Free Chat Clients

Buddy Spy allows you to keep track of what other Yahoo Messenger! users are doing, even if they are in Invisible or Stealth Mode. Buddy Spy shows if the user is online, what chat room they are in (if any) and if their web cam is online. Buddy Spy is able to do this by connecting to Yahoo! Messenger´s servers and using its YMSG protocol. Buddy Spy´s Feature list includes: Stealth Checking, Room Checking, Webcam Checking.

TrilogyEC Professional Edition was developed by Trilogy Solutions, Inc ( TSI ) as an absolutely FREE encrypted chat, instant messaging (IM) and file transferring application. TrilogyEC utilizes 256 bit Advanced Encryption Standard ( AES ) cryptography to deliver U.S. military grade security in an instant messenger / chat hybrid program. With the TrilogyEC, you can chat with up to 5 people simultaneously in a completely secure environment without the need (or risk) of public servers.

myJabber is your gateway to the world of dependable, easy to use, instant messaging and group conferencing. Lightweight, configurable and very user friendly, myJabber has quickly become the top choice of users everywhere. myJabber is based on the XMPP protocol .

Seems like everuones using this popular client that utilises IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and allows users of the service to communicate in real-time with people from all over the globe. mIRC can exchange text messages in an instant whilst being connected over a chat network. There are hundreds of useful features, more of which are explained in great detail at the official mIRC Web site.

If you've ever had numerous messaging programs installed on your computer at once it can be extremely irritating when switching from one to another. Trillian solves this slight problem by providing a clever integrated program that can communicate directly with AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN and ICQ. One of my favorites.

Yahoo!'s instant messaging application is one of the most widely used programs of its kind and allows you to chat in real-time with users of the same program. Yahoo Messenger has many features, most notably voice chat mode contacts are online. You can also host private or public conferences and do much more besides.

A free instant messenger program that will encrypt your chat conversations, making them far more private and secure. BitWise, unlike some other instant messengers, supports offline messaging and functions on Microsoft Windows, Linux and also MacOS X. In addition to the above it supports file sharing, voice chat, file encryption and features various availability modes, such as "invisible".

Using AIM, you can send and receive files, messages and even chat in real-time. Features in the current version include the ability to play games online, receive text messages, share photos and host live conversations via voice chat.

PalTalk is a voice/text chat program that lets you call anyone in the world with excellent sound quality. You define a personal list of online connections and it will even tell you which of your friends are online at any given time. PalTalk also allows users to talk using a sound card and microphone just as if they were on the telephone.

An open-source instant messaging client, which allows you to simultaneously chat with users of the following networks and programs: AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger and Zephyr. Gaim is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD and MacOS X.