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Icon Adium 1.4.4

Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X, released under the GNU GPL and developed by the Adium team. With Adium, you can connect to any number of messaging accounts on any combination of supported messaging services and then chat with other people using those services.
Adium supports Facebook Chat, AIM (OSCAR), ICQ, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Japan, MSN, Jabber, Google Talk, Lotus Sametime, Bonjour, MySpace IM, Novell GroupWise, QQ, and Gadu-Gadu.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: The Adium Team
  • Modification Date: December 5, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 22 MB
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Icon AIM 2.0.229

AOL Instant Messenger(AIM) allows you to send instant messages to other people who use AOL, AIM, ICQ, or certain mobile phones.
  • License: Adware
  • Author/Publisher: AOL
  • Modification Date: November 11, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 9.2 MB - version 2.0.229
DownloadClassic PPCOS X PPC File Size: 3.4 MB - version 4.7
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 2.6 MB - version 4.3
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Icon aMSN 0.98.3

aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with features such as:
* Display pictures
* Custom emoticons
* Multi-language support
* Webcam support (in theory, but not at the moment)
* Sign in to more than one account at once
* Full-speed File transfers
* Group support
* Normal, and animated emoticons with sounds
* Chat logs
* Timestamping
* Event alarms
* Tabbed chat windows
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: AMSN Project
  • Modification Date: March 7, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 24.9 MB
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Icon Atlantis 0.9.8.9

Beginning with the earliest MUDs (Multi User Dungeons), on through today's MUSHes, MUXes, MOOs, MUCKs and all the other varied offspring of the original MUD, there have been text-based multiuser games around since the early days of the Internet. But to connect to these MU*s, you generally need a client slightly more advanced than plain old telnet!
Atlantis is a client specifically designed to aid in playing those type of games. It is designed from the ground up entirely in Cocoa, and integrates with system services - such as the Mac OS X spellchecker - as much as possible.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Riverdark Studios
  • Modification Date: September 10, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 3.6 MB
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Icon Chax 3.0.2


Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions that make using Apple's iChat more enjoyable.
Features
- Unified contact list shows all contacts from all accounts in one window
- Growl notifications for new messages and users changing status
- Automatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible users
- Powerful, searchable log viewer that can also browse images and URLs from past conversations
- Activity log that displays your contacts' status changes
- Auto-accept file transfers, AV chats, and screen sharing requests
- Always on top option for contact list, message windows and AV chats
- Set font of names, status messages, and group separators
- Option to immediately display new messages, skipping the notification window
- Show status changes directly in the message window
- Additional unread message notifications in the Dock
- Automatically hide chat windows and contact lists when iChat is inactive
- Toggle text status visibility of users
- Properly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messages
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Kent Sutherland
  • Modification Date: March 8, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6.x
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 1.5 MB - Chax 3.0.2 for Snow Leopard
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 1.4 MB - Chax 2.2.2 for Leopard
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 1.1 MB - Chax 1.5 for Tiger
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Icon Coccinella 0.96.16

Coccinella is a free and open-source cross-platform communication tool with a built-in whiteboard for improved collaboration with other people.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Mats Bengtsson
  • Modification Date: November 30, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 8.6 MB
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Icon Colloquy 2.3 (4617)

Traditionally, chat clients on the Mac have been anything but glamorous. Colloquy is an advanced IRC & SILC client which aims to fill this void. By adhering to Mac OS X interface conventions, Colloquy has the look and feel of a quality Mac application.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Timothy Hatcher
  • Modification Date: August 21, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 8.3 MB
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Icon Eggdrop 1.6.19

Eggdrop is the world's most popular Open Source IRC bot, designed for flexibility and ease of use, and is freely distributable under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Eggdrop was originally developed by Robey Pointer; however, he no longer works on Eggdrop so please do not contact him for help solving a problem or bug.
The oldest IRC bot still in active development (Eggdrop was created in 1993)
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: EggHEADS.org
  • Modification Date: April 19, 2008
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 1.0 MB
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icon GGMud 0.8.0

An open source MUD client based on TinTin+.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: GGSoft
  • Modification Date: December 6, 2007
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher and X11
DownloadOS X PPC File Size: 17.2 MB
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Icon Google Talk Video and Voice Plugin 2.5.6.4871

Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and video capabilities in your Google Chat properties (i.e Gmail, Google+, orkut). From within these services, you can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video.
Here's what you'll need to get started:
- Download the voice and video chat plug-in, quit all open browser windows, and install the plug-in.
- Sign in to Gmail, Google+, iGoogle, orkut, or your Chrome OS device
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Google
  • Modification Date: November 16, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher, Safari, Firefox or Chrome - Gmail, iGoogle, or orkut
DownloadIntel File Size: 12.8 MB
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Icon iChat 6

iChat supports ICQ, MobileMe, Mac.com, Google Talk and Jabber accounts. Mac OS X Lion adds support for Yahoo! Chat.
A powerful instant text messaging application, iChat comes with Mac OS X and is loaded with great features that make sending messages to your AIM or MobileMe buddies fast and easy.
Most Mac computers include a built-in iSight camera and mic. When you use them with iChat, you get the easiest way to have high-quality video and audio chats with your friends and family.
  • License: Included with Mac OS X
  • Author/Publisher: Apple
  • Modification Date: July 20, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.7.x, Earlier versions of iChat come with earlier operating systems
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Icon ICQ 3.4

