Editing Adium

{{Short description|Instant messaging client}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Adium
| logo = Adium.png
| screenshot = AdiumX screenshot.png
| caption = Screenshot of Adium in 2009
| collapsible = yes
| developer = Adium team
| released = {{Start date and age|2001|09|28|p=yes|br=yes}}<ref name="adium1x">{{cite web |url=https://trac.adium.im/wiki/Adium1xChangelog |title=Adium1xChangelog |publisher=The Adium Project |access-date=2009-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124651/https://trac.adium.im/wiki/Adium1xChangelog |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
| programming language = [[Objective-C]], [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa API]]
| operating system = [[macOS]]
| language = multilingual<ref>{{cite web |title=Adium - About |url=https://www.adium.im/about/ |publisher=The Adium Project |access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref>
| genre = [[Instant messaging]] [[client (computing)|client]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
}}
'''Adium''' is a [[free software|free]] and [[Open-source software|open-source]] [[instant messaging]] [[client (computing)|client]] for [[macOS]] that supports multiple IM networks, including [[XMPP]] (Jabber), IRC and more. In the past, it has also supported [[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]], [[ICQ]], [[Windows Live Messenger]] and [[Yahoo! Messenger]]. Adium is written using macOS's [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] [[Application Programming Interface|API]], and it is released under the [[GNU General Public License|GNU GPL-2.0-or-later]] and many other licenses for components that are distributed with Adium.

==History==
Adium was created by college student Adam Iser, and the first version, "Adium 1.0", was released in September 2001 and supported only [[AOL Instant Messenger|AIM]]. Since then, the version numbers of Adium have followed a somewhat unusual pattern. There were several upgrades to Adium 1.0, ending with Adium 1.6.2c.<ref name="adium1x" />

At this point, the Adium team began a complete rewrite of the Adium code, expanding it into a multiprotocol messaging program. [[Pidgin (software)|Pidgin]]'s (formerly "Gaim") [[libpurple]] (then called "libgaim") library was implemented to add support for IM protocols other than AIM – since then the Adium team has mostly been working on the [[graphical user interface|GUI]]. The Adium team originally intended to release these changes as "Adium 2.0". However, Adium was eventually renamed to "Adium X" and released at version 0.50, being considered "halfway to a 1.0 product".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://trac.adium.im/wiki/HistoryOfAdium | title=History Of Adium | publisher=The Adium Project | access-date=2009-01-31 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806044202/http://trac.adium.im/wiki/HistoryOfAdium | archive-date=2009-08-06 }}</ref> Adium X 0.88 was the first version compiled as a [[universal binary]], allowing it to run natively on [[Intel-based Macs]].

In 2005, Adium received a "Special Mention" at the [[Apple Design Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohen|first1=Peter|title=WWDC: Apple Design Award 2005 winners announced|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1045262/design.html|access-date=5 September 2016|work=MacWorld|date=10 June 2005}}</ref>

After version Adium X 0.89.1, however, the team finally decided to change the name back to "Adium", and, as such, "Adium 1.0" was released on February 2, 2007.

[[Apple Inc.]] used Adium X 0.89.1's build time in [[Xcode]] 2.3 as a [[Benchmark (computing)|benchmark]] for comparing the performance of the [[Mac Pro]] and [[Power Mac G5 Quad]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/macpro/performance.html | title = Mac Pro - Performance: Science and technical computing | publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] | access-date =2006-09-20| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060828171732/http://www.apple.com/macpro/performance.html| archive-date= 28 August 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref> and Adium 1.2's build time in Xcode 3.0 as a benchmark for comparing the performance of the eight-core Mac Pro and Power Mac G5 Quad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apple.com/macpro/performance.html | title = Mac Pro - Performance: Science and technical computing | publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] | access-date =2008-05-10| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080417175254/http://www.apple.com/macpro/performance.html| archive-date= 17 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

On November 4, 2014, Adium scored 6 out of 7 points on the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]'s secure messaging scorecard. It lost a point because there has not been a recent independent [[code audit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard|publisher=Electronic Frontier Foundation|title=Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?|date=2014-11-04|access-date=2015-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115054343/https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard|archive-date=2016-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From March 2019, Adium is no longer able to support the [[ICQ]] plugin.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023|reason=The official website claims that the software still supports "ICQ Instant Messenger"}}

==Protocols==
Adium supports a wide range of instant messaging networks through the [[library (software)|libraries]] libezv (for [[Bonjour (software)|Bonjour]]), STTwitterEngine (for [[Twitter]]), and [[Pidgin (software)|libpurple]] (for all other protocols).

Adium supports the following [[Protocol (computing)|protocols]]:
*[[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]] (including [[Google Talk]], [[Facebook Messenger|Facebook Chat]], and [[LiveJournal]] services)
*[[Twitter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trac.adium.im/ticket/16882|publisher=trac.adium.im|title=Adium/Twitter broken with 1.5.10, but the latest 1.5.11-nightly fixes the problem|date=2015-03-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325010859/https://trac.adium.im/ticket/16882|archive-date=2015-03-25}}</ref>
*[[Bonjour (software)|Bonjour]]
*[[Internet Relay Chat]]
*[[GroupWise|Novell GroupWise]]
*[[IBM Sametime]]
*[[Gadu-Gadu]]
*[[Skype]] with a plugin
*[[Skype for Business Server]] (previously Microsoft Lync Server, Microsoft Office Communications Server) with a plugin
*[[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] with a plugin
*[[Tencent QQ]] with a plugin
*[[Steam Chat]] with the "Steam IM" plugin
*[[Nate (web portal)#NateOn|NateOn]] with a plugin

==Plugins and customization==
Adium makes use of a [[Plug-in (computing)|plug-in]] architecture; many of the program's essential features are actually provided by plugins bundled inside the application package. These plugins include functionality such as file transfer, support for the [[Growl (software)|Growl]] notifications system, [[Sparkle (software)|Sparkle]] for program updates, and support for encrypted messaging with the [[Off-the-Record Messaging]] library.

Adium is also highly customizable through the use of resources its developers call "Xtras". The program can be customized by the use of hundreds of third-party Xtras that alter the appearance of [[emoticon]]s, [[Dock (macOS)|dock]] icons, [[contact list]] styles, and message styles. Adium can also be enhanced through the use of different sound sets. [[AppleScript]]s can also be utilized to automatically alter behavior in responses to certain triggers.

== Icon ==
The icon of Adium is a green duck named '''Adiumy'''. It is also the mascot of the software.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adium.im/about/|title=Adium - About|website=adium.im|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
*[[Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients]]
*[[Comparison of instant messaging protocols]]
* [[List of computing mascots]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*{{Official website}}

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