- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: October 18, 2007
- Total Downloads: 7,244
- Downloads last week: 35
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 4 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Meebo is a Web-based Firefox extension that aims to prevent window clutter by allowing access to six different IMs (Yahoo, Google Talk, MSN, AIM, ICQ, and Jabber) through one window. And despite some limitations, we found that it delivered on that promise.
The program's interface is skinnable and operates through its own Web page. All of your IM buddies are listed in a sidebar on the right side of the page. We created a Meebo account, which let us sign in to all of our IM clients at once, and merged all of our buddies into one list. We were able to send IMs to our friends as usual and without a hitch. Some of the emoticons got lost in translation and appeared as a word rather than an icon. We also found that you can't send messages to any of your buddies that appear offline. Finally, once you close your browser window or move away from the Meebo page, you'll lose your IM connection and you'll have to log in when you revisit the page.
The convenience of this free program outweighs any of the limitations we found. We recommend Meebo for all user levels.
Publisher's description
From Meebo :Instant messaging across all major IM network built right into Firefox. Get a sidebar with all of your buddies visible while you're browsing. Get visual notifications when your friends IM you. Drag and drop links and images from web pages right onto your friends!
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
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Version: Meebo Firefox Add-On 1
Pros: its nice easy capture
Cons: its bad its relly ****
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Version: Meebo Firefox Add-On 1
Cons: already have trillian.. which works a bit better..
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Version: Meebo Firefox Add-On 1
"To use this you need to give up all your passwords."
Pros: easy to use if you forget passwords easily.
Cons: you have to give up all the passwords you want to use with the system.
Summary: and yes I know that is the only way to consolidate all chats into 1 system. I am just not willing to do that, at this point...
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