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Since its establishment in 2004, this innovative service has managed to attract more than 20 million users, becoming one of the largest 3D platforms that enable its users to meet new people, chat, create new content, decorate their virtual living spaces, and even play video games.
Users are free to create their own 3D avatars, customize their appearance, and interact with others in stunning virtual spaces. While this social platform is free for use, it does feature a virtual credits system that enables users to acquire new apparel for their avatars and customize their appearance further.
Key Features
- Virtual Social Platform – Move beyond the static social media platforms into fully explorable 3D worlds.
- 3D Avatars – Create and customize their 3D avatars to better express yourself in virtual environments.
- Virtual Spaces – Interact with others in stunning virtual spaces, including public chat rooms and personal spaces.
- Credits System – Earn credits by completing certain milestones and using them to acquire new apparel and home space furniture.
- Extensive Avatar Customization – Customize their avatars' appearance, including hairstyle, skin color, and clothes.
- Interactive Chats – Perform various actions with avatars, such as movements, moods, and expressions.
- Cross-Platform Access – Developed from the ground up for Windows and Mac computers, with on-the-go access provided via feature-rich iOS and Android apps.
To get this game-like social networking platform up and running on any modern Mac, users are required to download the automated installer from the official website or the secure FileHorse servers and follow the standard procedure of deploying the app on local storage.
After the installation process is fully finished, users are required to log in using their free IMVU account.
How to Use
Once inside the app, users are free to join the network and look for interesting people to chat with in public chat rooms or personal spaces. Users are also free to experiment with the creation of their own space and invite friends to join.
Over the years the platform has dramatically expanded its functionality, offering users access to many engaging services such as moderated private rooms, shared rooms, Narrate service, special Get Matched, Shop Together, and Walk Off services, and much more.
User Interface
The user interface of this game-like platform is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, enabling newcomers to quickly learn how to use the full potential of this evolving 3D world.
The app features a clean and modern design with easy-to-use navigation and a variety of customization options.
In addition to the desktop app, this platform can also be accessed via iOS and Android mobile apps.
FAQ
What is this app?
IMVU is a 3D instant messaging tool that allows users to interact with others in a virtual environment.
Is it safe?
Yes, IMVU is a safe and secure app that uses robust security measures to protect user data.
Alternatives
Second Life – A popular online multimedia platform where users can create avatars of themselves and explore virtual worlds.
VRChat – A virtual reality social platform where players can engage with the online community and engage in an incredible variety of activities.
Discord – A popular text-chat platform designed specifically for gamers.
Pricing
This app is 100% free, but it features optional in-app purchases.
System Requirements
- OS: macOS 10.7 or later
- CPU: Dual-core Intel, or stronger
- GPU: Intel GMA 950 or stronger
- RAM: 2GB of memory
- Internet Connection: Fast internet connection with low latency
- Freely explorable 3D environments.
- Easy way to meet new people.
- Flexible avatar and virtual living space customization options.
- Various community activities.
- Interactive chats.
- Available on multiple platforms.
- Aged visuals.
- Aggressive in-app purchases.
IMVU for Mac is a popular online virtual world and social networking site that enables users to express themselves as 3D avatars, meet new people, and engage in fun online activities.
It is worth considering for users who are looking for a more immersive and engaging messaging experience.
Note: Requires IMVU account.
Also Available: Download IMVU for Windows
What's new in this version:
IMVU 548.20
- Updated Error Messaging for Room Bundles
IMVU 548.18
- Fix AP+ icon on room cards
IMVU 548.16
Fix AP+ users leaving room
IMVU 548.12
- Internal updates to support upcoming features
IMVU 548.10
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 548.8
- Internal updates to support upcoming features
IMVU 548.6
- This update includes various bug fixes, including resolving crashes related to specific products
IMVU 548.4
- Internal updates to support upcoming features
IMVU 548.2
- New 'Pets' subcategories added to Shop
- Internal updates to support upcoming features
IMVU 547.0
- Room Decoration in Chat - If you are the host of a room, you can now easily switch between chatting with your friends and decorating your room
- Shop This Room - In any Chat Room, you can now view and shop for any room or furniture product, or any product a participant in a room is wearing
IMVU 546.4
- Fix for actions with 'longer effects ends' with a '0' animation loop count not running at all in some cases
IMVU 546.2
- Updated communication security to permit continued communication with IMVU servers after future updates
IMVU 546.0
- Added support for Compatibility-Enforced Attachments
- Updateed communication security to permit continued communication with IMVU servers
- Fixed chat in WalkOff
- Fixed adding an opacity map to a material created in Studio
IMVU 545.6
- Internal updates for future features
IMVU 545.4
- Fix chat in WalkOff
IMVU 545.2
- Fixed adding an opacity map to a material created in Studio
IMVU 545.0
- Require chat communication to use improved security
- Opacity and diffuse maps of different sizes are now properly compatible
- Resolved Create Mode crashing when utilizing particles
Fixed:
- Fix an issue where 'Use Blending' can make meshes disappear
- Fix infinite loading when clicking on Pulse Mode
- Fixed compatibility issue. When Opacity is set to Blending in Studio, it now correctly renders in Create Mode
- Fixed transparency mode issue in Classic for products that were created in IMVU Studio
- Fix a bug with room decoration. Some users know this as the chubby room issue
IMVU 544.20
- Fix a crash that could occur when loading certain products
IMVU 544.18
- Require chat communication to use improved security
IMVU 544.16
- Fix an issue where 'Use Blending' can make meshes disappear
IMVU 544.14
- Fix infinite loading when clicking on Pulse Mode
IMVU 544.12
- Fix a frequent crash introduced in 544.10
IMVU 544.10
- Fixed compatibility issue. When Opacity is set to Blending in Studio, it now correctly renders in Create Mode. (For real)
IMVU 544.8
- Fixed transparency mode issue in Classic for products that were created in IMVU Studio
- Opacity and diffuse maps of different sizes are now properly compatible
IMVU 544.4
- Testing another fix for a bug with room decoration. Some users know this as the chubby room issue.
