Welcome to Open AIM!
Open AIM has changed! We've improved our APIs, added documentation, removed many restrictions on usage, and created a new AIM Gallery to allow you to distribute your applications. Get started today!
NEW!!! Open AIM SDK 1.8.2 released!
The new Open AIM SDK 1.8.2 supports Windows, Linux, Mac OSX and Mobile! Check out the new cool features of this release and try out the samples! You can download the SDK here.
For more details on the new features and fixes of this release, please refer to the release notes.
1. Get a Key
It takes just a few minutes, and allows your app to interact with the AIM Network. A key also lets you track basic usage stats for your application. Register now and get started!
You'll need an AIM Screen Name to register for a key. Don't have one yet? Sign up for free!
2. Build Your App
Choose the application you want to build.
Explore our documentation and examples. And don't forget to check our forums and FAQs to see if your questions have already been answered.
3. Upload Your App
The AIM Gallery is designed to give tens of millions of AIM users access to applications like yours to enhance their internet experience with AIM. Check it out for yourself, and upload your application today!
Developer Spotlight
Gus Verdun
Gus Verdun is a huge fan of Open AIM and especially AIM plugins. He is a Systems Architect on the AIM client development team and has written over a dozen plugins internally and publicly. One of his most popular plugins is his RX-Plugin that allows for the customization of AIM messages through regular expressions, shake your IM windows, lock your idle state, send messages in leets, and many more cool features in AIM 6.x. He has also written the IM Tweaks plugin that enables you to sign-in as invisible, set an automatic visibility window, access AIM windows via global hot-keys, and more.
As Gus worked on developing his plugins, he also developed his CoreWitness plugin that can be used by all developers to create their own plugins and custom clients. This plugin provides a set of tools that let you inspect the messages received from the Open AIM API, view the IM messages in various formats, lookup symbols by name or value, and even generate C++ or JavaScript code needed to handle events in your plugin or custom clients.
You can see the full catalog of Gus’ plugins on the AIM Gallery at Gusblog and AMOfactory.
Gus has a personal blog called “Gus What?!” at http://www.gusverdun.com where he covers topics ranging from developing AIM plugins, to the latest news on new and updated AIM clients and plugins.
Featured Applications
CoreWitness
Want to see what messages the AIM Client SDK is sending to your custom client, bot, or plugin? The CoreWitness plugin was designed to do this and more. The plugin will show you all the events and data sent by the AIM Client SDK as you use the client. There is also a special Message Monitor window where you can view IM messages in various formats.
The plugin includes a couple of handy tools to help you write your own plugins and clients. There is the Symbol Lookup window where you can lookup any symbol by partial name or number. The window also lets you select a range of symbols and copy them to the clipboard. This is great for JavaScript plugins. The other tool is the DAccEvents Wizard that helps you generate C++ and JavaScript code for handling events sent by the Open AIM SDK. The plugin is developed and maintained by Gus Verdun.
You can get more information and download the latest version at his website http://www.gusverdun.com/corewitness.
Featured Developer Blog
http://www.gmadkat.com
This blog is owned and maintained by Gowri Visweswaran who has been working for AOL since 2003. She had been working on the AIM client team as the development team lead and is now working on Open AIM as a lead software engineer.
Get Paid with Open AIM! AIM Money is here!!
Make Money on your Open AIM applications today!
AIM Money is a new revenue-share platform that allows you to make money from ad views generated in your Open AIM application. The more ads displayed, the more money you make. It’s that simple. There are no fees to participate, and monthly payments are issued only via PayPal. So what are you waiting for? Check out AIM Money now!
Developer Forums
Looking to be heard?
Our forums are the place to be. Get help tweaking your latest creation, or you can help other developers with their work.