Trillian is a closed source application, but whose functionality can be extended thanks to plug-ins . The plug-ins created by Cerulean Studios include spell checker, weather forecast, email account control, Winamp integration , stock market monitoring, and RSS reader . In addition, the Pro version allows, through plug-ins, the connection with XMPP and Bonjour networks. Others have also developed various plug-ins, such as games (allowing to play chess or checkers , for sending NetBIOS messages , for using Lotus Sametime , for using Microsoft Exchange, for email control by both POP3 and IMAP protocols , or an automatic translator. There is also a Skype plug-in (only for instant messaging, not for VoIP ) that requires the prior installation of Skype on the system.

Appearance (Skins)īoth the Trillian Basic and Pro versions make use of XML documents that define their appearance and behaviors through the SkinXML definition. Thus, the interface , the emoticons and the sound set can be varied . The various skins and games can be downloaded for free from their website, but they can also be developed by third parties. Thus, there is a community that develops appearances on deviantART . Trillian is extremely compatible, has its own environment (very comfortable and easy to use), is configurable through “skins”, supports the registration of input and output logs, use of emoticons and has its own icon system to differentiate each one of contacts that are connected. Since version 3.0, Trillian uses multiple pages to reference user-written terms, using a function called “Instant Lookup”. The show is named after Trillian , a character in Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy .

Initially released in July of 2000 , being client IRC freeware , the first (Trillian Pro 1.0) commercial version was published in September 2002 . The creators have promised to continue with the support to keep the free version (Basic), but keeping the code closed. Trillian. It is a multiprotocol instant messaging application for Windows, created by Cerulean Studios that can connect from a single client to multiple services such as AOL Instant Messenger , ICQ , Windows Live Messenger , Facebook , Yahoo! Messenger , IRC , Novell GroupWise Messenger, Bonjour (known as RendezVous), Jabber / XMPP , and Skype networks (the last four with the PRO version that allows additional plugins).

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