- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: June 01, 2009
- Total Downloads: 10,347,344
- Downloads last week: 24,908
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1024 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Yahoo Messenger 9 retains all the voice, chat, and drag-and-drop capabilities of its predecessors, and adds a lot more visual pizazz and some key functionality. One biggie feature is contact importing, which scours your other IM, e-mail, and social-networking accounts for friends that are also signed up on Yahoo IM. You can then ask some or all of your friends to add you and can invite others to sign up. Another favorite new trick is the ability to see images and videos displayed inside the chat window when you or a pal drops in a public URL.
Other notable changes include the visual skin picker to switch up the look, and Pingbox, a chat window site owners can embed to chat with visitors in real time. Users should note that the download stub will finish installing the program online, and that the download bundles the Yahoo Toolbar. In the preinstallation window, click over to Custom Install to deselect add-ons you don't want. We could also live without the heavy-handed Yahoo branding, and it would be nice to see a link to hidden smileys in the emoticon drop-down, but these are minor niggles when weighed against the benefits of an easy-to-use, feature-rich chat client that only continues to improve.
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Publisher's description
From Yahoo :Yahoo Messenger is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and to send them instant messages. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals accounts, or when you have upcoming events recorded in your Yahoo Calendar. Yahoo Messenger offers firewall support, a standby mode that minimizes the program until an Internet connection is made, the ability to save and print your conversations, and a tabbed interface that provides quick access to your favorite stocks, news, and sports scores.
Other features include the ability to create a chat room automatically, stock price alerts, the ability to send messages to friends (even if they're not online when you are), a Quick Compact mode that hides the Messenger tools to maximize your viewing area, Messenger Themes, and voice chat, which allows you to talk for free to anybody else on the Internet. It also includes Launchcast Radio, Yahoo Games, and Yahoo Audibles. Using a Webcam, you can see who you're chatting with or view the Webcam of any Yahoo member who has granted you access.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 1024 votes
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Version: Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162
"Yahoo Messenger is ok, but nothing special."
Pros: I like to be able to have people contact me via my cell phone with Yahoo Messenger.
Cons: I do not find any thing that really would consider a con with Yahoo Messenger.
Summary: Yahoo Messenger is a ok service.
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Version: Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162
Pros: I logs in quicker than MSN messenger
Cons: There is no way to separate so that only your online contacts show in the list as MSN does, other than creating a list of all the people I know for a fact are always on.
Summary: There is not much selection as far as themes, colour choices, fonts, etc. The transfer of files, pictures, etc. is relatively quick, so that part is acceptable. Overall, I find the messenger to be quite plain. I would prefer more choices as to co... read more >>
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Version: Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162
Pros: I really like the interface. Easy to use. No problems installing and no conflicts so far.
Cons: Nothing so far.
Summary: Makes life easy, everythinig I need and use at a touch.
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Version: Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162
"cry cry me for being PooR all i have is win98!!!"
Pros: Operating system: Windows XP, Windows NT and up
mmm good thats okCons: Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 2000
But for my Windows 98 i can not have a Yahoo Messenger is a service thats not good at allSummary: Yahoo Messenger is a free service
i come to get but i can not have ..>>>>> cry cry me cry cry me
i am a POOR BOY who can nat BUY and XP -
Version: Yahoo Messenger 9.0.0.2162
"a gopod start, but still a bit to go"
Pros: The new facilities look and provide the right steps forward. I hwve just used it for three days and need longer for assessment
Cons: nothing so far
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