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When comparing Headbox vs Adium, the Slant community recommends Headbox for most people. In the question“What are the best unified messenger apps?” Headbox is ranked 1st while Adium is ranked 3rd.
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Pros
Pro Smooth UI
Pro Standalone app shipping with everything you need
Pro Easy-to-use interface
Pro OTR encryption
Pro Open source
Pro Supports file transfers
Cons
Con Not in development anymore
Con Requires Facebook logon
Con Is not available in Google Play Store
Con Messages cannot be deleted
Con No way to customize notifications
Con No way to configure UI
Con Color scheme may be offputting
Con Appears to be abandoned
Not Gatekeeper-compatible, SSL cert expired, social media presence is ancient.
Con Lack of OMEMO encryption
the de facto standard for Jabber Texting [xmpp]
Con Release version has old OTR
The current release, version 1.5.10.4 only does OTR version 2, and version 3 has been out for a long time.
Con Lack of multi-resource message capability
No carbon copy, for example.
Con No antispam (built-in or by plugin)
It has no challenge-like antispam (such as seen on github.com/jesobreira/box-sentry plugin for pidgin).