The palette is a nice muted grey and blue that allows indicators, avatars and images to stand out in the interface.īut easily the best thing about Verbs is its speed. Verbs exemplifies how good a messaging client can look on any platform, but stands out as above par even on iOS, where well designed apps are more common. Protocols: AIM, Google Talk, Facebook and MobileMe Platform: iOS (universal but not iPad optimized) If you like the look of standard windows in OS X and you’re looking for a solid multi-protocol client, you’ll probably be happy with Adium. Multiple accounts are fairly easy to add and the contact list is presented seamlessly. A patch was out for it within a day or two that got it back up and running. It’s not the most cohesive looking app as it consists of modular windows that comprise the buddy list and individual conversations, but it does make it easy to separate one particular chat from the others. The app uses mostly standard Aqua design rules and looks nearly identical to any standard window in OS X.īecause it is updated regularly and responsibly, Adium doesn’t stay affected by bugs like the aforementioned Google XML annoyance for very long. Protocols: AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, MobileMe, ICQ, Google Talk, Facebook Chat, LiveJournal, Bonjour, Xfire, Twitter, IRC, Skype, GroupWise and more.Īdium is a well designed and extremely well-supported messaging client for Mac. It won’t win any awards for looks, but it also won’t make you gouge your orbs out. Recently, Google added support for AIM, which is something, but we’d like to see it be able to talk to all of the other protocols out there.ĭesign-wise it’s nothing special to look at, but it is simple and functional in a ‘designed by coders’ kind of way. The downside to Google Talk is that, until recently, you absolutely must have had a Google account to use it and it only communicated with other Google users. And it is extremely rare to see any clients that don’t support Google Talk.
But it is ubiquitous, as it comes pre-installed in every Google account and you can use it right from your browser on any computer. Technically, Google Talk isn’t just a client, and there is no native app for the Mac, aside from support built into the other multiple protocol apps out there. Platform: Windows, Mac (browser), iOS (browser), BlackBerry and Android
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