IMVU 544.2
- testing a fix for a bug with room decoration. Some users know this as the chubby room issue
- Resolved Create Mode crashing when utilizing particles
IMVU 544.0
- Fixed the Create Mode Remove
IMVU 543.8
- Fixed the Create Mode "Remove Mesh" button for derivations
IMVU 543.6
- Fix issue with certain reflective products
IMVU 543.4
- Improved room decoration for users with lots of furniture products in their rooms
- Fixed crash error in Create
IMVU 543.2
- Fix issues with certain particle products
IMVU 543.0
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 542.4
- Fix a crash that could happen when loading certain products
IMVU 542.2
- Testing a fix for auto-triggering particles
IMVU 542.0
- Fix crashes with certain products
IMVU 541.4
- Fix a crash with certain products. (Different ones than last time)
IMVU 541.2
- Fix a crash with certain products
IMVU 541.0
- Earn Credits tile moved to the front of the display tiles
- Removed a bug in which non-VIP users could initiate Whispers with VIP users
- New users will see a new image for the IMVU Welcome Room
- Fix a crash when joining certain rooms
IMVU 540.14
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 540.12
- Internal updates in preparation for a full release
IMVU 540.10
- Internal updates in preparation for a full release
IMVU 540.8
- Fix a crash when joining certain rooms
IMVU 540.6
- Resolved a bug that was making hiressnap and hiresnobg crash
- New users will see a new image for the IMVU Welcome Room
IMVU 540.2
- Earn Credits tile moved to the front of the display tiles
IMVU 540.0
- A few products were crashing users off the platform so we squashed that pesky bug for you
- Tired of putting in your 2FA code every single time you sign on to IMVU with the same device? Classic Client will now remember your devices
- Easier navigation for Creators from the IMVU Classic Website to the Classic Client, primarily after checking on their derivations
- Changed the image of the IMVU Welcome Room seen by new users
- Fixed deriving and editing of products while using IMVU Studio Beta
IMVU 539.24
- A few more tweaks to fixing and editing products while using IMVU Studio Beta. We want to be sure we get it right for you.
IMVU 539.14
- Squished a bug that crashed rooms while users were decorating
IMVU 539.12
- Easier navigation for Creators from the IMVU Classic Website to the Classic Client, primarily after checking on their derivations
IMVU 539.10
- We changed the error messages for 2FA and squashed a pesky bug or two along the way for you
IMVU 539.8
- There was an annoying bug related to 2FA login which made a tiny number of users crash. We fixed this one for you
IMVU 539.6
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 539.4
A few products were crashing users off the platform so we squashed that pesky bug for you
IMVU 539.2
- The weird eye error tried to come back but our engineers sallied forth and vanquished it back into its dark hole
IMVU 539.0
- New: Protect your account with an added layer of security. Add Two-Factor Authentication to your account today via Settings
- New: Critical improvements for quality of life and performance, especially for Live Rooms, Chat Rooms, and 3D Loading
- ... and as always, bug fixes and improvements
IMVU 538.6
- Some users have been trying to log in to IMVU with their Facebook account but their Facebook account is not associated with any IMVU account. We have a better-detailed error message when this happens.
- There was an error that covered some products with eyes. This should be fixed.
IMVU 538.4
- Internal updates for future features.
IMVU 538.2
- Hopefully fix Mac in room music player issues.
- Fix a crash in edit mode.
IMVU 538.0
- Are you tired of your badge count showing to the world? Hide or show it at will
- Some users were crashing out when they took pictures in a room. We squished that bug for you
- We heard some of you were having problems while in Create Mode. Adjustments were made
- Fixed a crash code that was crashing users out of rooms on the Client
- Curious about all those rooms you seen in the Feed? Now the names of those rooms will show in Feed photos. This is a great way to advertise your rooms
- The Greeter score on the Greeter badge is back. This will show how much impact a Greeter is having in the Community
- Update to Facebook API version which means you can keep using Facebook to login to IMVU
- Bug fixes to avoid crashing issues
- Provide an informational popup when logging in while your account is on Hold
IMVU 537.20
- We made a very slight change to searching for people by age. The search filter that read "35 to 50" will now read "35 to 49"
IMVU 537.18
- Some users had their badge counts hidden even though they had not chosen to hide it. This should be resolved now for those impacted.
