<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
multiprotocol	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
application	O
created	O
by	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Web	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
multiple	O
IM	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
Bonjour	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
(	O
Hangouts	O
)	O
,	O
IRC	B-Protocol
,	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
(	O
Jabber	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
VZ	O
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
networks	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Foursquare	B-Application
,	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
;	O
and	O
email	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
POP3	B-Protocol
and	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
or	O
Skype	B-Application
as	O
these	O
services	O
have	O
combined	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
chose	O
to	O
discontinue	O
Skypekit	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
connecting	O
to	O
MySpace	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
distinct	O
connection	O
for	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
or	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
although	O
these	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
via	O
POP3	B-Protocol
or	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
supports	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Jabber	B-Protocol
(	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
Olark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
version	O
(	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
1.0	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
named	O
after	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
by	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
web	B-Application
site	O
even	O
had	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
on	O
its	O
front	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
"	O
Astra	O
"	O
(	O
4.0	O
)	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
Astra	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
5	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
6.0	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
connects	O
to	O
multiple	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
services	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
running	O
multiple	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
represents	O
each	O
service	O
with	O
a	O
different-colored	O
sphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
designers	O
chose	O
a	O
color-coding	O
scheme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
underground	O
maps	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
London	O
Underground	O
that	O
uses	O
different	O
colors	O
to	O
differentiate	O
between	O
different	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
versions	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
supported	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
eliminate	O
duplicates	O
and	O
simplify	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
bundle	O
multiple	O
contact	O
entries	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
into	O
one	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Metacontact	O
feature	O
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Ayttm	O
's	O
fallback	O
messaging	B-Protocol
feature	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
comes	O
with	O
Activity	O
History	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
log	O
the	O
history	O
as	O
both	O
plain	O
text	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
and	O
as	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XML-based	O
history	O
makes	O
the	O
log	O
easy	O
to	O
manipulate	O
,	O
searchable	O
and	O
extendable	O
for	O
future	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
also	O
has	O
a	O
stream	O
manipulation	O
feature	O
labelled	O
'	O
time	O
travel	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
record	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
review	O
,	O
pause	O
,	O
rewind	O
,	O
and	O
fast	O
forward	O
live	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SecureIM	O
is	O
an	O
encryption	O
system	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Instant	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
encrypts	O
messages	O
from	O
user	O
to	O
user	O
,	O
so	O
no	O
passively	O
observing	O
node	B-Protocol
between	O
the	O
two	O
is	O
supposedly	O
able	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
encrypted	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
SecureIM	O
enciphers	O
messages	O
with	O
128-bit	O
Blowfish	B-Algorithm
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
OSCAR	B-Application
protocol	I-Application
and	O
if	O
both	O
chat	O
partners	O
use	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
key	O
used	O
for	O
encryption	O
is	O
established	O
using	O
a	O
Diffie	B-Protocol
–	I-Protocol
Hellman	I-Protocol
key	I-Protocol
exchange	I-Protocol
which	O
only	O
uses	O
a	O
128	O
bit	O
prime	O
number	O
as	O
modulus	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
extremely	O
insecure	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
broken	O
within	O
minutes	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
3.0	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Basic	O
and	O
Pro	O
suites	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
English-language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Wikipedia	O
free	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
for	O
real-time	O
referencing	O
using	O
its	O
database	O
of	O
free	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
words	O
are	O
entered	O
(	O
by	O
either	O
user	O
)	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
checks	O
all	O
words	O
against	O
a	O
database	O
file	O
and	O
if	O
a	O
match	O
is	O
found	O
,	O
the	O
word	O
appears	O
with	O
a	O
dotted	O
green	O
underline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
users	O
point	O
their	O
mouse	B-Device
over	O
the	O
word	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
paragraph	O
of	O
the	O
corresponding	O
article	O
is	O
downloaded	B-Application
from	O
Wikipedia	O
and	O
displayed	O
on	O
screen	O
as	O
a	O
tooltip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emotiblips	O
are	O
the	O
video	O
equivalent	O
of	O
an	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
2.0	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
,	O
the	O
default	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
set	O
contains	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
that	O
do	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
menu	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
animations	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
regardless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
skinning	O
