Instant messaging client

An instant messaging client is a software application that enables the user to engage in instant messaging. Instant messaging clients utilize one or more instant messaging protocols. Popular protocols include OSCAR (AIM, ICQ), XMPP, IRC, MSNP (Windows Live Messenger), and Skype. Many popular instant messaging clients also include Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) and videoconferencing capabilities.

See also

• Comparison of instant messaging clients

This network-related software article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Instant messaging clients On-line chat Social software Network software stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Georgi Bonev DCE Distributed File System Look at other dictionaries: Psi (instant messaging client) — Infobox Software name = Psi caption = Psi 0.11 collapsible = yes developer = The Psi Team released = July 7th 2001 [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20011218061414/www.affinix.com/ justin/ http://www.affinix.com/ justin Archive.org] ] frequently… …   Wikipedia Fire (instant messaging client) — Infobox Software name = Fire caption = Chat window on Fire developer = Fire developers author = Eric Peyton, Colter Reed released = 1999 04 01 frequently updated = yes programming language = ? operating system = Mac OS X language = ? genre =… …   Wikipedia Exodus (instant messaging client) — Infobox Software name = Exodus caption = Exodus 0.10.0.0 collapsible = yes developer = hildjj, dabbink, stpeter frequently updated = yes programming language = Delphi operating system = Cross platform language = ? genre = Instant messaging client …   Wikipedia Proteus (instant messaging client) — Infobox Software name = Proteus caption = Proteus in action developer = Proteusapps released = ? frequently updated = no, abandoned programming language = Cocoa operating system = Mac OS X language = genre = Instant messaging client license =… …   Wikipedia Gabber (instant messaging client) — Gabber is a free software and open source instant messaging client for GNOME supporting the Jabber protocol. The first version, created by Dave Smith and Julian Missig, was one of the earliest Jabber clients. Gabber 2 was created by Julian Missig …   Wikipedia Instant messaging — Pidgin 2.0 running under GNOME Instant Messaging (IM) is a form of real time direct text based chatting communication in push mode between two or more people using personal computers or other devices, along with shared clients. The user s text is …   Wikipedia Instant messaging — Die Kontaktliste (hier am Beispiel von Gajim) ist ein typisches Merkmal von Instant Messengern. Instant Messaging [ˌɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ] (kurz IM) (englisch für „sofortige Nachrichtenübermittlung“) oder Nachrichtensofortversand ist eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Instant Messaging — Die Kontaktliste (hier am Beispiel von Gajim) ist ein typisches Merkmal von Instant Messengern. Instant Messaging [ˌɪnstənt ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ] (kurz IM) (englisch für „sofortige Nachrichtenübermittlung“) oder Nachrichtensofortversand ist eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Comparison of instant messaging clients — The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of instant messaging clients. Please see the individual products articles for further information. This article is not all inclusive or necessarily up to date. External… …   Wikipedia Multiprotocol instant messaging application — A multiprotocol instant messaging application is client software composed of an IM application which may connect to multiple IM networks. The networks supported include: AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, XMPP (including Google Talk, Gizmo5, and other… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”