America Online Inc - (Freeware)
AIM allows to keep in touch with family, friends, colleagues in a very easy manner.
AIM is a reference despite fierce competition from Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.
The application offers support tabs for the chat feature, which requires the installation of third party software for Windows Live Messenger, Messenger Plus as interface. AIM also integrates with other AOL services and features and allows to listen to AOL Radio stations from the client, or manage AOL Webmail account.
With AIM, AOL Messenger, user can exchange messages instantly online with friends, relatives, colleagues, participate in trade shows public discussion on the favorite topics and also know permanently if his family, friends or colleagues are connected.
* Chat with Google Talk/Gmail users from AIM
* Link up your Gmail account and communicate with your contacts from Google.
* A redesign that streamlines the app look and feel
* Bringing you the experience you asked for, we've made some exciting, key design changes.
* Modified design to look just like other Windows apps
* Streamlined your IM conversations by moving your icons to the conversation window
* Removed the "Me" tab and moved your notifications to the "Lifestream" tab
* Unified all the controls you under the new "Options" menu (you can even access it with ALT+O for additional ease)
* Added new state icons to make it easier to identify who is online to chat
* Added four new themes