The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging clients. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date. External links lead to extensions that add a feature to a client. A screenshot of PowWow, one of the first instant messengers with a graphical user interface Instant messaging is the act of instantly communicating between two or more people over a network such as the Internet. ...

An OpenOffice 1.0 spreadsheet with the information in this article (as of 29 March 2006) is available. OpenOffice. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General information

Basic general information about the instant messengers: creator/company, license/price etc.

This article is about general United States currency. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... AIM redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... aMSN running on Fedora Core aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licenced under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program, available only on Windows and Macintosh, by creating a similar... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... BitWise IM is a secure, cross-platform instant messaging program written using wxWidgets and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber protocols. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Coccinella is an open source client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... E-messenger is a web based messaging service which includes support for Yahoo!, AOL, Jabber and MSN instant messaging (IM) protocols. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Exodus is an open-source instant messenging (IM) client developed by Peter Millard and written in Borland Delphi that can connect to Jabber servers and exchange messages with other Jabber users. ... Peter G. Millard (born October 7, 1971 in Buffalo, New York, died April 26, 2006) was one of the Jabber protocols creators and designers. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Fire is the first instant messenger client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Apple Bonjour. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Buddylist of Gaim 1. ... Mark Spencer (born April 8, 1977) is a computer engineer and is the original author of the GTK+-based instant messaging client Gaim and the L2TP daemon l2tpd. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Gajim is a libre software instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the GTK toolkit. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... GOIM (Gamers Own Instant Messenger), is a OpenSource instant messaging client based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Google Talk is a service offered by Google for Voice over IP and instant messaging. ... Google, Inc. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ and Jabber client for Mac OS X. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... Mirabilis was the name of the Israeli company that produced ICQ, a popular instant messenger. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... IM2 is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to chat across all major IM networks – AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. All conversations with IM2 are secured end-to-end by default with encryption, ensuring that conversations will never inadvertently fall... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Instan-t is a multi-protocol instant messaging software program developed by Interactive Networks Inc. ... Interactive Networks Inc. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Screenshot of Jajc roster (msStyle) JAJC is Jabber client for MS Windows written in Delphi by Mikel Ivanow. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Kaidu (d. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol instant messenger, supporting Jabber, ICQ, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, .NET Messenger Service, SMS, and Yahoo! Messenger. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Meca Messenger is an instant messaging client that supports multiple protocols. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Meebo is an Ajax instant messaging client that works with major instant messaging services. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... the MESSENGER spacecraft The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... EarthLink NASDAQ: ELNK, is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalistic, free open source (GNU GPL) multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), (founded 1975), headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, is the worlds largest software company (with over 50,000 employees in various countries, as of May 2004). ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... MySpaceIM is an instant messaging program released by MySpace. ... MySpace is a social networking website based in Santa Monica, California offering an interactive network of blogs, user profiles, groups, photos, and an internal e-mail system. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... WengoPhone Classic running on Microsoft WindowsXP Openwengo is a community of Free (as in speech) Software enthusiasts. ... Wengo is a VoIP provider, subsidiary company of neuf Cegetel. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Proteus is an instant messenger client for Mac OS X that can access the Jabber, AIM, .Mac, ICQ, MSN, Lotus Sametime, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Japan networks, as well as supporting chat over local Bonjour networks. ... Justin Wood is currently a studying architect at the Los Angeles, California State Polytechnic University in Pomona with an emphasis of Urban Mixed-Use Planning, Pedestrian-Oriented Design, and Classical Architecture, working for his Bachelors in Architecture, Accredited. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Psi is a GPLed instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the Qt toolkit. ... Justin Karneges, also known as JustinK or infiniti, is widely known in the open source software community as the creator of the instant messaging application called Psi. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Qnext is a Java-based P2P client that provides instant messaging, audio chat, video conferencing, music streaming, photo sharing, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing. ... June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Adware or advertising-supported software is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertising material to a computer after the software is installed on it or while the application is being used. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... mailmail Rediff. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... Niklas Zennström Niklas Zennström, born 1966, is a Swedish entrepreneur. ... Janus Friis (born in 1976) is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the file-sharing application KaZaA and Skype, the peer-to-peer telephony application. ... eBay Inc. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... The UNIX talk command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up Free in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Free is an English language adjective, verb, and adverb. ... Tkabber is a free software client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Cerulean Studios is a limited liability company focused on developing computer software. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Cerulean Studios is a limited liability company focused on developing computer software. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... Yahoo! Inc. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... YSM is a full-featured console-based ICQ client written in C. YSM is open source and released under the GNU General Public License. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messenger protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. ... Project Athena was a joint project of MIT, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM. It was launched in 1983, and research and development ran through June 30, 1991, eight years after it began. ... The MIT License, originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a license for the use of certain types of computer software. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The GNU logo Wikisource has original text related to this article: GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ...

