Adium

Adium is a free instant messaging application that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.

Website	adiumx.com
Cost	Free
Availability	Download
Platform	Mac OS X
2007 ranking	57=
2008 ranking	Not ranked
2008 ranking	Not ranked
Directory of Learning Tools	Communication Tools

Comments from those who selected it as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007

• "Several IM clients in one. I'm in so many different IM networks that I just can't use a separate application for each one. Unfortunately Skype is not yet available for it"  Teemu Arina
• "we do lots of chatting through Jabber. I like using adium for connecting to multiple services using different protocols."  Kevin Gamble
• "Mac IM integration that lets me open both my personal and work accounts at the same time, even though they're with the same service. And I like the quack when someone signs in."  Lisa M Lane