GNU GPL.ĬJC (Jabber/XMPP including group conferencing = multiuser chat = MUC) - console client in Python. Supports OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) encrypted chat, natively. TheĬarrier developers' group's variant form of the Pidgin developers' FinchĬenterIM (ICQ2000, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP) - console client. YahooMessenger, Zephyr) - ncurses-based console client in C. IRC,Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Myspace IM, Oscar, QQ, SILC, Simple, Sametime, GNU GPL.Ĭarrier Finch (Bonjour, Gadu Gadu, Groupwise, Supports OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) encrypted chat, via plug-in. Fork of Pidgin by a group of developers who wished to extend Pidgin's functionality. Messenger, Zephyr) - GTK+-based graphical client in C. Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Myspace IM, Oscar, QQ, SILC, Simple, Sametime, Yahoo GNU GPL.Ĭarrier (Bonjour, Gadu Gadu, Groupwise, IRC, Defunct: See successor project, CenterIM. 2, with some parts under JOSL.ĬenterICQ (ICQ2000, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP) - console client. Probably proprietary.īuddySpace (Jabber/XMPP, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, others) - Java graphical client. Proprietary.īombus (Jabber/XMPP, ICQ, MSN, AIM, Yahoo) - Java graphical client. Does text, file transfers, whiteboards, voice, SSL encryption. BSD-type licence.īitWise IM (BitWise IM protocol).

Based on a fork of 'owl', and primarily intended as a Zephyr client. GNU GPL.īarnOwl (AIM, Jabber/XMPP including group conferencing = multiuser chat = MUC, Zephyr) curses-based console client in C, with advanced sorting and filtering. GNU GPL.Īyttm aka Are You Talking To Me? (AIM, ICQ, IRC, Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Yahoo) - GTK+ 1.2-based graphical client. See successor codebase Freehoo (formerly GNUYahoo). Said to be () unmaintained and a victim of Yahoo protocol changes. GNU GPL.Īri's Yahoo Client aka ari-yahoo (Yahoo Messenger) - console client based on GTKYahoo's yahoolib. Proprietary.ĪMSN Messenger (MSN) - tk/tcl-based graphical client. Proprietary.ĪIM aka AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) - GTK+ 1.2-based graphical Linux client. 16 login protocol) in June 2009, which to my knowledge broke allĪkeni (Jabber/XMPP) - Graphical client. Messenger protocol (and changed all its login servers to require the new Note about maintenance: The question of whether an IM client isĪctively maintained can be a vital concern, where proprietary IM

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