Operating system support

The operating systems the clients can run on without emulation or compatibility layers. An operating system (OS) is a software program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... An emulator reproducing a console games playable atmosphere on a Windows computer. ... In software engineering, a compatibility layer allows binaries for an emulated system to run on a host system. ...

Note 1: The Mac OS X version must be self compiled, and will only run with an X server and GTK+ installed. Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft for use on personal computers, although versions of Windows designed for servers, embedded devices, and other platforms also exist. ... Mac OS X is a proprietary operating system developed and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. ... Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... Unix or UNIX is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ... Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. ... AIM redirects here. ... aMSN running on Fedora Core aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licenced under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program, available only on Windows and Macintosh, by creating a similar... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... BitWise IM is a secure, cross-platform instant messaging program written using wxWidgets and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. ... Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber protocols. ... Coccinella is an open source client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Exodus is an open-source instant messenging (IM) client developed by Peter Millard and written in Borland Delphi that can connect to Jabber servers and exchange messages with other Jabber users. ... Fire is the first instant messenger client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Apple Bonjour. ... Buddylist of Gaim 1. ... Gajim is a libre software instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the GTK toolkit. ... Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. ... GOIM (Gamers Own Instant Messenger), is a OpenSource instant messaging client based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. ... Google Talk is a service offered by Google for Voice over IP and instant messaging. ... iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ and Jabber client for Mac OS X. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... IM2 is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to chat across all major IM networks – AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. All conversations with IM2 are secured end-to-end by default with encryption, ensuring that conversations will never inadvertently fall... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... Instan-t is a multi-protocol instant messaging software program developed by Interactive Networks Inc. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Screenshot of Jajc roster (msStyle) JAJC is Jabber client for MS Windows written in Delphi by Mikel Ivanow. ... Kaidu (d. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol instant messenger, supporting Jabber, ICQ, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, .NET Messenger Service, SMS, and Yahoo! Messenger. ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... Meca Messenger is an instant messaging client that supports multiple protocols. ... Meebo is an Ajax instant messaging client that works with major instant messaging services. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... the MESSENGER spacecraft The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ... mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalistic, free open source (GNU GPL) multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... MySpaceIM is an instant messaging program released by MySpace. ... WengoPhone Classic running on Microsoft WindowsXP Openwengo is a community of Free (as in speech) Software enthusiasts. ... Proteus is an instant messenger client for Mac OS X that can access the Jabber, AIM, .Mac, ICQ, MSN, Lotus Sametime, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Japan networks, as well as supporting chat over local Bonjour networks. ... Psi is a GPLed instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the Qt toolkit. ... psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... Qnext is a Java-based P2P client that provides instant messaging, audio chat, video conferencing, music streaming, photo sharing, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... The UNIX talk command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Tkabber is a free software client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... Windows Messenger, not to be confused with Windows Live Messenger, is an instant messaging client included with Microsofts Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... YSM is a full-featured console-based ICQ client written in C. YSM is open source and released under the GNU General Public License. ... Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messenger protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft for use on personal computers, although versions of Windows designed for servers, embedded devices, and other platforms also exist. ... Mac OS X is a proprietary operating system developed and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. ... Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... BSD redirects here; for other uses see BSD (disambiguation). ... Unix or UNIX is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ...

Note 2: Requires ANSI terminal. See e.g. Windows ANSI driver problem on how to load ANSI.SYS. ANSI.SYS is a device driver in MS-DOS (and related operating systems) that provides extra console functions through ANSI escape codes. ...

Note 3: MSN Web Messenger can be used with a compatible browser and valid Microsoft Passport Network account. Microsoft Passport Network is a unified-login service provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account. ...

Note 4: Numerous talk/ytalk clients exist for Win32; others are available under the Cygwin environment.

