Adium X 1.0.5

Overview

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The good:
  • Allows you to combine nearly all of your IM services (Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Jabber, etc.) into one client.
  • Near-infinite tailoring of the UI to match your tastes.
  • Features a refined, tabbed interface.
The bad:
  • Doesn't support Skype IM
  • File transfers fail, on occassion.
  • Only available on Mac
  • Doesn't offer audio or video chat
The bottomline:

Adium is quite simply the best instant messaging (IM) client available. Period.

RRP: Free

Editors’ rating:

8/10

Related topics:

adium, mac, im, trillian, windows live messenger, aim, yim

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