Best AIM client?

[Umberger]

I have used AIM, Trillian, and Gaim. Trillian is great, but it doesnt show links in people's profiles, which is irritating as all hell. The only "extra" feature I will ever use is file transfer. Anyone know of an ad free relatively slim client?

thanks.


edit: grammar

 

[MrBond]

I use AIM+, although I don't think it's free anymore. Oldversion.com might have an old, free version

 

[Schadenfroh]

Miranda

1. No bloat
2. Freeware/Opensource
3. Compatable with most IM networks

one of the many great apps by the open source community of sourceforge

 

[Nebor]

Trillian Pro v 3.0 with the minibrowser plug-in on shows links in people's profiles\away messages.

 

[Umberger]

ooh, i like miranda. so simple.

 

[tfinch2]

You said what you don't like with trillian, but not about Gaim. I <3 Gaim. What's wrong with it?

 

[Umberger]

oh, you're right, i didn't, did i? what i didnt like so much about gaim was the really bulky buddy list. i havent used it in a long while now, but as i remember, the each line in the buddy list was very large, with an icon and such. i remember that you could make it somewhat smaller, but i could still only see 50 buddies at a time. has that changed?

 

[tfinch2]

If you need to fit more than 50 buddies on a list at a time the font will be too small to read

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Miranda

1. No bloat
2. Freeware/Opensource
3. Compatable with most IM networks

one of the many great apps by the open source community of sourceforge

 

[essential]

I currently use AIM 5.5.3593 with DeadAIM 4.5 and middle_man beta 2. The combo is great. DeadAIM 4.5 costs money (only $4.99), but middle_man is free. Middle_man pretty much does everything DeadAIM does, so you don't really need both, it's just I had DeadAIM first, and only installed middle_man cause it has "messaging while away" capabilities while DeadAIM 4.5 doesn't. Only snaffo is that they are only fully functional with AIM 5.5.3595 and lower.

AIM 5.5.3593
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=aim

middle_man beta 2
http://middleman.krunchsoftware.com/

DeadAIM 4.5
http://www.jdennis.net

 

[VicodiN]

Im currently using gaim.. My only gripe is the fact that the 'send file' option on the AIM side doesnt work.. Annoying.

 

[theAnimal]

EasyMessage

 

[BW86]

Miranda

 

[JBT]

AIM Ad Hack is my fav

 

[cubby1223]

I prefer the official AIM 5.2 version, it can still be found through google. To stop the ads, add these to the hosts file. I never really minded the ads, but once they started with the sound, that was the final straw...

127.0.0.1 ar.atwola.com
127.0.0.1 ads.web.aol.com
127.0.0.1 ads.aol.com
127.0.0.1 VTOT.proxy.aol.com

 

[13rian]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Trillian Pro v 3.0 with the minibrowser plug-in on shows links in people's profiles\away messages.

 

[RichieZ]

AdiumX

 

[josh0099]

Originally posted by: JBT
AIM Ad Hack is my fav

Yep

 

[bab]

Miranda here

 

[essential]

Why use something like AIM Hack when you can use something like middle_man, which is free, that does everything AIM Hack does, plus other awesome features like logging, tabbed message windows, etc? Middle_man restricts what version of AIM you can use, but so does AIM Hack.

 

[Rottie]

Gaim and Miranda do not let me open 5 AOL accts at same time. Trillian does.

 

[Joemonkey]

wow, 50+ buddies and links in profiles? heh... you guys are nuts, i use trillian and MAYBE have 50 buddies between MSN, AIM, ICQ, and Y! all together, usually with 10% online at the same time, and i NEVER look at anyone's profile (I started looking today, about 1% of my contacts even have a profile filled out)

 

[clamum]

Another vote for Miranda, great program.

 

[shadowfaX]

Originally posted by: RichieZ
AdiumX