What is Trillian?
From the Homepage:
Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.
Homepage
http://ceruleanstudios.com
Is it free?
Trillian Basic is free, but comes with a limited feature set. Trillian Pro is $25 for a year's worth of support and new versions (previously downloaded versions will continue to work after this time period.)
Limitations of Trillian Basic as compared to Pro
- No plugin support
- No metacontacts
- No support for multiple identities
- No video chat
- The lack of plugin support means that no extra mediums can be added (jabber, Rendezvous, etc)
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