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title="Trillian – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C)" title="Trillian (λογισμικό) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Trillian (λογισμικό)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(mensajer%C3%ADa_instant%C3%A1nea)" title="Trillian (mensajería instantánea) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Trillian (mensajería instantánea)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86" title="تریلیان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تریلیان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(logiciel)" title="Trillian (logiciel) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Trillian (logiciel)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8A%B8%EB%A6%B4%EB%A6%AC%EC%96%B8_(%EC%86%8C%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8%EC%9B%A8%EC%96%B4)" title="트릴리언 (소프트웨어) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="트릴리언 (소프트웨어)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)" title="Trillian (software) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Trillian (software)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(szoftver)" title="Trillian (szoftver) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Trillian (szoftver)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(software)" title="Trillian (software) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Trillian (software)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(programvare)" title="Trillian (programvare) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Trillian (programvare)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian_(datorprogram)" title="Trillian (datorprogram) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Trillian (datorprogram)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillian" title="Trillian – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="Trillian" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" 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Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> and later, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">MacOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Web_application" title="Web application">Web app</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Instant_messaging_client" class="mw-redirect" title="Instant messaging client">Instant messaging client</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Freemium" title="Freemium">Freemium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.trillian.im">www<wbr />.trillian<wbr />.im</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">As of</th><td class="infobox-data">2021-02-11</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Trillian</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">proprietary</a> <a href="/wiki/Multiprotocol_instant_messaging_application" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiprotocol instant messaging application">multiprotocol instant messaging</a> application created by Cerulean Studios. It is currently available for <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS_(Apple)" class="mw-redirect" title="IOS (Apple)">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_OS" title="BlackBerry OS">BlackBerry OS</a>, and the Web. It can connect to multiple IM services, such as <a href="/wiki/AOL_Instant_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="AOL Instant Messenger">AIM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bonjour_(software)" title="Bonjour (software)">Bonjour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Facebook_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Facebook Messenger">Facebook Messenger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk (Hangouts)</a>, <a href="/wiki/IRC" title="IRC">IRC</a>, <a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">XMPP (Jabber)</a>, VZ, and <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo! Messenger</a> networks; as well as <a href="/wiki/Social_networking_site" class="mw-redirect" title="Social networking site">social networking sites</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foursquare_City_Guide" title="Foursquare City Guide">Foursquare</a>, <a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Email" title="Email">email</a> services, such as <a href="/wiki/POP3" class="mw-redirect" title="POP3">POP3</a> and <a href="/wiki/IMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="IMAP">IMAP</a>. </p><p>Trillian no longer supports <a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Messenger">Windows Live Messenger</a> or <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a> as these services have combined and Microsoft chose to discontinue Skypekit that was used for connection.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also no longer support connecting to <a href="/wiki/MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a>, or a distinct connection for <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hotmail" class="mw-redirect" title="Hotmail">Hotmail</a> or <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Mail" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Mail">Yahoo! Mail</a> although these can still be connected to via <a href="/wiki/POP3" class="mw-redirect" title="POP3">POP3</a> or <a href="/wiki/IMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="IMAP">IMAP</a>. Currently, Trillian supports Facebook, Google, Jabber (XMPP), and Olark. </p><p>Initially released July 1, 2000, as a <a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">freeware</a> IRC client, the first commercial version <i>(Trillian Pro 1.0)</i> was published on September 10, 2002. The program was named after <a href="/wiki/Trillian_(character)" title="Trillian (character)">Trillian</a>, a fictional character in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy" title="The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Adams" title="Douglas Adams">Douglas Adams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A previous version of the official web site even had a tribute to Douglas Adams on its front page.