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Coccinella Chat Client With Whiteboard


Coccinella is an interesting chat client that brings new features and lots of customization to the table. If you want to compete in the Instant Messenger market you either need backing of a major player or provide users with features that they cannot find elsewhere.

The client Coccinella takes the second path by adding new features like a whiteboard to the Instant Messenger. It can connect to any Jabber/XMPP messaging server (including MSN, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and Google Talk). But first the basics. The client has all the usual standard features like client lists, group chat, file transfers, avatars, emoticons and secure connections.

Besides that Coccinella supports Voice over IP connections and the previously mentioned whiteboard. Take a look at the screenshot below to get an understanding of how the chat whiteboard works.

chat whiteboard

That feature comes in pretty handy if you want to visualize information or just draw a nice heart to your loved one. The chat client comes with installers for Windows (Windows 98 to Windows XP, no Vista support yet), Apple Macintosh and Linux. The source is also available at the download page of the website.




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8 Responses to “Coccinella Chat Client With Whiteboard”

  1. Roman ShaRP says:

    Can images, screenshots be put on whiteboard?

  2. Sander says:

    Yes, you can put images and screenshots on the whiteboard. Besides that you also can put video and audio fragments on it if QuickTime is available.

  3. Impolelfime says:

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  2. [...] All platforms: Free multi-protocol instant messenger client Coccinella offers all the features of an IM app you’d expect, plus one more: a whiteboard. Chat on AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk with Coccinella, which also supports voice chat. But the fun feature is the whiteboard which lets chatting pals collaborate with text, drawings, and image and audio files. Coccinella is a free download for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Coccinella [via gHacks] [...]

  3. [...] All platforms: Free multi-protocol instant messenger client Coccinella offers all the features of an IM app you’d expect, plus one more: a whiteboard. Chat on AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk with Coccinella, which also supports voice chat. But the fun feature is the whiteboard which lets chatting pals collaborate with text, drawings, and image and audio files. Coccinella is a free download for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Coccinella [via gHacks] [...]

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  5. [...] All platforms: Free multi-protocol instant messenger client Coccinella offers all the features of an IM app you’d expect, plus one more: a whiteboard. Chat on AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk with Coccinella, which also supports voice chat. But the fun feature is the whiteboard which lets chatting pals collaborate with text, drawings, and image and audio files. Coccinella is a free download for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Coccinella [via gHacks] [...]

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