**GOIM** (Gamers Own Instant Messenger), is a

[free software](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Free_software&action=edit&redlink=1)

[instant messaging](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Instant_messaging&action=edit&redlink=1)

client based on the

[Eclipse](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Eclipse_IDE&action=edit&redlink=1)

[Rich Client Platform](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Rich_Client_Platform&action=edit&redlink=1).

It uses the [Jabber](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Jabber&action=edit&redlink=1)

protocol for communication with an extended presence packet to transmit

information about games a user is currently playing.

Although **GOIM** runs on all platforms supported by

[Java](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Java_(programming_language)&action=edit&redlink=1)

and [Eclipse](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Eclipse_IDE&action=edit&redlink=1),

platform dependent features are limited to

[Microsoft Windows](https://wiki.imfreedom.org/index.php?title=Microsoft_Windows&action=edit&redlink=1).

These include the detection when the user joins a Game Server as well as the

**GOIM InGame Messenger** which only supports DirectX 8 games.

**GOIM InGame Messenger** The GOIM InGame Messenger allows users to chat within

DirectX 8 games. Although currently not part of the main release it can be

obtained through the built-in update site.

**XFireGateway** As part of GOIM a jabber gateway to the Xfire protocol was

created, which allows every jabber client to communicate to xfire users. It

also implements **GOIM** presence extensions allowing transmitting of joined

game servers in both directions.

* [GOIM Official Site](http://goim.sphene.net/)

* [XFireGateway](http://xfirelib.sphene.net/wiki/show/XFireGateway)

* [GOIM InGame Messenger](http://goim.us/wiki/show/InGameMessenger)