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 14, 2009, Trillian "Astra" (4.0) for Windows was released, along with its own Astra network. Trillian 5 for Windows was released in May 2011, and Trillian 6.0 was initially released in February 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Connection_to_multiple_IM_services">Connection to multiple IM services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Connection to multiple IM services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian connects to multiple instant messaging services without the need of running multiple clients. Users can create multiple connections to the same service, and can also group connections under separate identities to prevent confusion. All contacts are gathered under the same contact list. Contacts are not bound to their own IM service groups, and can be dragged and dropped freely. Trillian represents each service with a different-colored sphere. Prior versions used the corporate logos for each service, but these were removed to avoid copyright issues, although some skins still use the original icons. The Trillian designers chose a <a href="/wiki/Color_code" title="Color code">color-coding</a> scheme based on the <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">underground</a> maps used by the <a href="/wiki/London_Underground" title="London Underground">London Underground</a> that uses different colors to differentiate between different lines.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="IM_services">IM services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: IM services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span style="background-color: darkgreen;color:black;"> </span><span style="background-color: #004bf4;color:black;"> </span> Green And Blue for Trillian Astra Network</li> <li><span style="background-color: #8EA0AD;color:black;">  </span> Grey for <a href="/wiki/IRC" title="IRC">IRC</a></li> <li><span style="background-color: gray;color:black;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e97E14;color:black;"> </span> Amber and Dark Gray for <a href="/wiki/Bonjour_(software)" title="Bonjour (software)">Bonjour</a> (Rendezvous)</li> <li><span style="background-color: #902FFF;color:black;">  </span> Purple for <a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">Jabber/XMPP</a> (partially broken as of 10/27/2017)</li> <li><span style="background-color: #09BBBB;color:black;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e97E14;color:black;"> </span> Teal and Amber for <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk</a> (discontinued as of 2022)</li> <li><span style="background-color: #3b5fc5;color:black;"> </span><span style="background-color: #75b6cb;color:black;"> </span> Blue And Teal for <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> (discontinued as of 2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Mail_services">Mail services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mail services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vista-evolution-1.4.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vista-evolution-1.4.png/25px-Vista-evolution-1.4.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vista-evolution-1.4.png/38px-Vista-evolution-1.4.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Vista-evolution-1.4.png/50px-Vista-evolution-1.4.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></a></span> A White Envelope for <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol" title="Post Office Protocol">POP</a> emails</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vmail_envelope.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Vmail_envelope.jpg/25px-Vmail_envelope.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Vmail_envelope.jpg/38px-Vmail_envelope.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Vmail_envelope.jpg/50px-Vmail_envelope.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1115" /></a></span> a Manila Envelope for <a href="/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol" title="Internet Message Access Protocol">IMAP</a> emails</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teal_mail.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Teal_mail.svg/25px-Teal_mail.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="22" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Teal_mail.svg/38px-Teal_mail.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Teal_mail.svg/50px-Teal_mail.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> a Teal Envelope for <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a></li></ul> <p>Prior versions of Trillian supported: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server" title="Microsoft Exchange Server">Microsoft Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IBM_Sametime" class="mw-redirect" title="IBM Sametime">Lotus Sametime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novell_GroupWise" class="mw-redirect" title="Novell GroupWise">Novell GroupWise</a> Messenger</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metacontact">Metacontact</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Metacontact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To eliminate duplicates and simplify the structure of the contact list, users can bundle multiple contact entries for the same person into one entry in the contact list, using the Metacontact feature (similarly to <a href="/wiki/Ayttm#Fallback_messaging" title="Ayttm">Ayttm's fallback messaging</a> feature). Subcontacts will appear under the metacontact as small icons aligned in a manner of a tree. