A multiprotocol instant messaging application helps in connecting to multiple IM networks for effective easy communication with friends.Most of the clients works with IM protocols like AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk..Some of the well known Multi-protocol client for windows are digsby,trillian and pidgin.
Here are some of the best IM clients for MAC OS X :
1. Adium - Adium is the best free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, released under the GNU GPl,Adium IM client currently translates 20+ languages.It also has Xtras section where sounds, images, and more can be integrated easily.Adium Supports AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, Gtalk and more.So far Adium is the best Multi protocol IM client for MAC OS X.
2. Instant bird - The latest version of Instant bird Multi protocol client is 0.1.1,this is a cross platform IM client which supports Mac,windows and also Linux.Instant bird is a free open source software which uses the Mozilla rendering engine to display Instant messages, and the Pidgin libpurple to connect to the different networks.Instantbird and other clients can coexist without causing any trouble and works smoother.
3. Proteus - Proteus works perfectly with Mac OS X by integrating Address Book, Cocoa and WebKit technologies ,also their are options for customizable toolbars, spell checking, integration with system services, drag and drop (file transfers, text clipping) and much more.. Their official blog doesn’t talk much about Proteus features!!
Fire client – Though this was a great Multi-Protocol IM Client For OS X but they have stopped updating because their are no developers willing to work on the project).The current 1.5 version has a Universal Binary supporting both Intel and PowerPC Macs.The Latest released version is working and is still available for download.
June 9th, 2008 at 10:27 am
i would add to the list meebo which is online so multiplatform and what i use since i never install anything anywhere
June 9th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I’ve been using Digsby for a while now, and the only thing I’m not happy with is it’s poor support for video and audio calling, but that’s why MSN was made for.
June 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Meebo also available on desktop as an AIR App..
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1406018
June 9th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
@Stratosg - Yupe meebo and e buddy are good online IM platform..
@Rajaie Alkorani - Even i use digsby,never tried video feature though…
@Ben jacob - Thanks for the link buddy..Appreciated !!
Everybody thanks for that precious comment!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
@ben well nice app but i don’t get the point since meebo is just to provide the freedom of absence of any application. anywayz nice find…
@rockstar man this is a great blog and you have interesting stuff so keep up the good work so we keep on coming back
June 10th, 2008 at 4:42 am
great compilation dude,…
June 19th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I read similar article also named lti-Protocol Instant Messenger clients for Mac OS X | Blogote.com, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me
July 25th, 2008 at 6:25 am
thanx, sid.
this article is very useful for me.
actually, i’m using adium now.