A messenger developed by Apple Inc.
Used by 2060 people for 12883 hours, 23 minutes and 54 seconds
iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), .Mac, ICQ and XMPP client by Apple Inc. for their Mac OS X operating system. Using a Jabber-like protocol and Bonjour for user discovery, it also allows for LAN communication. iChat's AIM support is fully endorsed by AOL, and uses their official implementation of the AIM OSCAR protocol. Using a Jabber transport, iChat users may also integrate their MSN and Yahoo! contacts into the Jabber pane.
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| Version: | 4.0.5 |
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I just wish you can change the GUI like Adium... and it would be perfect!
Perfect for .mac chatting or audio / webcam over macs :)
The best application for chatting, enough said, get it if you don't have it!
Stylish, usable, video/audio chats - love it.
Love it!
I like Adium better overall just because of the single window thing, and how you can customize your buddy list. But I definitely love the audio/video feature in iChat.
Love it.
Great. Just wish I could have one buddy list for all my accounts.
Works good as a video chat client, using jabber for msn etc. Feels too much like a workaround to get me to stop using Adium for everything but AIM however.
All MSN and Yahoo users should consider using a Jabber transport service to chat with other MSN and Yahoo users - while only using one single Jabber account in iChat.
I have been using this client for chatting since I got my imac. I must say that it is a much better program than the AIM for Macs. I look for more updates to this software.
By itself, iChat is a sub-par instant messenger. However, with the addition of "Chax," it becomes the best Jabber and AIM client for OS X. MSN and Yahoo users should stick with Adium, though.