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    Adium For Windows?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Stunner, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. Stunner

    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    Hey guys, just wondering if any of you know if there is a Windows version of Adium. Until I get a mac I am stuck with windows and am wondering if there is anything like it for Windows. Please let me know what you think about your suggestions. Thanks :).
     
    Stunner, Jan 23, 2008
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    There is no official Adium for Windows...try Pidgin or Trillian, those are pretty close :).
     
    Sam, Jan 23, 2008
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    wullger Notebook Guru

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  4. Stunner

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    I looked up some reviews of Trillian on Cnet.com and people said it got a lot of spyware on your computer. Is this true? And what would most of you guys recommend?
     
    Stunner, Jan 23, 2008
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    Yeah, pidgin is okay. Doesn't come close to Adium. But it's decent.
     
    hollownail, Jan 23, 2008
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    Xander Paranoid Android

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    Xander, Jan 23, 2008
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    lol anything you download on download.com is virus and spyware free just to let you know. And yea Pidgin is OK, but I don't like its UI.

    EDIT: 500th post! w00t!
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Jan 23, 2008
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    Eallan Notebook Consultant

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    Adium is based on Pidgin.

    Pidgin is fantastic, it's not as "pretty" as Adium but it works amazingly well.

    Get it.
     
    Eallan, Jan 23, 2008
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    You could always download a new theme for pidgin.
     
    Lysander, Jan 23, 2008
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  10. hollownail

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    To be precise, Adium is not based on Pidgin. It is based on the libpurple backend. Granted, the GAIM team developed libpurple (I think... had problems actually finding a source on who originally developed that lib).

    But yeah, pidgin is pretty much default for any linux OS... Not bad for Windows either, but still... pains me using it compared to Adium :p
     
    hollownail, Jan 24, 2008
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    pidgin IM ftw. linix > rest
     
    pacmandelight, Jan 24, 2008
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    Pidgin.

    Trillian's free version has lots of missing features - most annoyingly, you can't see the status of others. We use status messages all the time so this is a big loss. In addition, Trillian has lots of non-standard user interfaces. For example, select is a copy at the same time, no need to hit Ctrl-C. Or try finding anything in the preferences, it's a jumbled mess that makes no sense. This kind of stuff drives me crazy - it's "different", but without any visible benefit.

    I used Trillian for a long time b/c didn't know about Pidgin :(

    Pidgin is a nice little chat client, comparable to Adium, and works just fine, does what it should do, and looks reasonably nice. Best on Windows, no doubt.
     
    orthorim, Jan 24, 2008
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  13. Stunner

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    Thanks a lot for the input guys! :D
     
    Stunner, Jan 24, 2008
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