iChat
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iChat (previously iChat AV) is a discontinued instant messaging software application developed by Apple for use on its Mac OS X operating system. It supported instant text messaging over XMPP/Jingle or OSCAR (AIM) protocol, audio and video calling, and screen-sharing capabilities. It also allowed for local network discussion with users discovered through Bonjour protocols.
Key facts
- Software.title
- iChat
- Software.name
- iChat AV
- Software.logo
- IChat AV icon.png
- Software.developer
- Apple AOL (partial)
- Software.discontinued
- 2012
- Software.replaced_by
- MessagesFaceTime
- Software.operating system
- macOS
- Software.genre
- Instant messaging
- Software.license
- Proprietary
- Software.website
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Interface
- iChat AV
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- iChat 4
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- iChat 6
- Messages
- Supported protocols
- See also
- References
- External links
iChat (previously iChat AV) is a discontinued instant messaging software application developed by Apple for use on its Mac OS X operating system. It supported instant text messaging over XMPP/Jingle or OSCAR (AIM) protocol, audio and video calling, and screen-sharing capabilities. It also allowed for local network discussion with users discovered through Bonjour protocols.
In OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, iChat was replaced by Messages for chat and FaceTime for video calling.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iChat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.