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activity_history">Activity history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Activity history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian Pro comes with Activity History, and both log the history as both plain <a href="/wiki/Text_files" class="mw-redirect" title="Text files">text files</a> and as <a href="/wiki/XML" title="XML">XML</a> files. Pro has a History Manager that shows the chat history and allows the user to add bookmarks for revision later on. XML-based history makes the log easy to manipulate, searchable and extendable for future functions.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stream_manipulation">Stream manipulation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Stream manipulation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian Pro also has a stream manipulation feature labelled 'time travel', which allows the user to record, and subsequently review, pause, rewind, and fast forward live video and audio sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SecureIM">SecureIM</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: SecureIM"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SecureIM is an <a href="/wiki/Encryption" title="Encryption">encryption</a> system built into the Trillian Instant Messenger Client. </p><p>It encrypts messages from user to user, so no passively observing <a href="/wiki/Node_(networking)" title="Node (networking)">node</a> between the two is supposedly able to read the encrypted messages. SecureIM does <i>not</i> <a href="/wiki/Authentication" title="Authentication">authenticate</a> its messages, and therefore it is susceptible to active attacks including simple forms of <a href="/wiki/Man-in-the-middle_attack" title="Man-in-the-middle attack">man-in-the-middle attacks</a>. </p><p>According to Cerulean Studios, the makers of Trillian, SecureIM enciphers messages with 128-bit <a href="/wiki/Blowfish_(cipher)" title="Blowfish (cipher)">Blowfish</a> encryption. It only works with the <a href="/wiki/OSCAR_protocol" title="OSCAR protocol">OSCAR protocol</a> and if both chat partners use Trillian. </p><p>However, the key used for encryption is established using a <a href="/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exchange" title="Diffie–Hellman key exchange">Diffie–Hellman key exchange</a> which only uses a 128 bit prime number as modulus, which is extremely insecure and can be broken within minutes on a standard <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">PC</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Instant_lookup">Instant lookup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Instant lookup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting with version 3.0 in both the Basic and Pro suites, Trillian makes use of the English-language version of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> free online encyclopedia for real-time referencing using its <a href="/wiki/Database" title="Database">database</a> of free knowledge. The feature is employed directly within a conversation window of a user. When one or more words are entered (by either user), Trillian checks all words against a database file and if a match is found, the word appears with a dotted green underline. When users point their <a href="/wiki/Computer_mouse" title="Computer mouse">mouse</a> over the word, the lead paragraph of the corresponding article is <a href="/wiki/Download" title="Download">downloaded</a> from Wikipedia and displayed on screen as a <a href="/wiki/Tooltip" title="Tooltip">tooltip</a>. When users click on the underlined word, they are given the choice to visit the article <a href="/wiki/Online" class="mw-redirect" title="Online">online</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emotiblips">Emotiblips</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Emotiblips"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Emotiblips are the video equivalent of an emoticon. During video sessions, the user may stream a song or video to the other user in real time. One can send MP3s, WAVs, WMVs, and MPGs with this feature. QuickTime MOV files as Emotiblips are not currently supported. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hidden_smileys">Hidden smileys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Hidden smileys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In version 2.0 to the current, the default <a href="/wiki/Emoticon" title="Emoticon">emoticon</a> set contains emoticons that don't appear in the menu but can be used in conversations. Some of these are animations that can only be viewed in Trillian Pro, but all of them can be used regardless.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Skins_and_interfaces_(Discontinued)"><span id="Skins_and_interfaces_.28Discontinued.29"></span>Skins and interfaces (Discontinued)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Skins and interfaces (Discontinued)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian has its own unique skinning engine known as <i>SkinXML</i>. Many skins have been developed for Trillian and they can be downloaded from the official skins gallery or <a href="/wiki/DeviantArt" title="DeviantArt">deviantArt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Trillian also came with an easier skinning language, <i>Stixe</i>, which is essentially a set of <a href="/wiki/XML" title="XML">XML</a> Entities that simplifies repetitive codes and allows skinners to share XML and graphics in the form of emoticon packs, sound packs and interfaces. </p><p>The default skins of Trillian are designed by Madelena Mak. Trillian Cordillera was used in <i>Trillian 0.7x</i>, while Trillian Whistler has been the default skin for Trillian since Pro 1.0. Small cosmetic changes were noticeable in each major release. </p><p>The <i>Trillian Astra</i> features a brand new design for the front-end UI, named Trillian Cordonata. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plugins_(Discontinued)"><span id="Plugins_.28Discontinued.29"></span>Plugins (Discontinued)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Plugins (Discontinued)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian is a <a href="/wiki/Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">closed-source</a> application, but the Pro version can be extended by <a href="/wiki/Plug-in_(computing)" title="Plug-in (computing)">plugins</a>. Plugins by Cerulean Studios itself include spell-check, weather monitor, a mini-browser (for viewing AIM profiles), <a href="/wiki/Winamp" title="Winamp">Winamp</a> song title scroller, stock exchange monitor, <a href="/wiki/RSS_(file_format)" class="mw-redirect" title="RSS (file format)">RSS</a> feedreader, and conversation abilities for the Logitech G15 keyboard, as well as a plug-in for the XMPP and Bonjour networks. Others have developed various plug-ins, such as a <i>games</i> plug-in which can be used to play <a href="/wiki/Chess" title="Chess">chess</a> and <a href="/wiki/Draughts" class="mw-redirect" title="Draughts">checkers</a>, a protocol plugin to send <a href="/wiki/NetBIOS" title="NetBIOS">NetBIOS</a> messages through Trillian, a plug-in to interact with <a href="/wiki/Lotus_Sametime" class="mw-redirect" title="Lotus Sametime">Lotus Sametime</a> clients, a plug-in to interact with <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Exchange_Server" title="Microsoft Exchange Server">Microsoft Exchange</a>, a <a href="/wiki/POP3" class="mw-redirect" title="POP3">POP3</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol" title="Internet Message Access Protocol">IMAP</a> email checker, or an automatic translator for many European languages to and from English. </p><p>Trillian 5.1 for Windows and later included a plug-in that allows you to chat and make calls on Skype without Skype being installed. As of July 2014, Skype is no longer accessible from the Trillian client, as the Skype plug-in no longer works (some had been able to use older versions of the Trillian client, but now these also no longer work with Skype.) </p><p>Plugins are available for free and are hosted on the official web site, but most need Trillian Pro 2+ to run. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-Game_Chat">In-Game Chat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: In-Game Chat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting at version 5.3, Trillian users can toggle an overlay when playing a video game on the computer that allows the user to use Trillian's chat features, in a similar vein to <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>'s overlay chat.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When toggled, the overlay will show the time according to the system's clock, and the chat window itself is a variation Trillian's base chat window, with tabs used for different sets of queries and channels. Also, when the overlay is not activated, users can view a toggle-able sticker that tells the user how many messages are unread. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_beginnings">Early beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Early beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After several internal builds, the first ever public release of Trillian, version <i>0.50</i>, was available on July 1, 2000, and was designed to be an IRC client. The release was deemed 'too buggy' and was immediately pulled off the shelf and replaced by a new version <i>0.51</i> on the same day. It featured a simple Connection Manager and skinned windows. </p><p>A month later, two minor builds were released with additional IRC features and bug fixes. Despite these efforts, Trillian was not popular, as reflected in the number of downloads from CNET's Download.com.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Trillian was a <a href="/wiki/Donateware" class="mw-redirect" title="Donateware">donateware</a> at that time. They used <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> for receiving donations through their web site. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Introduction_of_interoperability">Introduction of interoperability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Introduction of interoperability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Version <i>0.6</i>, released November 29, 2000, represented a major change in the direction of development, when the client became able to connect to AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ and MSN Messenger simultaneously in one window. </p><p>Although similar products, such as <a href="/wiki/Odigo" class="mw-redirect" title="Odigo">Odigo</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Imici&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Imici (page does not exist)">Imici</a>, already existed, Trillian was novel in the way that it distinguished contacts from different IM services clearly on the contact list, and it did not require registration of a proprietary account. It also did not lose connection easily like the other clients.