Note 5: Only available in the upcoming version OpenWengo-ng already available through Subversion. Subversion is an open source application used for revision control. ...

Note 6: When accessed via the Gmail web based interface. For other uses, see Gmail (disambiguation). ...

Protocol support

Information on the instant messaging protocols that each client supports. The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging protocols. ...

Note 1: Plugin available [4] AIM redirects here. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet. ... This article is about a communications protocol. ... Bonjour, formerly Rendezvous, is Apples trade name for its implementation of the IETF Zeroconf specification framework, a computer network technology used in Apples Mac OS X from version 10. ... IBM Lotus Sametime is the commercial Instant Messaging service by the Lotus Software brand of IBM. It provides instant messaging(IM) and presence awareness capabilities as well as support for web conferencing. ... Gadu-Gadu is an instant messaging program that is popular in Poland. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. ... AIM redirects here. ... aMSN running on Fedora Core aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licenced under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program, available only on Windows and Macintosh, by creating a similar... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... BitWise IM is a secure, cross-platform instant messaging program written using wxWidgets and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. ... Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber protocols. ... Coccinella is an open source client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Exodus is an open-source instant messenging (IM) client developed by Peter Millard and written in Borland Delphi that can connect to Jabber servers and exchange messages with other Jabber users. ... Fire is the first instant messenger client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Apple Bonjour. ... Buddylist of Gaim 1. ... SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol) is a protocol which provides secure conferencing services over the Internet. ... Gajim is a libre software instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the GTK toolkit. ... Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. ... GOIM (Gamers Own Instant Messenger), is a OpenSource instant messaging client based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. ... Google Talk is a service offered by Google for Voice over IP and instant messaging. ... iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ and Jabber client for Mac OS X. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... IM2 is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to chat across all major IM networks – AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. All conversations with IM2 are secured end-to-end by default with encryption, ensuring that conversations will never inadvertently fall... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... Instan-t is a multi-protocol instant messaging software program developed by Interactive Networks Inc. ... Screenshot of Jajc roster (msStyle) JAJC is Jabber client for MS Windows written in Delphi by Mikel Ivanow. ... Kaidu (d. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol instant messenger, supporting Jabber, ICQ, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, .NET Messenger Service, SMS, and Yahoo! Messenger. ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... Meca Messenger is an instant messaging client that supports multiple protocols. ... Meebo is an Ajax instant messaging client that works with major instant messaging services. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... the MESSENGER spacecraft The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ... mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalistic, free open source (GNU GPL) multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... WengoPhone Classic running on Microsoft WindowsXP Openwengo is a community of Free (as in speech) Software enthusiasts. ... The three letter abbreviation SIP can refer to the following: Computing/Engineering Session Initiation Protocol, an IETF standard relating to VoIP technology Single in-line package for packaging components. ... Psi is a GPLed instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the Qt toolkit. ... Proteus is an instant messenger client for Mac OS X that can access the Jabber, AIM, .Mac, ICQ, MSN, Lotus Sametime, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Japan networks, as well as supporting chat over local Bonjour networks. ... psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... PSYC (Protocol for SYnchronous Conferencing) is a flexible text-based protocol for delivery of data to a flexible amount of recipients or people, by unicast or multicast. ... TELNET is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area network LAN connections. ... Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the de facto standard for e-mail transmission across the Internet. ... Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the method used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Qnext is a Java-based P2P client that provides instant messaging, audio chat, video conferencing, music streaming, photo sharing, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... The UNIX talk command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Tkabber is a free software client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Windows Messenger, not to be confused with Windows Live Messenger, is an instant messaging client included with Microsofts Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... YSM is a full-featured console-based ICQ client written in C. YSM is open source and released under the GNU General Public License. ... Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messenger protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. ... AIM redirects here. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet. ... This article is about a communications protocol. ... Bonjour, formerly Rendezvous, is Apples trade name for its implementation of the IETF Zeroconf specification framework, a computer network technology used in Apples Mac OS X from version 10. ... IBM Lotus Sametime is the commercial Instant Messaging service by the Lotus Software brand of IBM. It provides instant messaging(IM) and presence awareness capabilities as well as support for web conferencing. ... Gadu-Gadu is an instant messaging program that is popular in Poland. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ...

Note 2: Plugin available

Note 3: Interoperability with proprietary protocols can be achieved using server-side gateways (so-called transports) in Jabber. This article is about a communications protocol. ...

Note 4: Plugin available, but requires Skype to be installed.

Note 5: LAN and chat protocols supported for Miranda include NetSend, WinPopup, Novell Netware NCP, BattleNet, Vypress Chat, Quick Chat, and Walla Chat.

Note 6: Uses the AIM TOC2 protocol, which has fewer features than the Oscar protocol the official client uses. An Oscar plugin is available, but is still in early development.

Note 7: Plugin available [5]

Note 8: Can only enter one ICQ/AOL IM account, so users who have both an ICQ number and an AOL IM account name, can't use both.

Features

Information on what features each of the clients support.

Note 1: Plug-in system to add/expand the default features for the application, or protocol. Such as (but not limited to) Trillian chat client - Plugins The smiley has gone through many incarnations over the years, but it consistently retains the same features. ... A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that can, or must, interact with another program to provide a certain, usually very specific, function. ... Add-ons are optional computer hardware or software modules that supplement or enhance the original unit they are adding on to. ... Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. ... AIM redirects here. ... aMSN running on Fedora Core aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licenced under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program, available only on Windows and Macintosh, by creating a similar... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... BitWise IM is a secure, cross-platform instant messaging program written using wxWidgets and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. ... Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber protocols. ... Coccinella is an open source client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Exodus is an open-source instant messenging (IM) client developed by Peter Millard and written in Borland Delphi that can connect to Jabber servers and exchange messages with other Jabber users. ... Fire is the first instant messenger client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Apple Bonjour. ... Buddylist of Gaim 1. ... Gajim is a libre software instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the GTK toolkit. ... Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. ... GOIM (Gamers Own Instant Messenger), is a OpenSource instant messaging client based on the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. ... Google Talk is a service offered by Google for Voice over IP and instant messaging. ... iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ and Jabber client for Mac OS X. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... IM2 is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to chat across all major IM networks – AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. All conversations with IM2 are secured end-to-end by default with encryption, ensuring that conversations will never inadvertently fall... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... Instan-t is a multi-protocol instant messaging software program developed by Interactive Networks Inc. ... Screenshot of Jajc roster (msStyle) JAJC is Jabber client for MS Windows written in Delphi by Mikel Ivanow. ... Kaidu (d. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol instant messenger, supporting Jabber, ICQ, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, .NET Messenger Service, SMS, and Yahoo! Messenger. ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... Meca Messenger is an instant messaging client that supports multiple protocols. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... the MESSENGER spacecraft The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ... mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalistic, free open source (GNU GPL) multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... WengoPhone Classic running on Microsoft WindowsXP Openwengo is a community of Free (as in speech) Software enthusiasts. ... Proteus is an instant messenger client for Mac OS X that can access the Jabber, AIM, .Mac, ICQ, MSN, Lotus Sametime, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Japan networks, as well as supporting chat over local Bonjour networks. ... Psi is a GPLed instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the Qt toolkit. ... psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... Qnext is a Java-based P2P client that provides instant messaging, audio chat, video conferencing, music streaming, photo sharing, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... The UNIX talk command shown in these screenshots was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Tkabber is a free software client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... YSM is a full-featured console-based ICQ client written in C. YSM is open source and released under the GNU General Public License. ... The smiley has gone through many incarnations over the years, but it consistently retains the same features. ... A plugin (or plug-in) is a computer program that can, or must, interact with another program to provide a certain, usually very specific, function. ... Add-ons are optional computer hardware or software modules that supplement or enhance the original unit they are adding on to. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal...

Note 2: Third party add-ons which are usually not approved by the author of the application and are usually standalone. Such as (but not limited to) AOL Instant messenger - Third-party add-ons AIM redirects here. ...

Note 4: Proprietary; compatible only to itself.

Note 5: ICQ: SSL-encrypted direct connections; compatible between mICQ, licq and SIM. mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ...

Note 6: Any protocol: GPG-encrypted messages.

Note 7: Blowfish-encrypted direct connection; compatible only to itself.

Note 8: Available as a plugin at http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ - the "Off The Record" (OTR) encryption system is open source and thus can in theory be used with any other instant messaging program (though it might be difficult to add support to closed-source clients). Also available as another plugin at http://gaim-encryption.sf.net. This plugin compatible only to other gaim clients with the same plugin. Off-the-record messaging is a technology which provides encryption and authentication for instant messenger conversations by using a public/private key system. ...

