 kb; Updated: 2007-12-28

Description: AcidJazz is a script for ircle 3.1 that makes your irc life just a bit easier. This script has been thoroughly tested and works under both MacOS 9 and MacOS X. It includes features such as:Nick RegainIgnore/Redirect +vNick Completion (:,*, and tab)Away/URL LoggerXDCC OfferingNick ColorizerText HighlitingSplit DetectionMessage WindowsCustom CTCP RepliesAuto Whois On QueryGoogle SearchWindow ManagementiTunes, Audion, and PandoraMan control scriptsWhat's new in this version:Fixes a bug with 10.5 Leopard.

Keywords: control script 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 487 kb; Updated: 2007-12-22

Description: Wired is an open, modern and free version of the BBS-style client/server system, providing chat, messaging and file transfers. Wired Client is a native Mac OS X client written using Apple's Cocoa. It features full support and compatibility with the Wired protocol and the Wired server, with an interface that is as ingenious as it is easy to use.What's new in this version:Mac OS X 10.5 supportAdd Growl supportAdd option for auto-reconnecting after being disconnected from a serverFix a problem with chat window being hidden after connectFix a problem with transfer queueing when adding multiple transfers at the same timeDon't scroll chat to bottom after changing preferencesDon't close the chat window when disconnectingAutomatically resume transfer when reconnecting after being disconnectedAdd a reconnect toolbar itemAdd option to prevent multiple connections to the same host, and just showing that connection's windows insteadAdd function to overwrite existing file when starting a transferShow ETA and path for ...

Keywords: connection windows toolbar system server window client free 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 2048 kb; Updated: 2007-12-11

Description: Wired is an open, modern and free version of the BBS-style client/server system, providing chat, messaging and file transfers. Wired Server is a Mac OS X version of the UNIX server, with an easy-to-use System Preferences panel.What's new in this version:Mac OS X 10.5 supportFix a problem with displaying the log file in the preference pane the very first time the server is launchedFix a problem with posting longer news postsFix many problems with the transfer queue system that resulted in erroneous "Queue Limit Exceeded" errorsFix some localization bugs

Keywords: system server client free time news file easy 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 708 kb; Updated: 2007-12-10

Description: A Java Based MSN client. With Mercury you can do the same things as with your normal messenger. But Mercury has some extra functions that your normal messenger doesn't have, for example:Be online with several MSN adresses at the same time.Login with your status on 'Invisible' or any other status you want.Have a different MSN name in every conversation.Use and create your own plugins.See when someone starts a conversation with you (before he says something).See when someone closes the chat conversation window.See who added you into a conversation with multiple people.See when someone deletes you from their contactlist.See the difference between MSN, Mercury users and webcam capable MSN users.Many more features.

Keywords: online window create client java time into 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5; File size: 10957 kb; Updated: 2007-10-29

Description: The next generation of 2-D virtual chat. Try the software absolutely for free, visit all the Manor virtual chat communities, make your own props, make new friends.Use Manor's RSAC-based tools to keep kids away from inappropriate content.To protect children from inappropriate content in distinct Manor communities, The Manor chat software uses ICRA's RSAC standard, perhaps the most widely used of the existing Internet rating standards.Explore new effects through scripting with Python, a powerful open-source programming language.If you want to explore new effects and get "hands-on" with your avatars or your Manor chat software, scripting is available using Python, an extremely powerful open-source programming language.With Security Features and Integration TechnologiesIn addition to Python scripting, The Manor software incorporates PHP and HTTP linking capabilities that allow integration with other information sources. The software also has many security features, including a 128-bit encrypted data stream, u...

Keywords: information security internet children effects protect virtual source 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2; File size: 2560 kb; Updated: 2007-04-17