Extreme Trix

We all love to chat and stay in touch of friends online, some of us even like to share what we do, what are we doing and what we find interesting by blogging via Twitter, WordPress, Blogger or any other blogging tool. Bloggers like me always try to find shortcuts for making their task easier for them. Digsby is a one the most used application used by many bloggers as it is multi protocol internet messenger, which makes staying connected to friends and sharing updates task easier, as it helps them to be a social media dude, which would help them in better productivity. It is a great tool, but there is a problem in it, it doesn’t work properly on Windows Vista 32 bit and doesn’t work at all in some PC. (source)

So today I’m sharing top six alternatives of Digsby, which are tested by myself and works great! (honestly speaking (actually writing ) I have just tested them on Windows platform not on all Operating Systems.)

1. Pidgin:  If you are an Ubuntu Linux user, then I’m sure you may be aware of the default internet messenger client installed on it called Pidgin. The best thing about this is, it is extend-able through plug-ins, including “Off-the-Record Messaging” and Pidgin encryption, providing end-to-end message encryption. Pidgin is available for Windows, Linux & Mac.
2. Trillian Astra: It is not used by many people like Pidgin or Digsby is, but believe me it looks awesome. It lets you connect to multiple internet messenger and social networks at the same time, managing contacts and real time status feeds efficiently, currently it is available on Windows, iPhone, online & Mac application is under development, but alpha is there!
3. Psi: Psi is a free instant messaging application designed for the Jabber IM network (including Google Talk). Fast and lightweight, Psi is fully open-source and compatible with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It is not having stunning looks like Trillian Astra, but works great on Windows XP.
4. qutIM: It is also an open source chat client available for Windows and Linux operating systems. It looks a bit similiar to Digsby in graphics.
5. Yoono addon: basically it is not an application, it is an add-on for Mozilla’s Firefox browser, which allows any one to connect to social networks while surfing internet within the browser only. This add-on works only on browsers installed on Mac & Windows. Its desktop version is also available, but I didn’t try it yet so I’m not writing about it.
6. Miranda IM: It is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still providing a rich feature set, Miranda includes support for AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu and more. Additionally, with the choice of hundreds of plugins, icons, sounds and other content. It can be highly customized like by addons just like Pidgin. It is available only for Windows.

[Update: Today I came across a new chat messenger - Chit Chat. It is not a  multi protocol  like the other messengers I listed above, but it is a simple chat messenger designed especially for facebook, which has several benefits over the other chat messengers. It looks simply awesome in design. You read rest about it here.]

Do you know any other alternative of Digsby? If yes please let me know.

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