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AIM for MacOS\n\nAIM for MacOS brings classic Windows AOL Instant Messenger to modern MacOS for both Intel and Apple Silicon platforms.\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/mk6i/aim-for-macos/assets/2894330/def7de4d-d4aa-4bdb-9987-ad5fd84aa0fa\" alt=\"Screenshot of Windows AIM running on MacOS\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n## Overview\n\nMacOS users who want to run Windows AIM typically do so on a clunky virtual machine. **AIM for MacOS** provides a MacOS\nwrapper `.app` that runs Windows AIM natively on the MacOS desktop environment via [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/).\n\n\u003e Wine (originally an acronym for \"Wine Is Not an Emulator\") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows\n\u003e applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, \u0026 BSD.\n\nThe wrapper `.app` is generated using [Wineskin](https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer), a tool for packaging Wine and Windows apps into one runtime.\n\nReleases are currently generated for AIM 5.1.3036 (year 2002) only, but additional versions can be added if there's\ndemand.\n\n## Installation\n\nThe following explains how to configure the wrapper `.app` and install AIM inside of it.\n\n1. **Download the Latest Release**\n\n   Navigate to the [Releases](https://github.com/mk6i/aim-for-macos/releases) page of this repository and download the latest `.zip` archive.\n\n\n2. **Unzip the `.app` File**\n\n   Locate the downloaded file in your `Downloads` folder (or wherever you chose to save it) and double-click to unzip\n   the archive.\n\n\n3. **Remove Quarantine Flag**\n\n   As the app is not notarized with Apple, you'll need to remove its quarantine flag before running. Open a terminal and\n   run the command below. Adjust the file path to the `.app` extracted in the previous step as necessary.\n\n   ```sh\n   sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/AOL\\ Instant\\ Messenger.app\n   ```\n\n\n4. **Relocate Application**\n\n   Drag `AOL Instant Messenger.app` to your `Applications` folder.\n\n\n5. **Download AIM**\n\n   Open `AOL Instant Messenger.app`. On your first startup, a prompt appears asking you to approve downloading the AIM\n   installer from archive.org into the wrapper app. Click `Yes` to proceed and wait a few moments for the download to\n   complete.\n\n\n6. **Run Installer**\n\n   Once the download is complete, the AIM installation wizard appears. Complete the installation wizard, leaving the\n   default installation path untouched.\n\n\n7. **Configure AIM Connection**\n\n   Once installed, AIM should start up. Before you sign in, configure AIM to connect to your server of choice (see\n   [Modern AIM Providers](#modern-aim-providers)).\n\n    1. From the sign-on screen, click `Setup`.\n    2. In the Sign On/Off category, click `Connection`.\n    3. Enter the server address in the `Host` field.\n    4. Click `OK` and exit the preferences manager.\n\n## Modern AIM Providers\n\nSome new services have taken the place of AOL's AIM network after it shut down in 2017.\n\n- [Retro AIM Server](https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server) - Run your own server for AIM 5.0-5.9!\n- [AIM Oscar Server](https://github.com/ox/aim-oscar-server) - Run your own server for AIM 3.0 and older!\n- [AIM Phoenix](https://iwarg.ddns.net/) - AIM service with a small, active community.\n- [Running Man Instant Messenger Network](https://runningman.network/) - AIM service for AIM 3.0 and older (not\n  currently supported by this project's AIM client version).\n- [NINA](https://nina.chat/) - Classic Client Revival service that has support for AIM, including this version.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmk6i%2Faim-for-macos","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmk6i%2Faim-for-macos","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmk6i%2Faim-for-macos/lists"}