Chat Client Links
Skype
Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear. Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.
GWSkype
Ever since the initial release of the Skype client in mid 2003, people from all around the world have used it to initiate high-quality voice and text conversations, send and receive files, and stay in touch with one another. The visually impaired community, likewise, has used Skype since then to facilitate equal communication with each other and their sighted counterparts. However, as the service has grown, so too has the program. For years, screen reader users have kept up with Skype's ever-morphing interface either with custom patches, scripts, or apps. While largely successful, such utilities must be constantly maintained as any new version of Skype can, and often will, cause previously working scripts or apps to stop functioning properly. In mid 2011, Skype announced its SkypeKit developer program. This service allows program developers to directly access nearly all Skype services without the additional need of traversing its user interface. Developers, therefore, can create their own interface to Skype and seamlessly integrate it into their own products. And, because the underlying Skype services are much less likely to change on a whim, GW Micro decided to take advantage of this service and create a simple, elegant, fully accessible interface to Skype which is designed with the visually impaired community in mind. Having full control of the user interface also means that unlike the official Skype client, GWSkype's interface will not dramatically change from version to version. When you learn how to use GWSkype today, you can be confident that your knowledge will continue to apply in the future as new versions are released.
Skype for Symbian phones
Easily stay in touch with friends and family and work smarter with Skype on your Symbian phone. Talk for free with Skype-to-Skype calls, and send and receive instant messages no matter where you are. Skype’s free to download and easy to use – give it a try today.
Gw Micro
GWMicro is proud to announce SocialEyes, an application for Windows-based PCs that provides access to Facebook via a consistent, keyboard friendly and fully accessible user interface.SocialEyes offers Facebook users the ability to access their newsfeed, read comments, create comments, like posts, search for events, pages, friends, groups, and more. Users can also read notifications, messages, chat with their friends, write on timelines, manage friend requests, and access event information. SocialEyes even has the ability to attach links, photos, or video to status updates.
YahooMessenger
Keep friends at your fingertips with the new Yahoo! Messenger:
- Easier ways to stay up to date - See more updates from your friends in the detailed Messenger list.
- Show off your status - Easily add links and emoticons to your status messages.
- Watch videos together - Share videos from popular sites and watch them with friends right in your IM window list end.
Other features include:
- Instant message with one friend, or conference in a bunch
- Send text messages (SMS) to friends' mobile phones
- Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favorite topics
- Make free PC-to-PC calls and PC-to-phone calls for as low as 1¢ a minute (plus free voicemail!)
- Use the built-in media player to watch web videos and view photos with friends
- Show your style with emoticons, Avatars, audibles and IMVironments
- Share securely with automatic file scanning for users of Norton AntiVirus or Internet Security 2007/2008 list end
GoogleTalk
The Google Talk downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family.
- Instant messaging - Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time.
- Free PC-to-PC voice chat - You can talk to anyone else for free who's online and has the Google Talk client.
- Send and receive voicemails - If the person you're calling isn't available, you can leave a voicemail.
- Unlimited file transfers - Send files to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.
- Gmail notifications on your desktop - When you're signed into Google Talk, you'll be notified of new messages in your Gmail inbox.
WindowsLiveMessenger
Windows Live Messenger makes it easier than ever to stay connected to the people you care about.
Favorites and groups - Put the people you chat with most at the top of your contacts, so you easily see when they're online. Want to chat with several people in one window? Just set up a group.
Share photos - Look at photos together, right in the conversation window. And Messenger tells you when people you know post new photos on Windows Live.
Customize - Show off your personal style with custom scenes, animated display pictures, and signature sounds.
Mobile and web - Using a public computer without Messenger? No problem! You can chat on the web from Windows Live Hotmail. Or, use Messenger on your mobile phone.
Get Messenger and stay in touch.
InstantBird
Instantbird is a cross-platform instant messenging client based on Mozilla's XULRunner and the open source library libpurple used in Pidgin. Instantbird is free software available under the GNU General Public License. Over 250 add-ons allow user customization of, and addition of, features. Users can set their own user icon and display name. Several themes are included by default, including "Bubbles", which has the "Time Bubbles" feature of displaying time between messages, rather than timestamps within or adjacent to each message. Text copied from an Instantbird window is reformatted transparently to include timestamps in front of each message, in a feature called "Magic Copy". Instantbird includes an Add-ons system which allows additional protocol support such as LiveJournal's LJ Talk; there are over 250 additional add-ons available. Additional features available include "UI theming, language packs and dictionaries, developer tools and usability enhancements such as tab completion of nicknames, highlighting, colourising of buddies, and vertical tabs." The developers list some of their "favorite" add-ons as follows: "Colorize" buddy names, "Highlight" words in chats, "Tab Complete" nicknames and commands, "Reply to Nick" - doubleclick inserts name, "Show Nick" in color in multiuser chats, and "Vertical Tabs" to arrange conversations vertically. Conversation logging is enabled by default, but can be disabled. Binaries are available in the following 13 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Swedish and Estonian.
Miranda
Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy disk or USB drive. Featuring a powerful plugin-based framework and boasting over 350 plugins, Miranda IM is one of the most flexible and customisable messaging clients on the planet. To see how some of our users have customised Miranda IM, check out the screenshot section.
Aim
AIM is an online communication service that lets you talk with friends, family, or coworkers in real time. AIM helps you connect with the people you care about - anytime, anywhere. Now with support for Google Talk and Facebook Chat, there's no reason to lose touch. Some features include:
- Instant messaging (IM)
- Voice and Video Chat
- Group chat
- File transfers for pictures and documents
- Facebook and Google chat
Facebook Messenger Setup
Chat while you do other stuff. See and respond to chats right from your desktop. Whether you're browsing other websites or using another app, you don't have to click away to stay connected. Get notified instantly. Find out about new comments, photo tags and more as soon as they happen.
Google Hangout
Bring your conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Hangouts works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can connect with everyone, and no one gets left out.