Within minutes of installing dadaIMC on your server, it's ready for users to start adding content. The interface is familiar enough that Indymedia users will immediately feel comfortable with it, but the difference is in the details. Images uploaded with articles can be given their own captions, and can be displayed in several ways, including embedding them in the text using simple placeholders. dadaIMC also sports a new "license" section, allowing the author to specify a distribution license, selecting from public domain, standard copyright, or one of the Creative Commons licenses.

The Media Gallery allows users to upload media content without the need to wrap it in "article" format. The OtherPress module is designed to relegate reprints to their own section of the site, avoiding the duplication of postings that often litter IMC sites.

A comprehensive and speedy search engine scans all media types at once returning result sets for each type of content. Want to display English, Swedish, and Chinese on your site simultaneously? dadaIMC handles it with aplomb.

User accounts allow frequent visitors to specify their own preferences, from default language to rating thresholds. The optional use of cookies makes it so users don't need to log in every time they return to the site. Posting articles is easier, since much of the form is pre-populated with user data from your account, and users can preview their articles before submission, as well as edit their articles later.