Escargot is a service that revives old versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, allowing legacy chat clients to connect and communicate again after Microsoft shut down the original service. It supports most versions of MSN Messenger (1-8) and Windows Live Messenger '09, with newer versions ('11, '12) not yet supported. The project is open source and shares a development team with its sister project NINA, which revives AIM/AOL/ICQ services and supports Escargot login.
What it's for
Make old versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger work againReconnect with legacy chat clientsMeet new people and communicate using classic MSN/WLM clients
Features 12
- Connecting Sounds
- Contacts management
- Dark Mode toggle
- Find Contacts
- Forums
- Group Chats
- Legacy Settings for managing a separate password for insecure clients
- Revival of MSN Messenger service
- Revival of Windows Live Messenger service
- Shared login support with sister project NINA
- Support for MSN Messenger versions 1 through 8
- Support for Windows Live Messenger '09
At a glance
open source
DeploymentCloud
PlatformsWeb, Windows
Integrations
NINA
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