Adium
Developer(s) | Adium team |
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Initial release | September 28, 2001[1] |
Stable release | 1.5.10.4 (April 27, 2017[±] | )
Preview release | 1.5.11hgr5899 (January 15, 2015[±] | )
Repository | |
Written in | Objective-C, Cocoa API |
Operating system | macOS |
Available in | multilingual[2] |
Type | Instant messaging client |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | www |
Adium is a
History
Adium was created by college student Adam Iser, and the first version, "Adium 1.0", was released in September 2001 and supported only
At this point, the Adium team began a complete rewrite of the Adium code, expanding it into a multiprotocol messaging program.
In 2005, Adium received a "Special Mention" at the Apple Design Awards.[4]
After version Adium X 0.89.1, however, the team finally decided to change the name back to "Adium", and, as such, "Adium 1.0" was released on February 2, 2007.
On November 4, 2014, Adium scored 6 out of 7 points on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's secure messaging scorecard. It lost a point because there has not been a recent independent code audit.[7]
From March 2019, Adium is no longer able to support the ICQ plugin.[citation needed]
Protocols
Adium supports a wide range of instant messaging networks through the
(for all other protocols).Adium supports the following
- Facebook Chat, and LiveJournalservices)
- Twitter[8]
- Bonjour
- Internet Relay Chat
- Novell GroupWise
- IBM Sametime
- Gadu-Gadu
- Skype with a plugin
- Skype for Business Server (previously Microsoft Lync Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server) with a plugin
- Telegram with a plugin
- Tencent QQ with a plugin
- Steam Chatwith the "Steam IM" plugin
- NateOn with a plugin
Plugins and customization
Adium makes use of a
Adium is also highly customizable through the use of resources its developers call "Xtras". The program can be customized by the use of hundreds of third-party Xtras that alter the appearance of emoticons, dock icons, contact list styles, and messages styles. Adium can also be enhanced through the use of different sound sets. AppleScripts can also be utilized to automatically alter behavior in responses to certain triggers.
Icon
The icon of Adium is a green duck named Adiumy. It is also the mascot of the software.[9]
See also
- Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
- Comparison of instant messaging protocols
- List of computing mascots
References
- ^ a b "Adium1xChangelog". The Adium Project. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Adium - About". The Adium Project. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "History Of Adium". The Adium Project. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ^ Cohen, Peter (10 June 2005). "WWDC: Apple Design Award 2005 winners announced". MacWorld. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Mac Pro - Performance: Science and technical computing". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Mac Pro - Performance: Science and technical computing". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- ^ "Adium/Twitter broken with 1.5.10, but the latest 1.5.11-nightly fixes the problem". trac.adium.im. 2015-03-05. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25.
- ^ "Adium - About". adium.im. Retrieved 2017-07-20.