Get Jabber Now - Desktop Clients

What is a desktop client?

A Jabber desktop client is a small application installed on your computer. Like clients you install for AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, etc., start the client and provide your username (your UW-W Net-ID) and password to use the service. Desktop clients are frequently more feature rich and versatile than web clients. Unlike commercial services, there is no single "official" Jabber client.

Which desktop clients can I use?

The Jabber@UWW service is compatible with nearly every Jabber client. Below are just a few of the possible clients. Currently Spark is the only desktop client supported.

Desktop clients