emesene

eMeSeNe
Developer(s) emesene team
Initial release 2006 (2006)
Stable release 2.12.5 / June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Preview release Git: 2.12.6-dev / 2012
Written in Python
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Instant Messaging
License GNU GPL
Website blog.emesene.org

emesene is an open source instant messaging client designed for use with Microsoft Messenger service. It is a clone of Windows Live Messenger. emesene is the Spanish (also Portuguese and French) pronunciation of MSN, former name of Windows Live Messenger. It also supports external messaging services accessible via XMPP such as Facebook Messenger and Google Talk.

Its goal is to replicate the functions of the official Windows Live client in a simpler, cleaner and easier to use interface.

emesene is licensed under the GNU General Public License, and is developed by Luis Mariano Guerra along with other contributors.

In 2013, Microsoft decided to shut down the Microsoft Messenger service, and as such emesene can no longer be used as an MSN Messaging client.[1] However, emesene can still be used to access other networks, such as XMPP.

In light of the shutdown, a developer named Riccardo has encouraged users to port emesene to other networks, such as Whatsapp.[2]

Development

emesene is cross-platform, with binaries available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. The program is written using Python, GTK+, PyGTK and Pycairo.

Compatibility

The current version of emesene is compatible with the Windows Live Messenger protocol MSNP18, XMPP, Facebook Messenger and Google Talk.

Supported Windows Live Messenger features

Specific emesene features

Emesene2

Emesene2 has been released, but is still under active development, polishing and enhancement. Some modifications targeted at development:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MSN Messenger Is Completely Shutting Down On October 31st", Forbes, 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "msn has been shutdown", Riccardo (c10ud), 19 March 2013.
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