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Leopard Reference Library: Apple Applications
iChat is a communications hub, allowing users to hold text-based chats, hold live video and audio conferences, transfer files, and provide online presence information with other iChat and AOL Instant Messenger users. Developers can include support for the Instant Message framework in an application, which allows the application to share presence information, such as a user's online status, custom icons, and connection states.
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Instant Message Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to access iChat services and buddies and use iChat Theater through code samples.
Guides 2007-10-31
Mac OS X Server iChat Service Administration (PDF)
New document that explains how to set up and manage iChat instant messaging service.
 Guides 2007-10-31
Instant Message Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for providing iChat presence information to Cocoa applications and using iChat Theater.
 Reference 2007-07-08
iChatStatusFromApplication (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to communicate with iChat using Scripting Bridge.
 Sample Code 2008-03-31
ABPresence (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a list of all the people in your Address Book and their iChat status.
 Sample Code 2006-08-04
iChatAppleScriptSamples (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample AppleScripts demonstrating new iChat AppleScript features in Leopard, including Event Handlers.
 Sample Code 2006-08-04