Licq includes all the basic features of ICQ, like sending/receiving messages, chat, file transfer, contact list with pixmaps and user status, basic/extended user info, adding/editing users from within the GUI, user history, user groups, and new user registration. All commands and information are available through a simple and convenient tab dialog. Licq also has a completely configurable user interface with Skin and Icon pack support. It is written in C++ and comes with a GUI plugin using the Qt widget set. Other plugins are also available, like basic MSN support.
| Tags | Communications Chat ICQ |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
Recent releases


Changes: This is mostly a bugfix release but with one big exception. The Qt GUI has been fully ported to Qt4, gone through a makeover, and is now available as a separate plugin.


Changes: Various bugs in both Licq and plugins that caused crashes have been fixed. The client ID sent to an ICQ server was updated to enable login after 2008-07-01. MD5 based authentication is used for ICQ login instead of sending plain text password. Support for downloading contact pictures from an ICQ server was added. A Qt4 GUI was added.


No changes have been submitted for this release.


Changes: A Web interface, ICQ registration with image verification (CAPTCHA verification), DCOP interoperability (send files from Konqueror), an option to show the 5 most recent messages in the chat window, and support for not saving passwords. AIM shows profiles/away messages properly. MSN has support for email alerts, multi-user group messaging, block list (Invisible List), and Ignore List.


Changes: New features include protocol plugin support, an MSN plugin, emoticons, phone book support, working reverse connections, basic GPG support, typing notification, user pictures (older style), and a translated daemon. AIM support was improved. KPassivePopups is used for notification of online users. Type ahead was implemented on the Qt-GUI user list. Tab navigation was improved. An Owner Manager dialog was added. The console plugin UI was updated.
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Recent commentsLicq 1.3.6 Released
Check out the website for this new release: http://www.licq.org/
News:
Tons of bugfixes
Support for user pics
New stylish Qt4 based GUI
1.3.6-rc1 released
Check out the website for the new release
candidate: http://www.licq.org/
New in this release:
Tons of bugfixes
Support for user pics
New stylish Qt4 based GUI
Latest Release: Licq 1.3.5
Ok, we seem to neglect freshmeat. :) Check on
www.licq.org for the latest release.
RPM packages
It seems that the licq 1.2.6 RPM packages are still not yet available on the sourceforge/licq website... if you are interested, you can get the RPM/SRPM packages below: http://www.rpmcenter.org/details/licq-1.2.6/
licq 1.2.0
LICQ 1.2.0 is finally released!
You may grab the source from here:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/licq/licq-1.2.0.tar.bz2 (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/licq/licq-1.2.0.tar.bz2?download)
or binaries (if you are using RedHat) from here:
http://www.aucs.org/rpmcenter/rpms.html