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In this world of social media, we've got a lot of chat channels to keep track of. Whether you're checking your Twitter DMs, GChats (Google Talk), Facebook Messenger messages, or iMessages, you can have most of them in one place with a dedicated chat client. These are the best chat apps for Mac.
Messages
Apple's built-in chat client, Messages, makes it seamless for you to chat with anyone that has an iPhone, iPad, or Mac without any effort. You can add SMS and texts messaging from Android or Windows phones to Messages if you have Text Message Forwarding enabled. It gets better, though. Thanks to a little help from Jabber, you can use Messages for dozens of chat channels that use XMPP instant messaging. It's lost some of its universal appeal over the last few macOS updates, however. Messages no longer works with Facebook, AOL Instant Messenger, or Yahoo. It's also very difficult to get Messages to work with GChat (though not impossible).
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Adium
Adium is probably the most popular third-party chat client. You can connect it to AOL Instant Messenger, Google Talk, Twitter, MobileMe, IRC, Bonjour, Jabber, plus a few more. It's a great way to keep most (if not all) of your various chat clients in order. I personally don't like the interface of Adium, but sometimes function is more important than looks. Adium has a lot of little features that are really awesome, like initiating encrypted ORT chats, and file transfers. You can't get it in the Mac App Store, but it's free and open source and it's highly rated among Mac users.
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Trillian
Trillian is another popular chat client that brings together many of your messaging apps into one place, including AOL Instant Messenger, Facebook, Google Talk, ICQ, Olark, and Twitter. I much prefer Trillian's interface because it reminds me so much of the built-in Messages app. It is, however, slightly less feature-rich unless you go pro. You can get quite a few more business-facing features for about $2 per month. It's a seamless experience for Mac users and my personal favorite third-party client, but I don't use a lot of different chat channels in my daily life. I stick with Google Talk, Facebook, and Twitter. It's perfect for me.
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YakYak
I haven't personally used YakYak, but it's a big hit with Mac users that only want a Google Talk client. You may have noticed that GTalk compatibility with Messages in macOS High Sierra is difficult, to say the least. If you just want to be able to chat with your Google peeps with a dedicated window on your Mac, YakYak looks like the perfect option. You can upload images, group chat, and more. You have to install it from GitHub, but there are some fairly clear instructions on how to do so if you're saavy with your Mac. It's not a Chrome extension and doesn't rely on Chrome to work. So, if you're anti-Chrome, this apps is for you.
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How do you chat on Mac?
What is your preferred chat client for bringing together all of your various chat channels? Put your recommendations in the comments and I'll check them out.
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As it does every year, Apple on Tuesday released a list of the year's 'best' digital content up for offer on its various digital storefronts, from the iOS App Store to Apple Books.
Apple announced the 'Best of 2018' awards in a press release posted to its website. Like recent years, the list is heavy on apps and games, but also includes highlights from Apple Music, the iTunes Movie Store, Podcasts and Apple Books.
Starting with its bread-and-butter App Store offerings, Apple crowned Procreate Pocket as 2018's iPhone App of the Year, with Froggipedia and Pixelmator Pro taking top honors for iPad and Mac, respectively. Workout app Sweat took the No. 1 spot on Apple TV.
Physics-based puzzler Donut County was named iPhone Game of the Year, while point-and-click puzzle title Gorogoa won the same honor for iPad. Story-driven adventure-puzzle title The Gardens Between was named Mac Game of the Year and Alto's Odyssey took home the award for Apple TV.
Battle royale-style games like Fortnite and PUBG Mobile were cited as Game Trend of the Year, though no title in the category made the cut for best game. So-called self-care apps — health and fitness apps like Calm and 10% Happier: Meditation — featured as 2018's app Trend of the Year.
Apple also shared a link to this year's Top App Charts, expectedly populated with stalwart apps like YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. Beyond breakout franchise Fortnite, the Top Games Charts was less predictable, led by the likes of HQ Trivia and Helix Jump, among others.
A smattering of watchOS apps are featured in a 'favorites' section that feels more like a consolation than an distinct category.
Frequent Apple collaborator Drake was named Artist of the Year, while Juice WRLD rated Breakout Artist of the Year honors. Song of the Year went to 'I Like It' by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J. Balvin, as Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour took home Album of the Year.
Apple shined a light on podcasts with a list heavy on investigative reporting and storytelling, examples being 'This American Life,'Slow Burn' and 'Wolverine: The Long Night.' The company said podcasts focusing on news and politics gained traction this year, presumably thanks to a tumultuous domestic news cycle and the midterm elections.
Critically-acclaimed movies like 'Crazy Rich Asians' and TV shows like 'The Handmaid's Tale' topped Apple's picks for Apple TV and iTunes.
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Finally, Apple noted top offerings from the recently revamped — and renamed — Apple Books, including Book of the Year 'American Marriage.'
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