What is Licq?
Licq is a multi-threaded ICQ (originally; now it supports AOL and MSN as well) clone written mostly in C++. It uses an extensive plugin system to manage many different functions. The main GUI is written using the Qt widget set. Licq is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
Development is very ongoing, with new features and bugs fixed frequently, so updates are available often. The current version should be very stable, but as with all software use it at your own risk.
Browse the list of features, take a look at the screenshots and then download Licq and try it out. If you need help, check out the frequently asked questions, our section with tips and the support page.
Check out the installation guide for how to install the latest version of Licq.
More plugins on the PluginList page.
For developer information, see DeveloperArea.
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News
See below for the latest news and LicqNews for the complete archive.
Licq 1.3.8-rc1
The first release candidate for Licq 1.3.8 is now ready for download.
Licq 1.3.8 contains bugfixes and adds new some features to the LicqWeb GUI such as showing recent messages, setting offline status and resizing windows.
Licq 1.3.7
We are happy to announce the final release of Licq 1.3.7.
This is mostly a bugfix release but also contains several new features in the Qt4-Gui such as spell checking and configurable keyboard shortcuts.
See the release notes for a list of bugs fixed and features added and then download it from the usual place.
Licq 1.3.7-rc1
The first release candidate for Licq 1.3.7 is now ready for download.
Licq 1.3.7 contains many bugfixes, and several new features in the Qt4-Gui such as spell checking and configurable keyboard shortcuts.
Login Issues for Russian users
Some attempts have been made to block unofficial clients that connect from Russian IPs has been put onto the ICQ servers. At times some people can connect, so it is not quite known what is going on.
Thanks to a Miranda developer (http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/im/49877/), Licq is patched in the latest SVN as of r6601. Update your SVN copies, or try and apply this patch: http://licq.org/attachment/ticket/1663/licq-ru_login_fix.patch
The latest SVN has some ABI changes, so all plugins will need to be recompiled if you haven't updated your SVN recently.
We will have to wait and see if they attempt anything else to block users. Hopefully they will realize that it is a battle that they cannot win.
Update: Here's a patch for users of Licq 1.3.6 as well: Login patch for Licq 1.3.6
Licq 1.3.6
We are happy to announce the final release of Licq 1.3.6.
See the release notes for a list of bugs fixed and features added and then download it from usual place.