IMVU 537.16
- Fixes problems while in Create Mode.
IMVU 537.12
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 537.10
- Some of you said your crashing issue was resolved but some of you are still experiencing problems. We "looked under the hood" some more and made some more tweaks. Please let us know if it is resolved for your or if you are still having issues
IMVU 537.8
- We heard some of you were still experiencing crashing issues so we looked "under the hood" and made some more tweaks
IMVU 537.6
- Are you tired of your badge count showing to the world? Hide or show it at will
- Some users were crashing out when they took pictures in a room. We squished that bug for you
- The room card for managed rooms had no “X” to close it out. We took care of that for you, too
IMVU 537.4
- Curious about all those rooms you seen in the Feed? Now the names of those rooms will show in Feed photos. This is a great way to advertise your rooms!
- The Greeter score on the Greeter badge is back. This will show how much impact a Greeter is having in the Community
- Update to Facebook API version which means you can keep using Facebook to login to IMVU
- Bug fixes to avoid crashing issues
IMVU 537.2
- Provide an informational popup when logging in while your account is on Hold
IMVU 537.0
- Korean support
- Allow filtering rooms for Chinese and Russian
- Fix some causes of failing to see Web and mobile users sitting on furniture
- Fix some bugs in chat room management
IMVU 536.20
- Fix a crash on startup when the notification cache is corrupted
IMVU 536.18
- Fix a bug when creating a new chatroom
IMVU 536.16
- Don't show Korean twice in the room language dropdown
IMVU 536.14
- Korean support for the Macintosh client
IMVU 536.12
- Korean support
IMVU 536.10
- Internal updates
IMVU 536.8
- Internal updates
IMVU 536.6
- Fix FTUX for mobile-first users
- Fix sizing of a dialog box
IMVU 536.4
- Allow filtering rooms for Chinese, Russian, and/or Korean
IMVU 536.2
- Fix some causes of failing to see Web and mobile users sitting on furniture
IMVU 536.0
- Improved support for high-resolution Windows 10
- Fix some crashes that could occur in create mode
- Allow submitting animated accessories to the accessories category
IMVU 535.10
- Allow submitting animated accessories to the accessories category
IMVU 535.8
- Fix a crash in create mode for certain configurations
- Improve 'Clear IMVU cache' option
IMVU 535.6
- Windows Installer (39,537KB) Mac DMG (63,008KB)
- Further improving support for high-resolution Windows 10
IMVU 535.4
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 535.2
- Windows Installer (39,536KB) Mac DMG (63,001KB)
- Testing improved support for high-resolution Windows 10
- Fix a crash that could happen when opening create mode
IMVU 535.0
- Client support for upcoming Facebook Registration feature
- Fix issues with Get Matched
- Fix issues on macOS High Sierra
- Further enhancements to FBX Import functionality
- Improve support for 3ds Max, Maya & Sketchup
IMVU 534.6
- Client support for upcoming Facebook Registration feature.
- Fix issues with Get Matched
- Fix issues on macOS High Sierra
IMVU 534.4
- Further enhancements to FBX Import functionality
IMVU 534.2
- Further enhancements to FBX Import functionality
- Improve support for 3ds Max, Maya & Sketchup
IMVU 533.2
- Enhance FBX Import functionality
IMVU 533.0
- FBX Importer in Create Mode
IMVU 532.4
- Fix a crash in the FBX importer
IMVU 532.2
- Internal updates
IMVU 532.0
- Improve client connection security. (Use TLS 1.2)
IMVU 531.18
- Internal Updates
IMVU 531.16
- Fix another issue with Get Matched introduced in 531.12
IMVU 531.12
- Improve client connection security. (Use TLS 1.2)
IMVU 531.10
- Improve client connection security. (Use TLS 1.2)
IMVU 531.8
- Internal updates
IMVU 531.6
- Replace Games Mode with Walkoff button
IMVU 531.4
- Change log not available for this version
IMVU 531.2
- Fix an issue with certain room names
IMVU 531.0
- Add DPI scaling slider
- Fix possible crash when accepting WalkOff rematches
IMVU 530.14
- Fix possible crash when accepting WalkOff rematches
IMVU 530.12 - Internal updates
IMVU 530.10
- Internal updates
IMVU 530.8
- Internal updates
IMVU 530.6
- Modify recommended DPI setting
IMVU 530.4
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 530.2
- Add DPI scaling slider
IMVU 530.0
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 529.4
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 529.2
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 529.0
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 528.2
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 528.0
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 527.34
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 527.32
-Change log not available for this version
IMVU 527.30
-Change log not available for this version
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