What instant messenger do you use?

[Solafaa]

I use msn messenger since most of the people i know use it, i like using iChat but i only know 3 people using it and they are never on :(

[edesignuk]

AdiumX for everything.

Best. Client. Ever.

[liketom]

AdiumX for everything.

Best. Client. Ever.


i use MSN Messenger but will AdiumX do Msn clients ??

[unfaded]

i use MSN Messenger but will AdiumX do Msn clients ??

MSN, AIM/ICQ, Yahoo... and more.

[liketom]

MSN, AIM/ICQ, Yahoo... and more.


WOW i never heard of it before !! just goes to show ya

?? is there a thread on here for the newB's telling them what programs they need to run on there new Mac's ?

[timnosenzo]

I use iChat with an AIM user name.

[gwuMACaddict]

good grief... how often are we gonna post this question? its like every three months...

adium x is the best. end of discussion

[plasticparadox]

I like Adium, but both times I've attempted to switch to it, it's erased some of my server-side contacts. I think this happens when I try to create meta-contacts (combining the same person across multiple networks to one name).. so although I like it, I won't use it.

Mainly MSN for me, also use iChat for my ICQ contacts. Can't wait for MSN 5..

[homerjward]

ichat with an aim account usually, although i miss audio chat with windows users. i tried switching to adium, but i just don't like the interface, and i cant figure out how to move the buddy list from the center of the screen. plus i love the bubbles in ichat ^-^

[Brandon Sharitt]

For Aim, I use iChat, for everything else, Adium, which is basically Gaim with a cocoa interface.

[Diatribe]

AdiumX for everything.

Best. Client. Ever.

Nice post eduk :D Worthy of your post count :p

If it wouldn't crash as much on me, had decent proxy support and better file sharing capabilities, not to mention audio/video support it would actually be quite usable but unfortunately it is not. :(

[Yvan256]

MSN, AIM/ICQ, Yahoo... and more.

So it's kinda like Trillian? (Windows-only)

[comictimes]

I'll second (or third, or fourth, or fifth... whatever) adiumX. None of the deleting/crashing problems for me, so it's wonderful. It's customizable and supports everything except IRC (which it might after a few more upgrades).

[abhishekit]

So it's kinda like Trillian? (Windows-only)
Yes its like Trillian, but has a much more customizable GUI.
Great app.

cheers

[crazzyeddie]

The main problem i see with Adium (although i still use it) is the file sharing. I can't transfer files to/from anyone using the offical AIM client. Also, direct connections don't work. (And I know its not my firewall, I have DMZ setup to my computer).

[Wes]

The main problem i see with Adium (although i still use it) is the file sharing. I can't transfer files to/from anyone using the offical AIM client. Also, direct connections don't work. (And I know its not my firewall, I have DMZ setup to my computer).

Filetransfer is being updated in the latest version of Adium and on 0.8 SVN that I'm running they have a nice GUI for it with a progress bar. On AIM I get very high speeds.

[pepeleuepe]

Adium is also my favorite by a long shot. Keep in mind that its constantly being updated and improved and if you have any questions or problems the help forums are very active. I only use it for AIM, but being able to fully customize and integrate the whole application is amazing. If you haven't tried it, give it a shot :)

[_bnkr612]

Adium X, unless a friend has a camera for iChat use. But iChat kinda sucks.

[vollspacken]

I used to have ICQ and used Fire...

but at a certain point, I decided I wanted to use iChat because of its integration with the Os... so I convinced all my buddies except one to register an Aim-account (they use Trillian on PC, a few the IM that comes with SUSE linux, one is saving up for a Mac Mini)

I'm AIM only now, so iChat is all I use...

vSpacken

[ravenvii]

iChat user here too. All my buddies use AIM, and I don't know anyone who uses Yahoo or MSN.

[JeDiBoYTJ]

iChat.... because it just works.

[iBunny]

Since I have read this thread, I have totally converted to Adium :)

And it totally rules

[hcuar]

iChat (AOL IM) on the Mac, Trillian basic (AOL IM) on the PC.

I'm forced to use MSN Messenger at work. (Internal messenger service)

[chameeeleon]

Adium X. It is a very polished app, and operates like a Mac app should. Although I just downloaded and tried Mercury Messenger tonight, and although I'm really impressed that they've got a lot of MSN 7 features (winks, nudges, painting, some games and webcam soon) it is just... ugly. I can't deal with it. When they add webcam, I'll probably end up using Adium X for chatting, and Mercury for webcam, until Adium catches up with their own webcam features. I wish I could use iChat, but I have no AIM friends... Oh, and I use Skype every once a week or so too. Can't wait to see what Skype is cooking up for video and voicemail. Hopefully the Mac version comes out simultaneously and looks as nice as iChat.

[drsuse]

aMSN (amsn.sourceforge.net) - everybody i know uses MSN, and alvaro's messenger blows the official msn client for os x out of the water based on features. it even integrates some new features supported by msn 7.0 beta for windows. interface isn't amazingly attractive, though, but i'd rather have the functionality.

i tried adium for a while, and i liked it, but since i only use one IM service, i'm happier with a one-client program that does things really well.

edit: after seeing post above mine, i might give mercury a trial run.

[sjpetry]

AIM.

[dontmakemehurtu]

:(

[CubaTBird]

iChat, all my friends are on it so its what I use. Sometimes pics will come up screwy on it, but its all good. :p

[maya]

AdiumX.

I have not had the pleasure of problems that some people report in regards to it.

Someone up there likes me. ;) :) :D

[mduser63]

I use Proteus, and I like it better than Adium, although it's not free. I'm just curious, what are some of the reasons why people like Adium better than Proteus? I think both are great apps, but for some reason I just like the feel of Proteus better.

[maya]

I use Proteus, and I like it better than Adium, although it's not free. I'm just curious, what are some of the reasons why people like Adium better than Proteus? I think both are great apps, but for some reason I just like the feel of Proteus better.

I like AdiumX, since it can make the contact list clear and small and it snaps to the screens corners.

I also like tabbed message window, and to custom the look of it all, including sound, smilies, etc...

Free is also another compelling argument. ;) :)

[plasticparadox]

what are some of the reasons why people like Adium better than Proteus?

From what I can see, it looks like Adium gets updated on a more regular basis to begin with. They both have a fairly similar feature set. And then there's the money issue.