Mac users can also install Sametime Connect. That's one really nice feature of the Sametime Connect client—you have options as to which operating system you can use. So if you use Windows at work, but have a Mac at home, you can still stay connected to your Sametime buddies. And as with the Windows environment, your Macintosh will need to meet the minimum hardware and operating system requirements in order to run Sametime. We've listed them here.

The following versions of the Macintosh operating system can run the Sametime Connect client: OSX 10.4.x and OSX 10.5. To install the Mac Sametime Connect client, you will need the sametime-connect.pkg file or the file specific to the version of Sametime supported in your environment. You begin by clicking on the .pkg file which will launch the Sametime installer.

Click on Continue to proceed through the license and language agreements until you reach the screen to choose the install directory. You can choose to install Sametime in a directory other than the default, but the default is usually a good choice.

Once you've decided on the install location, click on Install to proceed. If your install is successful, you'll see the following screen. You'll also see a Sametime icon in your applications folder on the Mac.