engine	O
known	O
as	O
SkinXML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
skins	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
and	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	B-Application
from	O
the	O
official	O
skins	O
gallery	O
or	O
deviantArt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
also	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
easier	O
skinning	O
language	O
,	O
Stixe	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
XML	B-Protocol
Entities	O
that	O
simplifies	O
repetitive	O
codes	O
and	O
allows	O
skinners	O
to	O
share	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
sound	O
packs	O
and	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
skins	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
are	O
designed	O
by	O
Madelena	O
Mak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
Cordillera	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
0.7x	O
,	O
while	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Whistler	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
default	O
skin	O
for	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
since	O
Pro	O
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Astra	I-Protocol
features	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
front-end	O
UI	O
,	O
named	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Cordonata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
closed-source	B-Application
application	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Pro	O
version	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
by	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugins	B-Application
by	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
itself	O
include	O
spell-check	O
,	O
weather	O
monitor	O
,	O
a	O
mini-browser	O
(	O
for	O
viewing	O
AIM	B-Protocol
profiles	O
)	O
,	O
Winamp	B-Application
song	O
title	O
scroller	O
,	O
stock	O
exchange	O
monitor	O
,	O
RSS	O
feedreader	O
,	O
and	O
conversation	O
abilities	O
for	O
the	O
Logitech	O
G15	O
keyboard	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
the	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
and	O
Bonjour	B-Application
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
have	O
developed	O
various	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
games	O
plug-in	B-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
chess	B-Application
and	O
checkers	O
,	O
a	O
protocol	O
plugin	B-Application
to	O
send	O
NetBIOS	B-Protocol
messages	O
through	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
to	O
interact	O
with	O
Lotus	B-Protocol
Sametime	I-Protocol
clients	O
,	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
to	O
interact	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Exchange	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
POP3	B-Protocol
and	O
IMAP	B-Protocol
email	O
checker	O
,	O
or	O
an	O
automatic	O
translator	O
for	O
many	O
European	O
languages	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
5.1	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
later	O
included	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
chat	O
and	O
make	O
calls	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
without	O
Skype	B-Application
being	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
works	O
(	O
some	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
these	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
work	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Plugins	B-Application
are	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
web	B-Application
site	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
need	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
2+	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
at	O
version	O
5.3	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
users	O
can	O
toggle	O
an	O
overlay	O
when	O
playing	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
use	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
's	O
chat	O
features	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
overlay	O
chat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
toggled	O
,	O
the	O
overlay	O
will	O
show	O
the	O
time	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
clock	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
chat	O
window	O
itself	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
's	O
base	O
chat	O
window	O
,	O
with	O
tabs	O
used	O
for	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
queries	O
and	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
internal	O
builds	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
public	O
release	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
version	O
0.50	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
simple	O
Connection	O
Manager	O
and	O
skinned	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
two	O
minor	O
builds	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
additional	O
IRC	B-Protocol
features	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
efforts	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
not	O
popular	O
,	O
as	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
downloads	B-Application
from	O
CNET	O
's	O
Download.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
donateware	B-License
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
PayPal	O
for	O
receiving	O
donations	O
through	O
their	O
web	B-Application
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
0.6	O
,	O
released	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
represented	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
client	O
became	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
simultaneously	O
in	O
one	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
similar	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Odigo	B-Protocol
and	O
Imici	O
,	O
already	O
existed	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
it	O
distinguished	O
contacts	O
from	O
different	O
IM	O
services	O
clearly	O
on	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
registration	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
support	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
0.61	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
holiday	O
skin	O
for	O
Christmas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
community	O
forums	O
were	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
skinning	O
contest	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
deviantArt	O
in	O
Summer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
winner	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
default	O
skin	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
hit	O
100,000	O
downloads	B-Application
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
anticipation	O
for	O
version	O
"	O
0.64	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
numbered	O
0.70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
