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last active November 25

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Windows Live Messenger

Price $0.00 Release date --

Pros

lots of features

Cons

Not compatible with yahoo messenger.
Not compatible with AOL chat.
Not compatible with Google chat.

Windows Messenger

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Pros

has relatively many features
aPatch can customize messenger heavily, remove ads
Minimal Interface, no clutter, low memory usage

Cons

not many features
slow file transfers (aren't peer-to-peer)
can't see photos

Pidgin

Price $0.00 Release date --

Pros

Free
Supports a lot of protocols
Doesn't take a lot of resources

Cons

No video/audio chat
Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs
Can't easily launch IRC chat

Xfire

Price $0.00 Release date --

Pros

See when your friends are online, what game they're playing, and what server they're on
Communicate with your friends while playing a game
Xfire's voice chat lets you talk 1:1 or in groups with your friends while you're in or out of game.

Cons

Does not support other IM networks such as MSN, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, etc.

irssi

Price $0.00 Release date January, 1999

Pros

screenable!
available for most operating systems
gets the job done simply without any bloat

Cons

slight learning curve
doesn't come with more advanced features out of the box
no easy-to-use UI (all text configuration and command driven)

The description on this report is copy and pasted marketing material. The description should be rewritten to provide the facts from a neutral point of view, as per ProductWiki policy and guidelines. GSC is a gaming application for Windows and Mac (coming soon) that provides instant messaging, game statistics, tracking, profiles, and voice...

Kopete

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Kopete is an open source Instant Messaging program that uses the popular KDE package. Similar to other Open Source IM programs Kopete communicates with nearly all the major protocols, including AIM, MSN and Google Talk. With its plug-in architecture even more protocols can be supported. On top of the basic messaging abilities Kopete adds...

Miranda IM

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Miranda IM is an open-source instant messaging software for Windows. It is a modular system which supports various protocols including AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, MSN, and Yahoo.