Comments on: 18 Multi-Protocol IM Clients for Windows, Mac and Linux http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-154966 Andrew Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-154966 Digsby is great, and is also supported on Linux and MacOS (probably wasn't though when this article was written). Digsby is great, and is also supported on Linux and MacOS (probably wasn’t though when this article was written).

]]> By: Laura M. http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-144561 Laura M. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:14:10 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-144561 I like this post, and how you named a lot of popular chat clients. I tested "tried" most of them and came to results that I do want to share. 1. Digsby: though I heard they lower resource usage, I did not like the idea having to make a Digsby account just to log in and use it. I also thought it was a cluttered interface and very bulky in size and it moves pretty slow on 2.5GB RAM. 2. Pidgin: I loved it but their developers are total jerks.. to them it's either "take it or leave it" and it really contradicts the fact that it is open source. Every new version that comes out has some sort of bug or crash and/or they make unncessary changes to the interface. Might I also say many people have reasons not to deal with a change and they said "well we like it so keep it" 3. Adium: I don't have Mac, but my friend uses Adium and he loves it. 4. Trillian Messenger: This client goes way back when I was like in the in the 7th grade or something. It was very face and I stopped using it because the profiles (at least back then) were in plain text and it was really bothering me. Also, the paid version which I couldn't get discouraged me a lot. 5. MirandaIM: I liked it, honestly, it's small but it requires plugins for everything. I didn't like the IM windows, and I didn't like the fact that it does not show online times of your buddies when you hover their screen name nor does it view profiles inside a window (it opens up a window in your browser) there MAY be plugins for this but I searched by keyboard and received results that had nothing to do with it. I didn't have time to look through all of them. 6. Instantbird is ok, I just thought it was a TOO plain for my taste. 7. I didn't get to try the rest on the list, but I will soon. Thank you for posting. I like this post, and how you named a lot of popular chat clients. I tested “tried” most of them and came to results that I do want to share.

1. Digsby: though I heard they lower resource usage, I did not like the idea having to make a Digsby account just to log in and use it. I also thought it was a cluttered interface and very bulky in size and it moves pretty slow on 2.5GB RAM.

2. Pidgin: I loved it but their developers are total jerks.. to them it’s either “take it or leave it” and it really contradicts the fact that it is open source. Every new version that comes out has some sort of bug or crash and/or they make unncessary changes to the interface. Might I also say many people have reasons not to deal with a change and they said “well we like it so keep it”

3. Adium: I don’t have Mac, but my friend uses Adium and he loves it.

4. Trillian Messenger: This client goes way back when I was like in the in the 7th grade or something. It was very face and I stopped using it because the profiles (at least back then) were in plain text and it was really bothering me. Also, the paid version which I couldn’t get discouraged me a lot.

5. MirandaIM: I liked it, honestly, it’s small but it requires plugins for everything. I didn’t like the IM windows, and I didn’t like the fact that it does not show online times of your buddies when you hover their screen name nor does it view profiles inside a window (it opens up a window in your browser) there MAY be plugins for this but I searched by keyboard and received results that had nothing to do with it. I didn’t have time to look through all of them.

6. Instantbird is ok, I just thought it was a TOO plain for my taste.

7. I didn’t get to try the rest on the list, but I will soon. Thank you for posting.

]]> By: Jihan http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-129185 Jihan Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:56:29 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-129185 I just stopped using Pidgin, Version 2.5.4. I don't know why they claim to be a very good chat client.. they were finally asking for user opinions for improvements they wanted to make on version 2.5.3 and now I think it's a bit too late. Not only is the newer version buggy.. it keeps saying I'm available online when I'm not and it doesn't tell me that I didn't even type in a password to sign on. How ridiculous. And to know they got rid of so many useful features is also dumb, and their responses (from the developers and such) are careless and rude. They are making something that fits themselves more than for others. I appreciated their work in the pass and I loved GAIM but they make too many excuses. Every new version of Pidgin is more bloated and heavy, has too many dependencies, and additional changes that are not needed. Even without any changes, they never give the user a chance to choose between options. If I could find something better, I would. I would never use Pidgin, right now I'm desperate so I might go back to it, otherwise I can't wait to find something else. I just stopped using Pidgin, Version 2.5.4. I don’t know why they claim to be a very good chat client.. they were finally asking for user opinions for improvements they wanted to make on version 2.5.3 and now I think it’s a bit too late. Not only is the newer version buggy.. it keeps saying I’m available online when I’m not and it doesn’t tell me that I didn’t even type in a password to sign on. How ridiculous. And to know they got rid of so many useful features is also dumb, and their responses (from the developers and such) are careless and rude.

They are making something that fits themselves more than for others. I appreciated their work in the pass and I loved GAIM but they make too many excuses. Every new version of Pidgin is more bloated and heavy, has too many dependencies, and additional changes that are not needed. Even without any changes, they never give the user a chance to choose between options. If I could find something better, I would. I would never use Pidgin, right now I’m desperate so I might go back to it, otherwise I can’t wait to find something else.

]]> By: bippi http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-102122 bippi Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:19:36 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-102122 good one frined good one frined

]]> By: Will http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-95493 Will Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:55:15 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-95493 "I have tested Digsby,instantbird, mirinta , trillian, pidgin but no one supports google !!!!!!!" I use Google Talk with pidgin. It uses the XMPP protocol. You can either set it up manually using XMPP or you can select Google Talk as the account protocol type in the past few versions. “I have tested Digsby,instantbird, mirinta , trillian, pidgin but no one supports google !!!!!!!”

I use Google Talk with pidgin. It uses the XMPP protocol. You can either set it up manually using XMPP or you can select Google Talk as the account protocol type in the past few versions.

]]> By: Kalpesh http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-94775 Kalpesh Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:46:40 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-94775 Good Work ! I have tested Digsby,instantbird, mirinta , trillian, pidgin but no one supports google !!!!!!! Why all says that it supports!!! Good Work !
I have tested Digsby,instantbird, mirinta , trillian, pidgin but no one supports google !!!!!!!
Why all says that it supports!!!

]]> By: Pidgin http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-94471 Pidgin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:22:26 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-94471 pidgin supports Skype, too http://myjobspace.co.nz/images/pidgin/ pidgin supports Skype, too

http://myjobspace.co.nz/images/pidgin/

]]> By: ashwin http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-84646 ashwin Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:23:27 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-84646 I have been using pidgin since long will have to test digsby heard a lot about it recently. I have been using pidgin since long will have to test digsby heard a lot about it recently.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-77010 Nirmal Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:25:41 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-77010 @Rakshit, Thanks for the Stumble. :smile: @Rakshit,
Thanks for the Stumble. :smile:

]]> By: Rakshit http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/04/19/18-multi-protocol-im-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-76987 Rakshit Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:37:55 +0000 http://www.nirmaltv.com/?p=1992#comment-76987 What a nice collection of IMs, Nirmal. Great work. I have tried many of those but still many are left. In fact there are few out of those I never even heard about. Thanks for this amazing list..... ;-) Stumbled!!! What a nice collection of IMs, Nirmal. Great work. I have tried many of those but still many are left. In fact there are few out of those I never even heard about. Thanks for this amazing list…..
;-)

Stumbled!!!

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