window	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
status	O
window	O
'	O
container	O
 '	O
in	O
prior	O
versions	O
)	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
default	O
skin	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Cordillera	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
set	O
boasting	O
over	O
100	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
setting	O
a	O
record	O
apart	O
from	O
other	O
messengers	B-Protocol
available	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
AIM	B-Protocol
group	O
chats	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
IM	O
client	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
encrypt	O
messages	O
with	O
SecureIM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
downloads	B-Application
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
surged	O
,	O
reaching	O
1	O
million	O
on	O
27	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
million	O
within	O
6	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
received	O
coverage	O
and	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
mainstream	O
media	O
worldwide	O
,	O
particularly	O
by	O
CNET	O
,	O
Wired	O
and	O
BetaNews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
became	O
aware	O
that	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
chat	O
with	O
their	O
AIM	B-Protocol
buddies	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
download	B-Application
the	O
AIM	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
AOL	O
blocked	O
SecureIM	O
access	O
from	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Jupiter	O
Media	O
Metrix	O
Internet	O
audience	O
ratings	O
in	O
February	O
2002	O
with	O
344,000	O
unique	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
grew	O
to	O
610,000	O
by	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
those	O
numbers	O
are	O
very	O
small	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
major	O
IM	O
networks	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
said	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
consistently	O
ranks	O
highest	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
average	O
minutes	O
spent	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
also	O
created	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
for	O
Iomega	O
ActiveDisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
version	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
1.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
concurrently	O
with	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
0.74	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
version	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
$25	O
US	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
subscription	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
those	O
who	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
before	O
were	O
eligible	O
to	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
subscription	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
had	O
added	O
SMS	O
and	O
mobile	O
messaging	B-Protocol
abilities	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
webcam	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
pop-up	O
e-mail	O
alerts	O
and	O
new	O
plug-ins	B-Application
to	O
shuttle	O
news	O
,	O
weather	O
and	O
stock	O
quotes	O
directly	O
to	O
buddy	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appeared	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
marketed	O
to	O
corporate	O
clients	O
looking	O
to	O
keep	O
in	O
touch	O
with	O
suppliers	O
or	O
customers	O
via	O
a	O
secured	O
,	O
interoperable	O
IM	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
relatively	O
stern	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
1.0	O
was	O
nominated	O
and	O
picked	O
among	O
three	O
other	O
nominees	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Internet	O
Communication	O
shareware	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
year	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
try	O
before	O
you	O
buy	O
"	O
shareware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
total	O
downloads	B-Application
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
reached	O
ten	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
weeks	O
after	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
attempted	O
to	O
block	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
from	O
connecting	O
to	O
its	O
service	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
efforts	O
to	O
implement	O
preventative	O
measures	O
to	O
protect	O
our	O
users	O
from	O
potential	O
spammers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
patches	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
developers	O
,	O
which	O
resolved	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
developers	O
assisted	O
its	O
open-source	O
cross-platform	O
rival	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
in	O
solving	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Egan	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
,	O
posted	O
in	O
its	O
site	O
,	O
"	O
Our	O
friends	O
over	O
at	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
managed	O
to	O
break	O
my	O
speed	O
record	O
at	O
cracking	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
sent	O
it	O
over	O
and	O
here	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
Gaim	B-Protocol
0.70.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
forced	O
its	O
users	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
5.0	O
for	O
upgrades	O
in	O
their	O
servers	O
for	O
security	O
issues	O
,	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
also	O
would	O
mark	O
the	O
deadline	O
for	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
support	O
for	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
changed	O
its	O
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
language	O
again	O
to	O
prevent	O
third-party	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
from	O
accessing	O
its	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
3	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
blog	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sneak	O
preview	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
months	O
of	O
beta-testing	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
build	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
chat	O
abilities	O
throughout	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
logging	O
manager	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Wikipedia	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
clean	O
and	O
re-organized	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
official	O
web	B-Application
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
also	O
updated	O
the	O
long-abandoned	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
.74	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
functionalities	O
as	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
