Adium X 0.51 for Mac

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Formerly one of the most popular and customizable third-party clients for AOL Instant Messager, Adium faded from the public eye during development. The supercharged new version emerges from hibernation as Adium X. It supports multiple services, including AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and Napster. Part of what made the original Adium so attractive was its multitude of options, which still forms the core of this revision. The latest version improves the contact list and features a refined, tabbed interface. Under the hood, the program is now powered by the same open-source core as Linux client GAIM. Despite some quirks, Adium X should please fans of the original and snare new chat aficionados.

Publisher's description

From Adam Iser :

The Adium Team is proud to present to you AdiumX, a multiple protocol instant messaging client. This is a culmination of a year long rewrite of adium, which now utilizes libgaim (the core part of gaim) to connect to multiple protocols, and is also based on a new plugin architecture. Partial address book integration, cool looking tabs, multiple protocols for instant messaging, and a compact contact list are some of the many features of the new Adium X. Give it a try; we're sure you will like it. Some core features include: Support for AIM (OSCAR), Yahoo!, MSN, Jabber, Trepia, Napster, and Gadu-Gadu, Unlimited accounts, as many names on as many services as you want, Draggable tabs; any number of tabs in any number of windows, Highly customizable, yet very intuitive preferences, Address book integration, iTunes and other Applescript substitutionBuddy icons and away messages in AIM, The beginnings of file transfer support for AIM, Yahoo, and Jabber, and much, much more

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