Free Software Poll 3: Instant Messaging Clients

[Kayos]

Instant Messengering Clients

Trillian
A fully-featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC.

Chatzilla
A clean, easy to use and highly extensible Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Pidgin
Another chat client. This one allows you to use multiple chat accounts at the same time.

X-Fire
The instant messenger for gamers!

X-Chat 2 for Windows
A Free X-Chat (UNIX IRC client) build for Windows.

Miranda IM
A multi protocol instant messenger client for Microsoft Windows. It's smaller, faster, and easier!

aMSN
A MSN Messenger clone that comes with features similar to MSN Messenger. Available on multiple platforms.

[compwhizii]

Right now I use Pidgin for IM, but then for IRC I use XChat 2, which works perfect for me

[IonCannon218]

Right now I use Pidgin for IM, but then for IRC I use XChat 2, which works perfect for me

me too

[Smith6612]

I use Trillian here. Been using it for two years now. I ran Pidgin before and it was good software as well.

[enjoyfrancis]

I really love pidgin, the best for me..

[alexandgruntz]

I use Windows Live and Google Talk. They're free, so why aren't they there?

[Kayos]

I use Windows Live and Google Talk. They're free, so why aren't they there?

You're right, I've added them.

[axesdenyd]

How about adding Adium for us Mac Users. ;)

[Repneiras]

Windows Live Messenger is the "newer" MSN which is why I just find it really strange that people still call it MSN. No one I know calls it WLM or Windows Live Messenger. Also, you haven't added any info for MSN to Google Talk.

Xfire is good, but yeah, it's definately not the best IM (unless it's for gaming IMs)

-Repneiras ;)

[xPlozion]

i use pidgin for everyday use, but xfire is always running for gaming. i've also got skype running as well, and since having them open doesn't affect my gaming (run everything on max settings), i don't worry about closing them, but programs in my taskbar are closed before i open cod4