Fortunately, even the layout of digsby's main window can be reorganized as well, presenting users with the option of placing social networks above IM contacts, or e-mail accounts at the very bottom of the window.ĭigsby handles e-mail pretty well, though there is some room for improvement. Users can choose between a number of overall application skins and chat styles that suit their tastes and needs, and users will undoubtedly be able to create and download more once the app goes public and its community picks up steam. E-mail and social network accounts have the options of displaying new message and event summaries either in the contact list, in the system tray, or both.Īs is par for the instant messaging and communicator courses these days, digsby provides a fair amount of customization.

Contacts, of course, are listed in digsby's main window, each with links to IM, e-mail, and SMS. Adding accounts to digsby is simple, and there are three separate categories for IM, e-mail, and social networks to help maintain a distinction and keep things organized. The application primarily looks and works like a chat client, and there are both pros and cons to this approach that we'll explore in a minute. Upon first run, it's clear that dotSyntax's developers chose to use the typical instant messaging UI as the basis for digsby. Right now, digsby is Windows-only, but Mac and Linux clients are on their way (you can sign up to be notified of their arrival).

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