It has lots of potential, but needs more work

Flamingo tries to address a serious need: modern cross service messaging apps for the mac. We need a new Adium, and Flamingo may be it. Currently though, it’s not. Flamingo hangs often, and the design has some quirks. Most notably, the messaging experience itself falls short. Animations are cumbersome and make me feel like the app is slow and chat bubbles are too close to the text area. I’d also prefer a flatter design, but that’s just taste.

Another bad choice is making the contacts pane expand when you hover over it. It’s hard to explain, but it creates some really annoying effects when trying to use it. I’m hoping that this decision will be reconsidered, or that I’ll at least get the option to disable it through the app’s settings.

Overall, I keep coming back to Flamingo because I really want it to be good. Every update gets my hopes up, and I’m eagerly awaiting the next one.

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