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Note: This project is dead and not maintained anymore.
Candy — a JavaScript-based multi-user chat client
Visit the official project page: http://candy-chat.github.io/candy
Features
- Focused on real-time multi-user chatting
- Easy to configure, easy to run, easy to use
- Highly customizable
- 100% well-documented JavaScript source code
- Built for Jabber (XMPP), using famous technologies
- Used and approved in a productive environment with up to 400 concurrent users
- Works with all major web browsers including IE9
Plugins
If you wish to add new functionality (to your candy installation) or contribute plugins, take a look at our plugin repository.
Support & Community
Take a look at our FAQ. If it doesn't solve your questions, you're welcome to join our Mailinglist on Google Groups. You don't need to have a Gmail account for it.