Adium vs Skype

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Adium is a free an messaging application for Mac OS X, written using Mac OS X's Cocoa API, released under the GNU GPL and can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.. Based on the libpurple protocol library, The Adium project is a loosely organized group of volunteers that handles almost everything related to developing, distributing, and supporting the application.

Skype is a software application that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service and to free-of-charge numbers are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing.

Adium vs. Skype :

	Adium	Skype
Operating system support	Mac OS X	Windows,Mac OSX ,Linux,Windows Mobile ,Android
Protocol support	Multiprotocol clients	Single protocol clients
Features included	Encryption ,Graphical smileys ,Unicode (UTF-8) ,Themes / skins,Plugin system,Third party add-ons, Scripting,Message Logging	Encryption ,File transfer ,Proxy-server,Graphical smileys,Built-in games,Plugin system，Third party add-ons,Message Logging,Voice messaging,Voice Mail,Webcam Support,Offline messaging