Trillian Astra by Cerulean Studios is the latest version of a popular multi-protocol instant messaging chat client – Trillian. Trillian Astra has a attractive skinnable interface and has far more advanced features than its previous version. Its still in BETA, Mac and iphone version are not available right now.
It supports almost all the popular chat networks like Yahoo, Google Talk, AOL, MSN, ICQ, Facebook etc. Trillian Astra has extended its integration with Skype chat, twitter and even emails making it a centralized program for all you online communication needs. Other featured include tabbed chatting interface, enhanced messaging, Auto-History, More than 300 emoticons etc. Files can be transferred by just dragging the file to the IM box. It also has a resume feature for sending large files over a slow internet connection. You can even check what went wrong on a failed file transfer.
Installation and setup is simple, installation comes with ASK search toolbar, uncheck it if you don’t want it. It’s completely free and has no adwares or spywares. Plug-ins are available to further enhance its functionality. Trillian Astra can be downloaded here.