Digsby

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Digsby

Digsby Build 12115
Developed by	dotSyntax, LLC.
Initial release	December 22, 2007 ^[1]
Platform	Windows, (Mac & Linux versions announced)
Available in	English
Genre	Instant messaging client
License	Proprietary
Website	www.digsby.com

Digsby is a multiprotocol instant messaging application developed by dotSyntax, LLC. Digsby is written in wxPython and uses Webkit for rendering. It currently supports e-mail notifications and alerts from MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. It is released under a proprietary license and is free to download. To control access, users must register for a Digsby Account. Registration can be done through the program's installer or through a web interface. As of March 20, 2008, Digsby is in public beta, and no longer requires an invitation to set up an account.^[2] In June 2008, Digsby contacted Jamal Hamou at Neverblue Media to discuss distribution partnership opportunities.

1 Features
2 Supported protocols
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Features

[edit] Email

Digsby offers POP3 and IMAP support for almost any email service as well as pre-configured email services such as Yahoo!, AOL Mail, Gmail or Hotmail's webmail, emulating a POP3 or IMAP client. After configured, email alerts which pop up a small window in the corner of your screen, alerting you of new mail. There is built-in email composition, which can automatically acquire email addresses from IM profiles. ^[3]

[edit] Social networking

Digsby allows you to add social networking sites to the application: ^[3]

MySpace: updates to your friends' profiles, status, and private messages. Provides instant access to various parts of your MySpace account, such as your profile, home page, blog, etc.
Facebook: updates in your friend feeds.
Twitter: allowing you to easily submit new "tweets", and view your friends' tweets.

Future support for additional social networks are currently being developed.

[edit] Buddy List

Digsby allows users to customize their buddy list by ordering of all aspects of the buddy list, and skinning it for a personalized look. Status updates are instant. Users can set custom notifications for various actions such as contacts signing in and out, messages sent and received, etc. It supports metacontacts, much like Trillian's metacontacts by a simple drag-and-drop system. Buddy list, IM accounts, widgets, and application settings are synchronized on Digsby's server, so all your settings are transferred between installations on other computers.^[3]

[edit] Chat Logging

Digsby allows users log their chat conversations to html files that are then later accessed by the built in "Past Chat Browser." The IM community is used to chat logs from previous IM clients which made the initial decision to switch to Digsby hard. Users did not want to lose their logs, and without a built in function to import their old logs, many decided to remain with their old chat client. The Digsby Log Converter was created by one of Digsby's users, UFGrayMatter, to import logs from many of the most popular chat clients including Trillian, AIM, Miranda, Yahoo!, MSN, Gaim and Pidgin. With this Log Converter users are now able to switch to Digsby without losing their chat history.