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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
37,927,227
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
November 26, 2008
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Publisher's description of Trillian
From Cerulean Studios:
Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, tabbed chatting, system-tray notifications and alerts, and privacy settings.
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Editor's review of Trillian
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- "All-in-one IM"
- Version reviewed: Trillian 3.1.12
After nearly two years, Trillian is back to claim its rightful title as king of all chat clients. Version 3 offers a completely overhauled interface, tabbed chatting, enhanced messaging functionality, improved file transfers, and a new Instant Lookup feature. The program offers simultaneous access to the fab-five chat clients: Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, ICQ, mIRC, and AIM. By importing your passwords, buddy lists, and client preferences into its own interface, Trillian acts as a hub for all your chat traffic.
Installation and setup are simple, and the included features are useful. You can check supported e-mail accounts with one click, view detailed event logs for each client, and, of course, chat. Plus, each supported chat client has options such as video and voice messaging, SMS support, and file transfers. Trillian also offers skin support, although they can be a bit testy to install. While you'll occasionally lose contact with AIM, that's AOL's fault. Credit Trillian for fixing these blocks quickly.
The best thing about Trillian is that it's absolutely free--there's no adware or functionality limitations. So if you need help managing your schizophrenic chatting identity, this puppy's for you.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1497 votes
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Version: Trillian 3.1.12
Pros: Multiple account connectivity and some useful interfaces features.
Cons: Resource hog, too many bells and whistles that I really don't need--but it does function well for what it does.
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Version: Trillian 3.1.12
Pros: great im in one place
Cons: there are none
Summary: great im in one place
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Version: Trillian 3.1.12
"Excellent. Highly recommended."
Pros: More emoticons then ever used before
Cons: none that i can think of
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Version: Trillian 3.1.12
"This version is nowhere are good as previous version."
Pros: There was not much to like about this version. It seemed to have been missing a lot.
Cons: This version did not have the means to retrieve my contact lists from other IMs. There were partial retrievals that were insufficient for use. This was never a problem before and I have been a Trillian user for 7 years.
Summary: Bottom line on this is I'm done. Deleted it from my system and went back to Yahoo IM when now allows multiple communications.
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Version: Trillian 3.1.12
Pros: Trillian supports the main IM/e-mail supporters, such as AIM and Yahoo!. Trillian is most helpful when you have different e-mail accounts. Trillian comes with its own set of emoticons. It has an easy interface and provides regular messenger features.
Cons: I'm not completely sure, but I don't think you can make regular "status" messages with Trillian unless classified as "Away" or "Brb."
This is the only fault I can think of that Triliian has.Summary: Trillian is the best IM Client you can get. You can go ahead and uninstall Yahoo! Messenger and AIM Messenger and install Trillian.
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