Empathy

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Empathy is an instant messaging program designed to handle text, voice and video messaging in GNOME. It supports multiple protocols including Google Talk (Jabber/XMPP), MSN, IRC, Salut, AIM, Facebook, Yahoo!, Gadu Gadu, Groupwise, ICQ and QQ.

Empathy

Text, voice and video messaging program

Developer: Guillaume Desmottes, Xavier Claessens
License: GPL
Web: http://live.gnome.org/Empathy

Empathy is the default instant messaging client on openSUSE 11.3 replacing Pidgin from versions until 11.2.

Features

• Multi-protocol support
• File transfers, voice and video calling support
• Automatic away and extended away presence
• Themed conversation
• Private and Group chat
• Spell checking and smileys
• Conversation logging support

See also

• Pidgin
• Kopete
• Licq