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February 2, 2010 6:02 PM PST
Trillian for Mac arrives as an alpha
by Seth Rosenblatt Font size Print E-mail Share 11 comments Yahoo! BuzzShare Multi-protocol chat client Trillian follows up its resurgence last year with a long-rumored Mac version. Trillian for Mac is an unstable alpha, lacking many of the features that make Trillian Astra appealing on Windows, but even so it offers users a good idea of what's to come from Cerulean Studios.

The first public alpha of Trillian for Mac is sparse but functional.

(Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET)

This build isn't really ready yet to compete with the popular Adium, but cross-platform users will appreciate that the contact sync works. Enter in your Trillian username and password and all of your other instant messaging accounts will be imported, including passwords. Basic IM functions are fine, with support for Trillian's proprietary protocol Astra, as well as Windows Live, Yahoo, Facebook Chat, AIM, ICQ, XMPP, Google Talk, Bonjour, and MySpaceIM. File transfers work, as do most Mac hot keys, iTunes tracking, thought bubbles above avatars during chats, and drag-and-drop.

There's much that's missing, though, so don't expect to jump to Trillian right now. Social network feeds don't work yet, nor do group conversations or e-mail support. Growl support is also missing, and while you can see your friends' avatars, personal avatars aren't working yet. The Preferences window is skeletal, too. The full list of what should work and what doesn't is here.

Cerulean Studios also offers an iPhone version, and Trillian for Mac will sync contacts and other changes with its iPhone sibling. Tell us your thoughts on Trillian for Mac in the comments below.
Seth peers into the deep, dark corners of software so that you don't have to. He has yet to suffer a single nightmare about OS/2. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Trillian jumped the shark a long time ago. No way are they gonna be able to compete with Adium on the Mac.
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by whattaguy62 February 2, 2010 6:32 PM PST
What's the purpose of this if we have an adium that sort of works...well okay the video doesn't work and the facebook chat is kludgy at best. But I've used trillium on pc's and it seems the dang thing eats up the entire desktop, i just want the thing hovering in a corner like i can do with adium.
Like this Reply to this comment by yagmak February 2, 2010 6:34 PM PST
Adium is all I use on my mac, considering how awfully slow, loud, stupid and annoying iChat is. I used Trillian on my Windows boot and it doesn't even come close to Adium. Good luck to the guys at Cerulean Studios, but I seriously don't see Trillian making any headway against Adium.
Like this Reply to this comment by EarthToApple February 2, 2010 6:39 PM PST
That only took 5 years !
Like this Reply to this comment by EarthToApple February 2, 2010 6:40 PM PST
That only took 5 years !
Like this Reply to this comment by myles taylor February 2, 2010 7:00 PM PST
The problem with Trillian is that they aren't free. Even if they can grab a fraction of the users from Adium, which I don't think will ever happen, no one is going to pay for it.
Like this Reply to this comment by scottfillmer February 2, 2010 8:36 PM PST
For some reason I have just never gotten around to using Trillian, perhaps because I didn't feel like dragging out my windows machine just to try another IM agent but now that Mac is on the way I might have to give them a try.
Like this Reply to this comment by thinkin123 February 2, 2010 10:04 PM PST
Adium, can we all say Adium. Best IM client period, regardless of platform.
Like this Reply to this comment by thinkin123 February 2, 2010 10:04 PM PST
Adium, can we all say Adium. Best IM client period, regardless of platform.
Like this Reply to this comment by thinkin123 February 2, 2010 10:04 PM PST
Adium, can we all say Adium. Best IM client period, regardless of platform.
Like this Reply to this comment by thinkin123 February 2, 2010 10:04 PM PST
Adium, is the best IM client regardless of platform.
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