Internet Software - Chat

Chat with family and friends over the Internet for free. See real-time availability and status of friends online, Send instant text messages, Easily go from text to voice chat, Chat right from your desktop or from Gmail

Pligg is an open source Content Management System (CMS) available to download for free. Pligg has perfected content management in a unique way that encourages users to participate and control the content on the site. This makes the site user-moderated and allows for "social publishing" where the stories are created and promoted by members not website editors. Pligg CMS is based on PHP and MySQL technologies that allow it to be installed on almost any web host on a relatively small budget.

Ventrilo is the next evolutionary step of Voice over IP (VoIP) group communications software. Ventrilo is also the industry standard by which all others measure themselves as they attempt to imitate its features.

bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress.

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.

Since its creation in 2000, phpBB has become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Like its predecessors, phpBB 3.0 "Olympus" has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes.

Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible discussion forum for the web. Anyone who has web-space that meets the requirements can download and use Vanilla for free!

Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application.

PopTray started as a little POP3 mail checker but has now become a full-featured, customizable, e-mail notifier, but keeping its ease of use.

Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.

simple chat application

Instant message with a world of friends who use Yahoo! (or Windows LiveTM Messenger).

Windows Live Messenger has a fresh new look, but it's still got all the features you know and love.

aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone, with features such as: Offline Messaging, Voice Clips, Display pictures, Custom emoticons, Multi-language support (around 40 languages currently supported), Webcam support Sign in to more than one account at once, Full-speed File transfers, Group support, Normal, and animated emoticons with sounds, Chat logs, Timestamping, Event alarms, Conferencing support, Tabbed chat windows