I admit this might be a tad premature as I’ve only just downloaded it last night, but I LOVE Adium! I have been debating what to do with my email accounts and instant messagers. I have YahooMessenger, which I only really use to get email alerts, I’m always offline. I also have MSN messenger, which I actually do use for chatting. There’s also AOL which i don’t even bother to sign into anymore because I just don’t want to have too many apps open. I had come across Digsby which sounded like the perfect solution, but unfortunately there is no Digsby for Mac. At least not yet. Curses!

So in doing a simple google search, I found someone who was asking are there any good programs like Digsby for Mac? which is exactly what I was looking for. And voila! One of the reco’s was Adium. And it’s FREE! Yay!

I really love how customizable Adium is. You can add AOL Messenger, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, Facebook, ICQ and a few others that I didn’t even know existed! You can set different statuses (online, offline, invisible) to each account and you can even receive email alerts, which was one of the main reasons I love this so much. Most other instant message apps that gather various programs only allow you to chat but not be alerted to emails. It also allows you to change your interface so it looks just like you want it. Not only the background image/colors, but the layout. Whether there is a buddy icon shown, or if new chats open in a new tab or new window. They have a page on the site of just Xtras, from contact list styles, to emoticons to the dock icon. Yes, you can even choose the dock icon! So far I’ve only changed the little ducky’s color from green to purple, but there are a bunch of other icons to choose from.

I’m still playing with it, but so far I’ve not been disappointed. I feel its very well thought out and has so much that can be customized, I feel most people will be able to get it working exactly how they need it to. I definitely recommend it.