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2007)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A month later, Yahoo! Messenger support was introduced in Trillian <i>0.61</i>, and it also featured a holiday skin for Christmas. Meanwhile, the Trillian community forums were opened to the public. </p><p>During this period, new versions were released frequently, attracting many enthusiasts to the community. Skinning activity boomed and fan sites were created. A skinning contest was held on <a href="/wiki/DeviantArt" title="DeviantArt">deviantArt</a> in Summer, and the winner was selected to design the default skin for the next version of Trillian. Trillian hit 100,000 downloads on August 14, 2001. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Entry_into_mainstream_and_the_"IM_Wars""><span id="Entry_into_mainstream_and_the_.22IM_Wars.22"></span>Entry into mainstream and the "IM Wars"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Entry into mainstream and the "IM Wars""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Contrary to the anticipation for version "0.64" in the community, the next version of Trillian was numbered <i>0.70</i>. It was released December 5, 2001. Development took five months, considerably longer than development of prior builds. </p><p>The new version implemented file transfer in all IM services, a feature most requested by the community at the time. It also represented a number of skin language changes. It used the contact list as the main window (as opposed to a status window 'container' in prior versions) and featured a brand new default skin, <i>Trillian Cordillera</i>, and an emoticon set boasting over 100 emoticons, setting a record apart from other messengers available at that time. </p><p>Version <i>0.71</i> was released on December 18, 2001. It supported AIM group chats and was the first major IM client which included the ability to encrypt messages with SecureIM. </p><p>In the following months, the number of downloads of Trillian surged, reaching 1 million on 27 January 2002, and 5 million within 6 months. Trillian received coverage and favorable reviews from mainstream media worldwide, particularly by <a href="/wiki/CNET" title="CNET">CNET</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/BetaNews" class="mw-redirect" title="BetaNews">BetaNews</a>. The lead developer and co-founder, Scott Werndorfer, was also interviewed on <a href="/wiki/TechTV" title="TechTV">TechTV</a>. </p><p>AOL became aware that Trillian users were able to chat with their AIM buddies without having to download the AIM client, and on January 28, 2002, AOL blocked SecureIM access from Trillian clients.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cerulean appeared to have circumvented the block with version <i>0.721</i> of its client software, released one day later. This "AOL War" continued for the next couple of weeks, with Cerulean releasing subsequent patches <i>0.722</i>, <i>0.723</i> and <i>0.724</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Trillian appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Media_Metrix" title="Jupiter Media Metrix">Jupiter Media Metrix</a> Internet audience ratings in February 2002 with 344,000 unique users, and grew to 610,000 by April 2002. While those numbers are very small compared to the major IM networks, Jupiter said Trillian consistently ranks highest according to the number of average minutes spent per month.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Trillian also created a special version for <a href="/wiki/Iomega" title="Iomega">Iomega</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=ActiveDisk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ActiveDisk (page does not exist)">ActiveDisk</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commercialisation_with_Trillian_Pro">Commercialisation with Trillian Pro</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Commercialisation with Trillian Pro"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 9, 2002, a commercial version, <i>Trillian Pro 1.0</i>, was released concurrently with <i>Trillian Basic 0.74</i>. The commercial version was sold for $25 US for a year of subscription, but all those who donated to the development of Trillian before were eligible to a year of subscription at no cost. </p><p>The new version had added SMS and mobile messaging abilities, <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo! Messenger</a> <a href="/wiki/Webcam" title="Webcam">webcam</a> support, pop-up e-mail alerts and new plug-ins to shuttle news, weather and stock quotes directly to buddy lists. </p><p>It appeared Trillian Pro would be marketed to corporate clients looking to keep in touch with suppliers or customers via a secured, interoperable IM network, and a relatively stern user interface. The company had no venture capital backing, and had depended entirely on donations from users to stay alive. </p><p>Trillian Pro 1.0 was nominated and picked among three other nominees as the Best Internet Communication shareware in its debut year of being a "try before you buy" shareware.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 26, 2003, total downloads of Trillian reached ten million.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blocking_from_Yahoo!_and_cooperation_with_Gaim"><span id="Blocking_from_Yahoo.21_and_cooperation_with_Gaim"></span>Blocking from Yahoo! and cooperation with Gaim</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Blocking from Yahoo! and cooperation with Gaim"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A few weeks after <i>Trillian Pro 2.0</i> was released, <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo!">Yahoo!</a> attempted to block Trillian from connecting to its service<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in their "efforts to implement preventative measures to protect our users from potential spammers." A few patches were released by the Trillian developers, which resolved the issue. </p><p>The Trillian developers assisted its open-source cross-platform rival <a href="/wiki/Pidgin_(software)" title="Pidgin (software)">Gaim</a> in solving the Yahoo! connection issues. <a href="/wiki/Sean_Egan" title="Sean Egan">Sean Egan</a>, the developer of Gaim, posted in its site, "Our friends over at Cerulean Studios managed to break my speed record at cracking Yahoo! authentication schemes with an impressive feat of hackery. They sent it over and here it is in Gaim 0.70." It was later revealed that the developers were friends and had helped each other on past occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, as Microsoft forced its users to upgrade to MSN Messenger 5.0 for upgrades in their servers for security issues,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> October 15, 2003 also would mark the deadline for Trillian support for MSN Messenger. However, it appeared that Cerulean Studios worked with <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to resolve the issue on August 2, 2003, long before the deadline. </p><p>On March 7, 2004, and June 23, 2004, Yahoo! changed its instant messaging language again to prevent third-party services, such as Trillian, from accessing its service. Like prior statements, the company said the block is meant as a pre-emptive measure against spammers.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cerulean Studios released a few patches to fix the issues within a day or two. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trillian_3_Series">Trillian 3 Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Trillian 3 Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2004, a new official <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blog</a> was created in attempt to rebuild connections between the Studios and its customers. Trillian 3 was announced in the blog, and a sneak preview was made available to a small group of testers. </p><p>After months of beta-testing, the final build of Trillian 3 was released on December 18, 2004, with features such as new video and audio chat abilities throughout AIM, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger, an enhanced logging manager and integration with the Wikipedia online encyclopedia. It also featured a clean and re-organized user interface and a brand new official web site. </p><p>The release also updated the long-abandoned <i>Trillian Basic .74</i> to match the new user interface and functionalities as <i>Trillian Basic 3.0</i>. The number of accumulated downloads of Trillian Basic in Download.com hit 20 million within a matter of weeks. </p><p><i>Trillian 3.1</i> was released February 23, 2005. It included new features such as <a href="/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play" title="Universal Plug and Play">Universal Plug and Play</a> (UPnP) and multiple identities support. </p><p>On June 10, 2011, all instances of Trillian 3 Basic got an automatic upgrade to Trillian 3 Pro, free of charge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U3_and_Google_Pack">U3 and Google Pack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: U3 and Google Pack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A version of Trillian that could run on <a href="/wiki/U3_(software)" title="U3 (software)">U3</a> USB flash drives was released on October 21, 2005. Trillian could previously be run from generic flash drives or other storage devices with some minor unofficial modifications, known as "Trillian Anywhere".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/U3_(software)" title="U3 (software)">U3</a> version of Trillian Astra is also posted on the official Cerulean Studios forum. </p><p>On January 6, 2006, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Page" title="Larry Page">Larry Page</a>, President of Products at <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>, announced <a href="/wiki/Google_Pack" title="Google Pack">Google Pack</a>, a bundle of various applications including <i>Trillian Basic 3.0</i> as "a free collection of safe, useful software from Google and other companies that improves the user experience online and on the desktop". </p><p>According to the Cerulean Studios blog, Trillian was discontinued from Google Pack on 19 May 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The inclusion of Trillian in Google Pack was perplexing to some media analysts as Google had at the time its own <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk</a> service which touted the benefits of an open IM system. The free Trillian Basic client could not be used with Google Talk, however, the paid Trillian Pro was listed as one of the "client choices" in the Google Talk client choices list<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until Google Talk was replaced by Google Hangouts in May 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trillian_Astra_(Trillian_4)"><span id="Trillian_Astra_.28Trillian_4.29"></span>Trillian Astra (Trillian 4)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Trillian Astra (Trillian 4)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>More than a year after the release of <i>Trillian 3.1</i>, the Cerulean Studios blog began spreading news again and announced the next version of Trillian, to be named <i>Trillian Astra</i>. The name for version 4, <i>Astra</i>, is the nickname used by the same fictional character that is the namesake of the software, which is a reference to <a href="/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy" title="The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a>. The new release claimed to be faster and include a new login screen. A new domain, www.trillianastra.com, was disclosed to the public, with only the logo and blue background. On July 3, 2009, Cerulean Studios reopened the premium web version of Astra to public testing. On August 14, 2009, Cerulean Studios released the final gold build.