Adium For Mac Sierra
Apr 14, 2006 Adium is an instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libgaim library. It is written using OS X's Cocoa API, and it is released under the open source GNU General Public License. Adium was originally created by a college student named Adam Iser, and the first version, 1.0, was released in September 2001. If you've been looking for a chat client that plays nice with other chat services, Adium is an excellent choice on the Mac. Best VPN Services for 2020 Curated by Cnet See more on Cnet. What's new in Adium 1.5.11 Beta 3: Merged changes from Adium 1.5.10.1 and 1.5.10.2: Patched libotr, fixing an issue that could lead to remote code execution. Updated libpurple to 2.10.12. Updated Sparkle to 1.13.1, fixing a security issue that can lead to disclosure of local files or remote code execution. Read the full changelog.
| Developer(s) | Adium team, with Thijs Alkemade as Lead Developer and Eric Richie as Project Manager, created by Adam Iser |
|---|---|
| Initial release | September 28, 2001 (18 years ago)[1] |
| Stable release | 1.5.10.4 (April 27, 2017; 3 years ago) [±] |
| Preview release | 1.5.11hgr5899 (January 15, 2015; 5 years ago) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Objective-C, Cocoa |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Available in | multilingual[2] |
| Type | |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www.adium.im/ |
Adium is a free and open sourceinstant messagingclient for macOS that supports multiple IM networks, including Google Talk and XMPP. In the past, it has also supported AIM, ICQ, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger. Adium is written using macOS's CocoaAPI, and it is released under the GNU General Public License and many other licenses for components that are distributed with Adium.
Adium For Mac
History[edit]
Adium was created by college student Adam Iser, and the first version, 'Adium 1.0', was released in September 2001 and supported only AIM. The version numbers of Adium since then have followed a somewhat unusual pattern. There were several upgrades to Adium 1.0, ending with Adium 1.6.2c.[1]
At this point, the Adium team began a complete rewrite of the Adium code, expanding it into a multiprotocol messaging program. Pidgin's (formerly 'Gaim') libpurple (then called 'libgaim') library was implemented to add support for IM protocols other than AIM – since then the Adium team has mostly been working on the GUI. The Adium team originally intended to release these changes as 'Adium 2.0'. However, Adium was eventually renamed to 'Adium X' and released at version 0.50, being considered 'halfway to a 1.0 product'.[3] Adium X 0.88 was the first version compiled as a universal binary, allowing it to run natively on Intel-based Macs.
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.
Apple Inc. used Adium X 0.89.1's build time in Xcode 2.3 as a benchmark for comparing the performance of the Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 Quad,[5] and Adium 1.2's build time in Xcode 3.0 as a benchmark for comparing the performance of the eight-core Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 Quad.[6]
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]
As of late March 2019, Adium no longer is able to support the ICQ plugin.
Protocols[edit]
Adium supports a wide range of IM networks through the libraries libezv (for Bonjour), STTwitterEngine (for Twitter), and libpurple (for all other protocols).
Adium supports the following protocols:
- XMPP (including Google Talk, Facebook Chat, and LiveJournal services)
- Twitter[8]
- Skype with a plugin
- Skype for Business Server (previously Microsoft Lync Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server) with a plugin
- Telegram with a plugin
- QQ with a plugin
- Steam chat with the 'Steam IM' plugin
- NateOn with a plugin
Plugins and customization[edit]
Adium makes use of a plugin architecture; many of the program's essential features are actually provided by plugins bundled inside the application package. These plugins include functionality such as file transfer, support for the Growl notifications system, Sparkle for program updates, and support for encrypted messaging with the Off-the-Record Messaging library.
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[edit]
The icon of Adium is a green duck named Adiumy. It is also the mascot of the software.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'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.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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By using popular libpurple protocol library, this very easy-to-use messaging program can connect you to dozens of popular chat services, from MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, SkypeAdium For Mac Sierra Vista
, Facebook Chat, Yahoo! Messenger to the many other less known chat protocols such as Tlen, Lotus Sametime, Gadu-Gadu, and others. As of early 2014, the latest version Adium for Mac requires users to have macOS 10.6.8 or newer, although older versions have support all the way down to Mac OS X 10.2.x and older. Since version 0.88, the tool is a universal application that works natively both on PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh computers.From the first version of the app that appeared in late 2001 with support only for AIM chat system, this app managed to evolve into highly popular multi-protocol Instant messaging client that is today used all around the world on Mac.
Adium Support services:
- XMPP ('Jabber'), including: Google Talk, LJ (LiveJournal) Talk, Facebook Chat, Gizmo5
- MSN Messenger
- AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), including MobileMe (formerly known as .Mac)
- Yahoo! Messenger, including Yahoo! Japan Messenger
- ICQ
- Bonjour, compatible with iChat
- IRC
- MySpaceIM
- Gadu-Gadu
- IBM Lotus Sametime
- Tencent QQ
- Novell GroupWise