Jabbim (client)

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Jabbim
Jabbim client logo
Developed by The Jabbim Team
Latest release 0.4 / 13 June 2008
Written in Python
OS Cross-platform
Available in Czech, English, French, Slovak
Genre Instant messaging client
License GPL
Website dev.jabbim.cz/jabbim

Jabbim is a GPL instant messaging client for the Jabber (XMPP) protocol which uses the PyQt toolkit. It runs on Linux and Microsoft Windows.

Ready-to-install deb and RPM packages are available for several Linux distributions. Mac OS X port is not in active development, although the application is close to usable state on this operating system[1].

Jabbim can be used to connect to conventional Jabber servers as well as Google Talk service[2].

[edit] Features

  • Tabbed chat window
  • Application and chat themes
  • Graphical emoticons
  • Visual and sound notifications
  • Message formatting (XHTML-IM)
  • Typing notifications
  • File transfer
  • Advanced groupchat support with room administration and moderation
  • Groupchat bookmarks and auto-join.
  • Dedicated groupchat browser
  • Service discovery browser
  • Privacy lists
  • Invisibility
  • Ad-Hoc Commands support to control remote clients[3] and services/bots
  • TLS encryption
  • Extended statuses (User Tune, User Mood, User Activity, User Chatting)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Jabbim – client development is supported by Jabbim service maintainer and administrator
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