One of the world's largest cross-platform online communities. Version 3.4 of ICQ for Mac Brings you AOL interoperability, as well as better compatibility with Mac OS X.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Mirabilis
  • Modification Date: July 31, 2003
  • Requirements: Mac OS X or Mac OS 9
DownloadClassic PPCOS X PPC File Size: 3.7 MB
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Icon Icy Juice 1.0.2

Icy Juice is still not feature-complete, and the current release is a preview and an invitation for users to express their needs and expectations from an ICQ client.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Mitz Pettel
  • Modification Date: August 24, 2006
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 1.5 MB
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Icon IdentD 2.5.1

Since Mac OS X 10.3, there is no identd server on the system.
So I've decided to build a standalone identd server.
This server runs on Panther and Tiger (and Leopard too) and is provided with a preference pane that allows you to easily start or stop it.
This identd server returns the short username of the user which is currently logged in or your choice of username.
This kind of server could be useful if your Macintosh is behind a proxy server which requires authentication or when you use IRC.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Gallerand Sebastien
  • Modification Date: March 12, 2006
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher - if you use a router (eg. Airport) you'll need to open port 113
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 272 Kb
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Icon infobot 0.45.3

The infobot connects to an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server, joins some channels (maybe), and begins accumulating factoids. To run one, download the source, uncompress it, untar it, edit the config files, and its up. Interacting with the bot is pretty straightforward. The bot will interact via message or on-channel.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: infobot.org
  • Modification Date: January 2, 2001
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 110 Kb
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icon ircII 20111115

ircII is an IRC and ICB client that runs under most UNIX platforms. It comes in source form and is completely free of any charges or fees. The ircII project is a group of people who maintain the source code, incorporating fixes and new features.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: ircII Project
  • Modification Date: November 15, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 700 Kb
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Icon Ircle 3.5a6

Ircle is a Macintosh program to use IRC (Internet Relay Chat). IRC enables you to talk with typed messages, in realtime, to other Internet users around the world. IRC is organized in channels on a specific topic. You can also talk privately with someone. ircle supports multiple server connections, AppleScript, video sending and more.
  • License: Shareware, $20
  • Author/Publisher: Onno R. Tijdgat
  • Modification Date: November 18, 2007
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 1.2 MB
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Icon iroffer 1.3b11

iroffer is a software program that acts as a fileserver for IRC. It is similar to a FTP server or WEB server, but users can download files using the DCC protocol of IRC instead of a web browser. Unlike similar programs, iroffer is not a script, it is a standalone executable written entirely in c from scratch with high transfer speed and efficiency in mind. iroffer has been found to transfer over 50MByte/sec over a gigabit ethernet connection.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: iroffer.org
  • Modification Date: December 12th, 2005
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 124 Kb
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icon irssi 8.15

Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: The irssi Project
  • Modification Date: April 3, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 1.2 MB
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icon Linkinus 2.1.2

Linkinus provides a rich, social IRC experience; featuring embedded media, short URL expansion, message starring, combined chats, emoticons, and much more! Try Linkinus today, and enjoy a truly next generation IRC client.
  • License: Shareware, $28
  • Author/Publisher: Conceited Software
  • Modification Date: January 20, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 8.4 MB
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Icon MacIrssi 0.8.6.6

Based on the *nix IRC client irssi (http://www.irssi.org), MacIrssi is a powerful, free of charge, open source IRC client. It combines the power of the irssi engine with an elegant and flexible GUI.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Nils Hjelte/Matt Wright
  • Modification Date: September 1, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 7.7 MB
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Icon Mercury 1.9.5

Mercury is a Java Based MSN client. Sign in with multiple accounts Fast file transfering Offline messaging Extensive event notifications User defined event actions Smart groups (groups made from a search result) Single window (tabbed) conversations Customizable contact list Customizable message views Custom status icons Custom emoticons
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Mercury Team
  • Modification Date: July 23, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 11.3 MB
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Icon Microsoft Messenger 8.0.1

Messenger for Mac provides real-time collaboration between people in different locations. Using your Windows Live ID, you can use instant messaging and audio and video calls to communicate with your contacts.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Microsoft
  • Modification Date: March 21, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher
DownloadIntel File Size: 25.3 MB
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Icon MudWalker 0.3.2

