emesene is an open source instant messaging client designed for use with Microsoft’s .NET Messenger Service. It is a clone of Windows Live Messenger. emesene is the Spanish (also Portuguese and French) pronunciation of MSN, former name of Windows Live Messenger.Its goal is to replicate the functions of the official Windows Live client in a simpler, cleaner and easier to use interface.It is cross-platform, with binaries available for both Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The program is written using Python, GTK+, PyGTK and Pycairo.
Compatibility
- [advt]The current version of emesene is compatible with the Windows Live Messenger protocol MSNP15.
- Official Windows Live Messenger features supported by the client are:
- Offline messaging
- Personal messages
- ‘Now Playing’ personal messages
- Nudges
- Contact list retrieval from server
- Nickname retrieval from server
- Tabbed chat windows
- File transfer
- Webcam support (1.6.3 working)
Other features specific to emesene are:
- Plugins (now playing, AES Encryption, Gmail checker, POP3 mail checker, spell checker, Youtube videos, last.fm song reporting, MSN Premium and others)
- Auto-reply
- Minimize to notification area (System Tray)
- Window and icon themes
- Emoticon themes
- Multilingual support
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