Note 9: Compatible with all Jabber clients implementing JEP-0027 (standard Jabber encryption).

Note 10: SecureIM plugin provides 192 bits AES Encryption, compatible only to itself.

Note 11: Encryption is "Off The Record" (OTR) encryption, which is currently supported primarily as a system of plugins. Off-the-record messaging is a technology which provides encryption and authentication for instant messenger conversations by using a public/private key system. ...

Note 12: GPG-encypted on a per-message basis. Requires GPG to be installed. The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG) is a free software replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software, released under the GNU General Public License. ...

Note 13: Because BitlBee depends on an IRC client, features such as toolkits, skinning and smileys are independent of BitlBee itself.

Note 14: Does not permit transfer of executables (filenames ending in .EXE); implicit security feature.

Note 15: Version 3.1 introduced encryption for text-only chat, as well as encrypted audio and/or video, but only for paid subscribers of the .mac service.

Note 16: Upcoming NG version will be toolkit independent.

Note 17: Broken on reception of acknowledged ICQ messages in at least some versions.

Note 18: Scripting via Tcl and via script & socket.

Note 19: Cut-and-paste Unicode text works. Typing unusual characters with a Windows keyboard driver does not.

Note 20: Because psyced depends on an IRC, PSYC, Jabber or TELNET client, features such as toolkits, skinning and smileys are independent of psyced itself. psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... PSYC (Protocol for SYnchronous Conferencing) is a flexible text-based protocol for delivery of data to a flexible amount of recipients or people, by unicast or multicast. ... TELNET is a network protocol used on the Internet or local area network LAN connections. ...

Note 21: imeem does not support file transfers on any of the networks (AIM, MSN, Google/Jabber, or Yahoo), however features are included to allow transfers between other imeem users.

Note 22: The Google Talk protocol is cross-platform, since it is based on Jabber, which is a standard and open IM protocol, and the Google-Specific extensions have also been opened up, with a reference implementation made available. Linux clients like Kopete, along with cross-platform clients like Gaim and Psi are supporting Google Talk now. However, the official Google Talk client remains Win32-only for the moment.

Advanced conferencing

Information on what advanced conferencing features each of the clients support.

• = With the Gizmo plugin.

