Good Multi-Instant Messenger Client

So anyone know of any good programs that allow you to use AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and everything in between?

I know of Trillian, but if there's any better ones, I'd love to hear them.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm assuming a Windows machine, so pidgin is your other free option. Random bugs pop up, but not often.

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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by xiaowei

I'm assuming a Windows machine, so pidgin is your other free option. Random bugs pop up, but not often.

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I also vote for pidgin.
Use the team's bugtracker to report bugs, otherwise they won't get fixed. You have the possibility to let the devs know your problems, so use it.

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I know some people who use Meebo

I was speaking idiomatically.

Meebo is good if you're on a machine where you can't install software, since it's web-based, but I wouldn't use it at home. Everything is contained in the browser window, so you may miss a new IM if you don't have that window open.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

For anyone on Mac then Adium is the thing to check out, it's a fab little app that does multi-client chat stuff.

FELIPE NO

I know this is a little old, but I've been using Digsby. It's a relatively new client, still in beta [use the code 'neowin' to register], but it's pretty nice. You can use most of the Adium message styles, sound schemes, and a few other Adium extras with it, too.

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I use to use Trillian for a long time but I've recently switched over to Pigdin. Dumb ass name, but great chat client. It seems a bit more stable too, although its not entirely the case.

Right now though, Trillian has the superior sound effects, but Pidgin 'feels' better. I don't know, its a vague thing to try to convey exactly.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Pidgin is great, but is there no Xstatus feature/plugin? I can't see my buddies' status messages in addition to the idle,busy, etc.

Miranda is also great. I love it, but I can't get avatars to load correctly.

How ya doing, buddy?

Pidgin is GAIM without the suck.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I've used Trillian for years, but its tendency to fail on connecting to IRC really pisses me off. I'm toying with the thought of looking elsewhere...

Also, if you're stuck behind a firewall or at work, Meebo is *fantastic*. I used it rather well offshore so far, despite the crazy-ass firewalling they do. This boat being an exception, of course. Bandwidth constraints, etc.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Pidgin is GAIM. It's the same software project, the same developer team - just a different name.

AOL were bugging them because of the AIM in GAIM. So they changed it, that's all :-)

I was speaking idiomatically.

Pidgin got forked. Devs got pissed at the power structure of pidgin and went on their own. Going to take a look at it and see how it compares.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Thanks, I didn't know about that. Very interesting...
Hopefully the projects are merged again in the future. Doesn't make sense to keep a fork with only one (reasonable) change to the UI.

FELIPE NO

Supposedly, it has more to do with UI. The devs who left claimed that pidgin wasn't addressing any of the community concerns, including the UI. One thing I heard was that their Jabber module was interfering with certain Jabber servers and the Pidgin devs were refusing to help out.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

another for Pidgin

Jam it back in, in the dark.