Instantbird [SEP] license
Instantbird
Instantbird is a cross-platform instant messaging client based on Mozilla's XULRunner and the open-source library "libpurple" used in Pidgin. Instantbird is free software available under the GNU General Public License. Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features. On October 18, 2017 Florian Quèze announced that "... we are stopping development of Instantbird as a standalone product."
Supported protocols.
Supported protocols include:
- OSCAR (AIM/ICQ/MobileMe)
routing its traffic through the Tor network.
Reception.
Instantbird received some positive notice, with stated expectations of future improvements. Tech blogger Chris Pirillo wrote that the client "works quite well on all three main operating systems", that the interface "is unobtrusive… and very clean", and that chat can take place on multiple protocols simultaneously, including IRC. BetaNews writer Joe Cassels noted that Instantbird "aims to bring together many of these disparate networks and services under one roof, and while not as polished as