Note 1: MirandaComm plugin allows voice communcation between two Miranda users who have the plugin installed. Only tested with users of ICQ protocol. SMS arrival notification on a Siemens phone Short Message Service (SMS) is a service available on most digital mobile phones (and other mobile devices, e. ... Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. ... AIM redirects here. ... aMSN running on Fedora Core aMSN is an MSN Messenger clone licenced under the GPL. Its main objective is to assist users who are new to the Linux operating system keep in contact with those who use the Microsoft program, available only on Windows and Macintosh, by creating a similar... BitWise IM is a secure, cross-platform instant messaging program written using wxWidgets and is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. ... BitlBee is an IRC to other IM-chat-networks gateway created by Wilmer van der Gaast and others. ... Centericq is a text mode menu- and window-driven IM interface that supports the ICQ, Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, IRC, and Jabber protocols. ... Coccinella is an open source client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Fire is the first instant messenger client for Mac OS X (previously for OPENSTEP), that can access IRC, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, and Apple Bonjour. ... Buddylist of Gaim 1. ... Gajim is a libre software instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the GTK toolkit. ... Global Communications Network or (GCN) is an instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows. ... Google Talk is a service offered by Google for Voice over IP and instant messaging. ... iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ and Jabber client for Mac OS X. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. ... The ICQ Logo ICQ is an instant messaging computer program, owned by Time Warners America Online subsidiary. ... IM2 is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows that allows users to chat across all major IM networks – AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. All conversations with IM2 are secured end-to-end by default with encryption, ensuring that conversations will never inadvertently fall... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... IMVU is a graphical instant messaging client (3D chat) currently in beta stage with more than 1 million users. ... Instan-t is a multi-protocol instant messaging software program developed by Interactive Networks Inc. ... Screenshot of Jajc roster (msStyle) JAJC is Jabber client for MS Windows written in Delphi by Mikel Ivanow. ... Kaidu (d. ... Kopete is a multi-protocol instant messenger, supporting Jabber, ICQ, AIM, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, .NET Messenger Service, SMS, and Yahoo! Messenger. ... In computing, Licq is a free clone of the official ICQ client that runs on Linux and on other Unix systems. ... Meetro is a multi-network instant messenger with location-based services (LBS). ... mICQ is a free text-based ICQ instant messaging application that runs on a wide variety of platforms, including AmigaOS, BeOS, Windows either using Cygwin or MinGW, OS X, NetBSD/OpenBSD/FreeBSD, the Sharp Zaurus and of course Linux and most commercial Unices including Solaris, HP-UX and AIX. mICQ... the MESSENGER spacecraft The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ... Miranda Instant Messenger is a minimalistic, free open source (GNU GPL) multiprotocol instant messaging application for Microsoft Windows. ... Microsoft Messenger for Mac, previously MSN Messenger for Mac, is a production of the Macintosh Business Unit, a division of Microsoft. ... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... WengoPhone Classic running on Microsoft WindowsXP Openwengo is a community of Free (as in speech) Software enthusiasts. ... Proteus is an instant messenger client for Mac OS X that can access the Jabber, AIM, .Mac, ICQ, MSN, Lotus Sametime, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Japan networks, as well as supporting chat over local Bonjour networks. ... Psi is a GPLed instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the Qt toolkit. ... psyced is a multi-protocol gateway and server application supporting the PSYC, Jabber, IRC, TELNET and more protocols such as HTTP. It performs as a node in distributed chat and instant messaging networks such as PSYC and Jabber. ... Qnext is a Java-based P2P client that provides instant messaging, audio chat, video conferencing, music streaming, photo sharing, online gaming, file transfer and file sharing. ... QQ is sometimes used on the Internet as an abbreviation for crying; it is supposedly visually similar to two big eyes with tears at the bottom. ... Simple Instant Messenger (SIM) is a free software multiprotocol instant messaging client available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. SIM-ICQ was discontinued for a time because its founder Vladimir Shutoff, a Russian programmer, left the project. ... Skype (pronunciation: rhymes with type and wipe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA, and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. ... Tkabber is a free software client for the Jabber/XMPP instant messaging protocol. ... Trillian is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows created by Cerulean Studios that can connect to multiple IM programs from one client, such as AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour, Jabber, and Skype networks (the latter four with Trillian Pro which allows for additonal... Windows Live Messenger (WLM) is the successor of MSN Messenger, part of Microsofts new online service called Windows Live. ... Yahoo! Messenger is a popular instant messaging client and protocol provided by Yahoo!. Yahoo! Messenger is provided free of charge and can be downloaded and used with a generic Yahoo! ID which also allows access to other Yahoo! services, such as Yahoo! Mail, where users can be automatically notified when... YSM is a full-featured console-based ICQ client written in C. YSM is open source and released under the GNU General Public License. ... 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Note 2: There is a project called gaim-vv aimed at adding voice and video functionality. At the moment, it's being backported to the main Gaim source tree, and will be an official part of Gaim on version 2.0. [6]

Note 3: Only over AIM for NANP phone numbers (+1 country code) The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a system for three-digit area codes that direct telephone calls to particular regions on a public switched telephone network (PSTN), where they are further routed by the local network. ...

Note 4: Available (Microsoft Windows only) through the beta Festoon plug-in. [7] Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft for use on personal computers, although versions of Windows designed for servers, embedded devices, and other platforms also exist. ...

Note 5: Google paid for gaim whiteboard sharing Google Inc. ...

Note 6: as an external plugin (tcl_scripting)

Note 7: Coming soon...

Note 8: Available on Microsoft Windows only at the moment. Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft for use on personal computers, although versions of Windows designed for servers, embedded devices, and other platforms also exist. ...

Note 9: Will not allow multiple "Video Conferences", although if user "Sends" and "Receives" webcam as two separate actions, it is possible to send and receive from multiple users at once, provided there is no more than one voice conference happening at once.

Note 10: Experimental plugin, only compatible with another miranda with the same plugin(s).

References

• HelpBytes. Yahoo! Messenger 6.0. Retrieved on May 1, 2005.

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See also

• List of instant messengers
• List of instant messaging protocols
• Comparison of instant messaging protocols
• Messaging OSID software interface definition for messaging systems