- Overview
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Getting Started
- What is Adium?
- Installing
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Accounts
- Creating Accounts
- Personal Settings
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Contacts
- Managing Contacts
- Managing Groups
- Combining Contacts
- Blocking/Privacy
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Chatting
- Fonts & Colors
- Message Tabs
- Chat Transcripts (Logs)
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Advanced Features
- Voice & Video Chat
- File Transfer
- Direct Connect
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Support
- Troubleshooting
- FAQ
- Bug Reports
- Feature Requests
- Contact Us
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Development
- Contributing to Adium
- Getting the Code
- Contributing Code
- Following Development
- Sparkle Statistics
- Adium Sponsors
Creating an account
To use Adium, you'll need an account on one or more of the IM services that we support. Before proceeding, you should either have an existing name and password, or you need to sign up for an account on the service of your choice. Note that Adium will automatically offer to register your account on the Jabber service.
You'll only be able to communicate with users (also called 'contacts') on a service if you have an account on that service. In other words, you'll need an AIM account to talk to AIM users, an MSN account to talk to MSN users, etc. You can have as many accounts, on as many services, as you want, and they can all be signed on with Adium simultaneously.
Adding your account to Adium
To add your account to Adium (once you have signed up for it -- see below):
- Go to Adium->Preferences (This will be opened for you automatically the first time Adium runs)
- Select the Accounts preferences pane (This is the first pane, already selected the first time Adium runs)
- Click the plus (+) button
- Select the appropriate service
- Enter your account information. If you enter a password here, it will be stored securely in the Mac OS X keychain, and Adium will continue to use it for future connections. If you do not enter a password, you will be prompted each time you connect.
- Click OK
Adium will automatically connect the account for you, prompting for a password if needed (see 5 above). In the future, the account will be connected when Adium loads. You can change this behavior if you would like.
Next, add and manage contacts to your contact list, then send them messages.
Signing up for an account
These services are free:
These free services are specifically for non-english speakers:
- Gadu-Gadu - Polish
- QQ - Chinese
- Yahoo! Japan - Japanese
These services require payment or a subscription to become a member:
These services are meant for businesses. Your employer will provide you with an account:
You don't need to sign up to anything to use these services:
