Emesene (software)
emesene was 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 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. 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.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 .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
- Offline messaging
- Personal messages
- Nudges
- Contact list retrieval from server
- Nickname and Avatar retrieval from server
- Tabbed chat windows
- Blocking/Unblocking Contacts
- File transfer
- "Now Playing" personal messages
Specific emesene features
- Plugin Support
- Minimize to notification area
- Window and icon themes
- Emoticon themes
- Multilingual support
- Ubuntu Messaging Menu and Me Menu Support
- Support for external messaging systems via XMPP such as Facebook Messenger and Google Talk
- Growl support
Emesene2
Emesene2 has been released, but is still under active development, polishing and enhancement. Some modifications targeted at development:
- New plugin system
- Session management
- GUI separated from the protocol library
- All the protocol stuff runs on different threads
- The code is structured, documented and validated using pylint and following the guidelines
- Panel & Window Theming
