Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions that make using Apple's iChat more enjoyable.

• Unified contact list shows all contacts from all accounts in one window
• Growl notifications for new messages and users changing status
• Automatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible users
• Built-in log viewer
• Activity log that displays your contacts' status changes
• Auto-accept file transfers, AV chats, and screen sharing requests
• Toggle text status visibility of users
• Always on top option for contact list, message windows and AV chats
• Set font of names, status messages, and group separators
• Option to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message notification window
• Show status changes directly in the message window
• Additional unread message notifications in the Dock
• Automatically go away when the screensaver activates
• Properly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messages

Chax 2.0 requires at least Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.
Users of Mac OS X 10.4 should download Chax 1.5.

There are two ways to remove Chax. The quickest way is to run the Chax installer and select "Remove". To manually remove Chax, open /Library/InputManagers move the Chax folder to the trash. After logging out and back in, empty the trash.

Chax comes with no warranty. Any damage caused to your computer, however unlikely, is your own responsibility.

Chax is currently localized to these languages:

• English
• Finnish (Jyrki Lilja)
• French (Ronald Leroux)
• German (Basil Brunner)
• Italian (Marco Cavazzuti)
• Russian (Denis Avdeev)
• Traditional Chinese (Jack M. H. Lin)

Chax icon created by Adam Betts.
Additional thanks to Michael Simmons.

Chax is free, but please consider donating if you find Chax improves your iChat experience. I put a lot of time into developing and supporting Chax, so any small token of thanks is appreciated!