Editing IChat (section)

{{Short description|Messaging application for Mac OS X}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{lowercase title|title=iChat}}
{{Infobox software
| title = iChat
| name = iChat AV<!--This is a technical moniker only; it isn't shown-->
| logo = IChat AV icon.png
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| developer = [[Apple Inc.]] <br> [[AOL]] (partial)
| released = {{start date and age|2002|08|24|df=yes}}
| discontinued = 2012
| replaced_by = [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]]<br>[[FaceTime]]
| operating system = [[macOS]]
| genre = [[Instant messaging]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = hide
}}
'''iChat''' (previously '''iChat AV''') is a discontinued [[instant messaging]] [[software application]] developed by [[Apple Inc.]] for use on its [[macOS|Mac OS X]] [[operating system]]. It supported instant text messaging over [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]]/[[Jingle (protocol)|Jingle]] or [[OSCAR protocol|OSCAR]] ([[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]]) protocol, audio and video calling, and screen-sharing capabilities. It also allowed for local network discussion with users discovered through [[Bonjour (protocol)|Bonjour]] protocols.

In [[OS X Mountain Lion|OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion]], iChat was replaced by [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]] for chat and [[FaceTime]] for video calling.