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trillian has its own social network named Astra Network, in which users who have Astra ID can communicate with each other on the network regardless of platform. Cerulean Studios later registered a new domain, www.trillian.im, to provide a more user-friendly experience. </p><p>On November 18, 2009, the first mobile version of Trillian was launched for iPhone. As of 2010, final builds for <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry" title="BlackBerry">BlackBerry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">Apple iOS</a> were available for their markets (<a href="/wiki/Android_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="Android Market">Market</a>, <a href="/wiki/BlackBerry_App_World" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackBerry App World">App World</a> and <a href="/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)" class="mw-redirect" title="App Store (iOS)">App Store</a> respectively). Trillian initially cost US$4.99 but became free of charge, supported by ads, in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of August 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a> version was in beta testing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trillian_5">Trillian 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Trillian 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2014</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On August 2, 2010, Trillian 5.0 was released as a public beta. Newer features included a resize-able interface, History synchronization, a new <a href="/wiki/Ribbon_(computing)" title="Ribbon (computing)">ribbon</a> inspired interface with Windows theme integration, new "marble-like" icons for service providers, the option to revert to the Trillian 3 & 4 interfaces, and a new social network interface window were introduced. Along with Trillian 5.0 For <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> and the aforementioned Mac beta. As of 2010, the Android and BlackBerry OS final builds were available on their respective markets for free. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="OpenCandy">OpenCandy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: OpenCandy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Included with the installation of Trillian 5.0 was a program called <a href="/wiki/OpenCandy" title="OpenCandy">OpenCandy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which some security programs, including <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials" title="Microsoft Security Essentials">Microsoft Security Essentials</a>, classed as <a href="/wiki/Adware" title="Adware">adware</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> OpenCandy was removed shortly after on May 5, 2011. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trillian_6">Trillian 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Trillian 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Update plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Update" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/42px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="42" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/63px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Ambox_current_red.svg/84px-Ambox_current_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="290" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs to be <b>updated</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On January 8, 2016, Trillian 6 was released. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Loss_of_Networks">Loss of Networks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Loss of Networks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Trillian has stopped attempting to work around the systems to make their client work with other networks. They have also not done any development to integrate support for any of the newer networks. Instead they urge people to use their own IM service instead. </p> <ul><li>As Yahoo! has decided to shut down the legacy <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Messenger">Yahoo Messenger</a> clients and servers, Trillian and all other clients are no longer able to connect to Yahoo! Messenger as of August 31, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As AOL has decided to shut down the <a href="/wiki/AIM_(software)" title="AIM (software)">AIM</a> network, Trillian, and all other clients are no longer able to connect to AIM as of December 15, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As <a href="/wiki/ICQ" title="ICQ">ICQ</a> has decided to disable support for 3rd party IM clients, Trillian is no longer able to connect to ICQ as of April 1, 2019. The ICQ service was shut down on June 26, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Live Messenger">MSN IM</a> accounts were also able to be used as <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a> accounts, when Microsoft Acquired Skype in 2011, but could still use the service at that time. The service was shut down in 2013.