accumulated	O
downloads	B-Application
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
in	O
Download.com	O
hit	O
20	O
million	O
within	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
3.1	O
was	O
released	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
and	O
multiple	O
identities	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
all	O
instances	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
3	O
Basic	O
got	O
an	O
automatic	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
3	O
Pro	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
that	O
could	O
run	O
on	O
U3	B-Application
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
could	O
previously	O
be	O
run	O
from	O
generic	O
flash	O
drives	O
or	O
other	O
storage	O
devices	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
unofficial	O
modifications	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Anywhere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U3	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Astra	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Larry	O
Page	O
,	O
President	O
of	O
Products	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
announced	O
Google	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
various	O
applications	O
including	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
3.0	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
free	O
collection	O
of	O
safe	O
,	O
useful	O
software	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
other	O
companies	O
that	O
improves	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
online	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
blog	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
discontinued	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
on	O
19	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
in	O
Google	B-Application
Pack	I-Application
was	O
perplexing	O
to	O
some	O
media	O
analysts	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
its	O
own	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
service	O
which	O
touted	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
IM	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Basic	O
client	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
paid	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Pro	I-Protocol
was	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
client	O
choices	O
"	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
client	O
choices	O
list	O
until	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Hangouts	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
3.1	O
,	O
the	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
blog	O
began	O
spreading	O
news	O
again	O
and	O
announced	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
Astra	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
for	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
Astra	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
nickname	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
character	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
namesake	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
reopened	O
the	O
premium	O
web	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Astra	O
to	O
public	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
has	O
its	O
own	O
social	O
network	O
named	O
Astra	O
Network	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
who	O
have	O
Astra	O
ID	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
regardless	O
of	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cerulean	O
Studios	O
later	O
registered	O
a	O
new	O
domain	O
,	O
www.trillian.im	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
was	O
launched	O
for	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
final	O
builds	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Application
iOS	I-Application
were	O
available	O
for	O
their	O
markets	O
(	O
Market	B-Application
,	O
App	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
initially	O
cost	O
US	O
$4.99	O
but	O
became	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
ads	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
in	O
beta	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
5.0	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
features	O
included	O
a	O
resize-able	O
interface	O
,	O
History	O
synchronization	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
ribbon	O
inspired	O
interface	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
theme	O
integration	O
,	O
new	O
"	O
marble-like	O
"	O
icons	O
for	O
service	O
providers	O
,	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
the	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
3	O
&	O
4	O
interfaces	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
social	O
network	O
interface	O
window	O
were	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
5.0	O
For	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Mac	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
final	O
builds	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
respective	O
markets	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
with	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
5.0	O
was	O
a	O
program	O
called	O
OpenCandy	B-Application
,	O
which	O
some	O
security	O
programs	O
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Security	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
,	O
classed	O
as	O
adware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCandy	B-Application
was	O
removed	O
shortly	O
after	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
6	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trillian	B-Protocol
has	O
stopped	O
attempting	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
systems	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
client	O
work	O
with	O
other	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Yahoo	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
has	O
decided	O
to	O
disable	O
legacy	O
support	O
for	O
3rd	O
party	O
IM	O
clients	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
as	O
of	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
AIM	B-Protocol
has	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
all	O
other	O
clients	O
,	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
AIM	B-Protocol
as	O
of	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
has	O
decided	O
to	O
disable	O
support	O
for	O
3rd	O
party	O
IM	O
clients	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
as	O
of	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
IM	I-Protocol
accounts	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
accounts	O
,	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
Acquired	O
Skype	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
still	O
use	O
the	O
service	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Google	B-Application
Talk	I-Application
has	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
