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Chax for Mac OS X

Chax is no longer under active development and does not work with any versions of OS X later than Snow Leopard (10.6).
Chax's source code is available on GitHub.

You can still download versions of Chax for older versions of Mac OS X:

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

Removing Chax

There are two ways to remove Chax. The quickest way is to run the Chax installer and select "Remove". If you've upgraded to a newer version of Mac OS X and need to manually remove Chax, open ~/Library/ScriptingAdditions (~ indicates your home folder) and move ChaxAddition.osax to the trash. After logging out and back in, empty the trash.

Features

FAQ
Version History

Acknowledgements

Chax is currently localized to these languages:


Chax icon created by Adam Betts.
Additional thanks to Michael Simmons for extensive testing and feature suggestions.
Portions of this software copyright (c) 2008 John Engelhart (RegexKitLite)
Portions of this software copyright (c) 2003-2010 Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch and other contributors (mach_inject)

Disclaimer

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

Screenshots

Receive Growl notifications of iChat events. Receive Growl notifications of iChat events.
Built-in, searchable log viewer. Built-in, searchable log viewer.
Use the log viewer to browse images sent in previous conversations. Use the log viewer to browse images sent in previous conversations.
Use the log viewer to browse links sent in previous conversations. Use the log viewer to browse links sent in previous conversations.
View user status changes directly in conversation windows. View status changes in conversation windows.
Change options directly in the iChat preferences. Change options directly in the iChat preferences.
Toggle visiblity of text statuses. Toggle visiblity of text statuses.
View senders' buddy icons directly in the dock. View senders' buddy icons directly in the dock.