BitWise IM is een zeer uitgebreide instant messenger en kan daarnaast ook nog eens bestanden uitwisselen via het Direct Connect protocol. Ondersteuning voor het encryptie algoritme Blowfish, voice-chats met Speex audio compressie, whiteboards en het organiseren van online conferenties is aanwezig. Het pakket wordt onder een hele reeks voorwaarden uitgebracht die op deze pagina overzichtelijk zijn na te lezen. Versie 1.7.2 is verschenen met de volgende aanpassingen:
Version 1.7.2:
- New sounds, including sounds for some events that did not have a unique sound before.
- The steal focus preferences has been changed to default to off rather than on.
- Do not run the STUN protocol for UDP punching when both users are connected to the same router.
- Fixed whiteboard single line textbox placement when the whiteboard is scrolled.
- Modified translation strings for times (hours, minutes, seconds) to be more translation-friendly.
- Private key file updated when Store In File is already selected and you load new keys from files.
- Better IP address handling converting between strings and integers help prevent some slight pauses.
- Changed the "Cancel" button in the file transfer manager to "Stop."
- Whiteboard text paragraph dialog properly takes focused when it is opened.
- Removed duplicate/persistent first "Add
" on Actions menu in conversations. - Detached information window respects your conversation "steal focus" setting.
- "Save All" in whiteboard is enabled even if the first page is blank.
- The Add Contact window (specific contact) from a conversation properly takes focus when opened.
- The Add Contact window (specific contact) from a conversation gives an error message when detached.
- Improvements to wxWidgets socket peek/read improve socket reliability for longer server comminiques.
- Fixed crash when clicking on the padlock icon in a conference window.
- Fixed rare bug that might cause you to be alerted to update when there is no update available.
- Linux: Scrollbars on whiteboard update as needed while drawing using the freehand tool.
- Mac/Linux: Detect local IP addresses directly from the interfaces rathan than using /etc/hosts.
- Mac: Improved handling of Enter/Return and Escape keys to control accepting or dismissing windows.