Communications> Chat & Instant Messaging

Description: Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is an all-in-one IM client that resembles AIM. Gaim lets you use AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Zephyr, and Gadu-Gadu all at once. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with AOL, Yahoo, or MSN.

Keywords: client 

File size: 12390 kb; Updated: 2008-08-19

Description: Xfire is the instant messenger for gamers. See when your friends are playing online games; See what game they are playing; See where they are playing; and join their game with just one click. Plus, unlike existing Instant Messengers, this one lets you receive IM's without disrupting your game.

Keywords: online games game 

File size: 5160 kb; Updated: 2008-08-12

Description: Psi is the premiere Instant Messaging application designed for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. Built upon an open protocol named Jabber, this is a fast and lightweight messaging client that utilises the best in open source technologies.

Keywords: application microsoft windows client source fast best 

File size: 12630 kb; Updated: 2008-07-29

Description: HydraIRC is an IRC Client written in C++ using such modern tools as Visual Studio 7 and WTL/ATL for a super fast, streamlined and efficient program. It features a nice looking, intuitive and though highly customizable GUI, dockable windows, MDI client area, event based core (with user definable events), DLL plugin SDK, multi-server support, and more.

Keywords: windows server client plugin tools fast 

File size: 10300 kb; Updated: 2008-07-11

Description: NoNameScript is an add-on script for the IRC client mIRC, designed to make chatting easier and more comfortable. It is a full-featured and quite customizable script with complete protections, an away system, a game launcher, many themes and much more.

Keywords: system script client game 

File size: 1150 kb; Updated: 2008-06-13

Description: PaltalkScene (formerly PalTalk) lets you enjoy thousands of live video chat rooms and dozens of regularly scheduled video chat shows. Get up close and (practically) in person with celebrities like Maxim model Diana Falzone plus many industry experts. Bring the movie theater into a video chat room with virtual Screening Rooms (popcorn not included). Join millions of other members and watch comedy shorts from Heavy.com, wrestling from WWE and hundreds of other video clips.

Keywords: virtual video movie watch into 

File size: 10170 kb; Updated: 2008-06-11

Description: Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, this uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users – not to share files this time, but to talk for free with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced - but super simple to use. You’ll be making perfect quality free phone calls to your friends in no time.

Keywords: advanced phone files free time 

File size: 21380 kb; Updated: 2008-06-05

Description: RetroShare lets you communicate and share files securely. It is a cross-platform private p2p sharing program. It lets you share securely your friends, using a web-of-trust to authenticate peers and OpenSSL to encrypt all communication. It provides filesharing, chat, messages and channels.

Keywords: encrypt files 

File size: 14050 kb; Updated: 2008-05-28

Description: IceChat is an IRC program used to connect to multiple IRC Servers simultaneously and chat in channels with other IRC Users. It has scripting support, and emoticons.

File size: 2725 kb; Updated: 2008-04-18

Description: Instantbird is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client. Using it, you can connect to all your different IM accounts. It uses the Mozilla rendering engine to display IMs, and the Pidgin libpurple to connect to the different networks. Instantbird is a free and open source software.

Keywords: client source free 

File size: 13120 kb; Updated: 2008-03-11