- Doesn't expose your IP address by default
- No need to fiddle with automating responses to NickServ to log in
- No need to register with that specific chat server, can simply use your XMPP account for any server
- No annoying netsplits
- Supports multiline text messages
- Has avatar, away status, profile info support
- Can show about 20 last messages when you join a chat so you have some context of the conversation
- Nicknames can have spaces and Unicode
- Can transparently join from multiple devices under a single nickname, no need to kill a "ghost" from time to time after a lost connection
- Configurable with GUI instead of cryptic modes designated by a single character symbol that varies from server to server
- Doesn't expose your IP address by default
- No need to fiddle with automating responses to NickServ to log in
- No need to register with that specific chat server, can simply use your XMPP account for any server
- No annoying netsplits
- Supports multiline text messages
- Has avatar, away status, profile info support
- Can show about 20 last messages when you join a chat so you have some context of the conversation
- Nicknames can have spaces and Unicode
- Can transparently join from multiple devices under a single nickname, no need to kill a "ghost" from time to time after a lost connection
- Configurable with GUI instead of cryptic modes designated by a single character symbol that varies from server to server