MudWalker is an in-development open-source MUD client for Mac OS X (OSX).
Features
Compact connection windows that use no unnecessary screen space.
Supports Telnet, MCP, ANSI color, and TWin protocols.
Full support for extended character sets, including Unicode and Windows encodings.
Scripting using the Lua programming language.
Automatic login scripts with support for multiple accounts.
Command aliases.
Automatic logging.
Library feature automatically remembers servers you've connected to and the location of your settings files for them.
URLs become clickable links. Scripts can make arbitrary text into links which send commands.
Local text editing (MCP-based, requires server support).
Native Mac OS X Cocoa application.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Kevin Reid
  • Modification Date: July 13, 2005
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
DownloadOS X PPC File Size: 1.0 MB
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icon Nuntius 1.0

Remember the days when computer displayed only characters, green on black? That's also the time when the first Multi User Dungeons were created, not so long ago incarnated as online chats in the modern Internet.
Surprisingly, these ancient arenas of computer aided communication and game place still flourish nowadays, despite the fancy graphics and animations of modern web technology. Nuntius is a client software that brings you right in there and connects yout to the most popular MUDs worldwide.
Nuntius features a wide variety of features of modern MUD clients, including ANSI control sequences, triggers, text capturing, full customization of colors and behaviour and even audio speech output of what's been talked on the MUD. All of this you'll get in a convenient MacOS X Aqua interface.
  • License: Shareware, $10
  • Author/Publisher: Lobotomo Software
  • Modification Date: March 21, 2004
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
DownloadOS X PPC File Size: 382 Kb
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Icon Proteus 4.2.1

Proteus is an all in one Instant Messaging program for OSX. What does this mean? Well, no longer do you need all your instant messaging applications open at once, cut it down to one clean application, with better management across board! (And prettier too!)
What services does it support?
So far, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger (including .Mac), MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo Japan, Gadu Gadu, Jabber, and iChat Rendezvous. More are always in the works!
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: proteusx.org
  • Modification Date: October 28, 2008
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 17.2 MB
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Icon Psi 0.14

Psi is an instant messaging application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that connects to the free, open Jabber IM network (also known as XMPP), including Google Talk.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Justin Karneges
  • Modification Date: December 2, 2009
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 26.1 MB
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Icon Rapscallion 2.0.2.1

Rapscallion is a MUD client. Features include triggers and blocks, multi-channel sessions, aliases, command history, travel, ansi color translation etc.
  • License: Freeware - Name: Rapscallion Copies: 100 Serial: 0000-64L3-LD54 - no longer in development
  • Author/Publisher: Andy Lewis
  • Modification Date: January 20, 1999
  • Requirements: 680x0 or PPC
Download680x0Classic PPC File Size: 2.6 MB
Icon Savitar 1.5.2

Savitar is a software application designed to connect people using Macintosh computers to MUVE (Multi-user Virtual Environment) servers. These MUVE servers are found throughout the Internet. Savitar works as a "client" application which basically means it hooks your computer to one or more of these servers and allows you to interact with the people you find there.
  • License: Shareware, $15
  • Author/Publisher: Heynow Software
  • Modification Date: January 11, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 2.4 MB
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Icon Snak 5.3.3

Snak will let you participate in discussions in virtual meeting rooms on the Internet, called IRC channels. There are thousands of meeting rooms full of people from all over the world.
  • License: Shareware, $29
  • Author/Publisher: Kent Sorensen
  • Modification Date: November 15, 2007
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 4.0 MB
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Icon TinTin++ 2.00.7

TinTin++ is a free mud client that runs on the Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: TinTin++ development team
  • Modification Date: July 6, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 318 Kb
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Icon Trebuchet Tk 1.070

Trebuchet Tk is a client program for connecting to TinyMUD style social MUD servers on the InterNet. This program is designed to be used with TinyMUD, TinyMUCK, TinyMUSH, MOO, and several other variants. It's probably not well designed for combat oriented MUDs like LPMUD and Diku, but it does support them.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Fuzzball Software
  • Modification Date: December 2, 2005
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadOS X PPC File Size: 4.3 MB
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Icon XChat Azure 1.0.5

XChat Azure is the irc client X-Chat with an Aqua interface for MacOS X.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Steve Green/Steven Noonan
  • Modification Date: August 29, 2011
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6 or higher
DownloadIntel File Size: 15.5 MB - XChat Azure 1.0.5
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 17.0 MB - X-Chat Aqua 0.17rc2
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Icon Yahoo! Messenger 3.0.1 beta

Stay connected to Messenger on your mobile phone.
Use webcam to share live video with your friends.
Send files of any size directly to your online friends.
Express your feelings in a conversation using little animated smiley faces.
Make free worldwide PC-to-PC calls. Plus call regular or mobile phones in the U.S. and worldwide for as low as 1¢/min.
  • License: Freeware
  • Author/Publisher: Yahoo! Inc.
  • Modification Date: March 26, 2010
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 21.0 MB - version 3.0.1 build 3554
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