</li> <li>As (Microsoft) <a href="/wiki/Skype" title="Skype">Skype</a> has decided to disable support for third party IM clients, Trillian is no longer able to connect to Skype in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>As <a href="/wiki/Google_Talk" title="Google Talk">Google Talk</a> has shut down, Trillian is no longer able to connect to the service, as of June 16, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_IM_clients#XMPP_clients" class="mw-redirect" title="List of IM clients">List of XMPP clients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_clients" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparison of instant messaging clients">Comparison of instant messaging clients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_clients" title="Comparison of IRC clients">Comparison of IRC clients</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_protocols" title="Comparison of instant messaging protocols">Comparison of instant messaging protocols</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trillian_(software)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.trillian.cc/features/index.php?select=4">the original</a> on 2007-07-15<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-03-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Trillian+Features%3A+Time+Travel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trillian.cc%2Ffeatures%2Findex.php%3Fselect%3D4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://computer-ease.com/emotposi.htm">Blake's IM emoticons quick reference</a> from computer-ease.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://trillian.jiqnet.com/?pgload=emot_pack&pack=jiquera">All Trillian Pro Emoticons</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120206053533/http://trillian.jiqnet.com/?pgload=emot_pack&pack=jiquera">Archived</a> 2012-02-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> from JiqNet.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/skins">Trillian's official skins gallery</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081121015351/http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/skins">Archived</a> 2008-11-21 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> from Cerulean Studio's website</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blog.trillian.im/?p=2578">Trillian for Windows: Group chat improvements, in-game chat! 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.geek.com/news/aol-vs-trillian-continues-548381/">the original</a> on 2016-09-18<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-09</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AOL+vs.+Trillian+continues+%26%23124%3B+News+%26%23124%3B+Geek.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geek.com%2Fnews%2Faol-vs-trillian-continues-548381%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/1432611">Internet News article</a> on Trillian usage</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sic.org/2003nominees.asp">Trillian nomination</a> for Best Internet Communication Software, 2003 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070202215924/http://www.sic.org/2003nominees.asp">Archived</a> February 2, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36021&perpage=30&highlight=trillian%20hits%20downloads&pagenumber=3">Cerulean Studios</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025704/http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36021&perpage=30&highlight=trillian%20hits%20downloads&pagenumber=3">Archived</a> 2011-09-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> announcement of 10 millionth download</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5245821.htmll">CNet article</a> on Yahoo blocking Trillian access<sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2010">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.linux.com/feature/31728">Linux.com Gaims IM services play</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged September 2019">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> on cooperation between Cerulean and Gaim</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120713134549/http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5066412.html?tag=techdirt">Microsoft upgrades to MSN Messenger 5.0</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://forums.ceruleanstudios.com/showthread.php?t=41209?tag=Cerulean">Studios released patch on forums before server changes happened in MSN Messenger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035709/http://forums.ceruleanstudios.com/showthread.php?t=41209%3Ftag%3DCerulean">Archived</a> 2016-03-04 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-5245821.html">CNet article</a> on Yahoo! 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title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Trillian+for+Windows%3A+Status+Update%21&rft.pub=Cerulean+Studios&rft.date=2010-11-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.trillian.im%2F%3Fp%3D1736&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?name=Adware%3aWin32%2fOpenCandy&threatid=159633"><i>Adware:Win32/OpenCandy</i></a>, Microsoft Corporation, Apr 17, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-08-21</span></span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Adware%3AWin32%2FOpenCandy&rft.pub=Microsoft+Corporation&rft.date=2011-04-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fsecurity%2Fportal%2FThreat%2FEncyclopedia%2FEntry.aspx%3Fname%3DAdware%253aWin32%252fOpenCandy%26threatid%3D159633&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trillian.im/help/user/yahoo-messenger/">"Yahoo Messenger on Trillian"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Yahoo+Messenger+on+Trillian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrillian.im%2Fhelp%2Fuser%2Fyahoo-messenger%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trillian.im/help/user/aim/">"AIM on Trillian"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AIM+on+Trillian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrillian.im%2Fhelp%2Fuser%2Faim%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATrillian+%28software%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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